A still from Namastey London
Actor Akshay Kumar and director Vipul Shah have reportedly joined hands for a sequel to the popular film
Namastey London.
Titled
Namastey England, the sequel will reportedly go on the floors in the second half of the year and Akshay will begin shooting for the film as soon as he finishes
Airlift.
"while the film will go on the floors later this year, the details are being kept hush hush. Vipul and Akshay are very excited about
Namastey England and the fact that they will be working together once again," said a source.
Namastey London, a romantic drama which released in 2007, also featured actors Katrina Kaif and Rishi Kapoor. Although
Namastey England is a sequel, the story will not be a continuation and will have a new plot.
However the leading lady has not yet been finalised but the film will be shot in London, Punjab, Mumbai and parts of Europe.
The last film which Vipul directed was 2010's
Action Replay which starred Aishwarya Rai Bachchan opposite Akshay.