Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar have co-starred in Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
Highlights
- This year Akshay Kumar will be seen in four films
- Salman and KJo will co-produce a film together for the first time
- Salman will be seen in Tubelight and Tiger Zinda Hai, this year
New Delhi:
Filmmaker Karan Johar made a blockbuster announcement on January 3. The
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil director is all set to co-produce a film with Salman Khan which stars Akshay Kumar in lead. Sounds promising, right? "Truly a fraternity feeling when friends come together to make a special film," Karan wrote in a separate tweet after making the announcement. Just a day before Akshay Kumar had
announced the four films he's currently busy with and all of which will release this year. And now, Akshay's dates-diary has allotted time for a fifth film which will release in 2018. Akshay Kumar is a very, very busy man.
Here's Karan Johar's announcement KJo's Dharma Productions and Salman's Salman Khan Films will back the film, which will be directed by Anurag Singh. Salman has produced
Dr Cabbie,
Hero and
Bajrangi Bhaijaan through SKF.
Meanwhile, Akshay's films calendar for 2017 is as follows: first up is
Jolly LLB directed by Subhash Kapoor, then he'll be seen in
Toilet Ek Prem Katha with Bhumi Pednekar, then his much awaited film with Rajinikanth, titled
2.0 will release around Diwali and finally a film based on Arunachalam Muruganantham titled Pad-Man, which will be his
wife Twinkle Khanna's first film as owner of Mrs FunnyBones Productions. The last will be directed by R Balki.
Salman Khan, 51, has Kabir Khan's
Tubelight and Ali Abbas Zafar's
Tiger Zinda Hai with Katrina Kaif up his sleeve. Salman shot for the film in Ladakh and Manali with Chinese actress Zhu Zhu all through 2016 while
Tiger Zinda Hai is still in scripting stage. The film is a sequel to
Ek Tha Tiger, which featured the same cast with Kabir Khan as director.
Karan Johar's last film as director
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil was a hit and meanwhile, he is all set for the release of
OK Jaanu,
Badrinath Ki Dulhania and
Dragon.
Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar have costarred in 2003 film
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi while Salman had a cameo in KJo's debut film
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. The trio was seen together recently at the event to launch the first look of
2.0. The event was hosted by Karan Johar while Salman was a surprise guest.