Jacqueline Fernandez joins Akshay Kumar and Kriti Sanon in Bachchan Pandey
Jacqueline Fernandez has been roped in to play a pivotal role in Akshay Kumar's Bachchan Pandey. The film also stars Kriti Sanon and Arshad Warsi.
After Arshad Warsi, Jacqueline Fernandez has joined the cast of Akshay Kumar-starrer Bachchan Pandey. The actors will begin shooting for the film in Jaisalmer on January 6, 2021. Directed by Farhad Samji, the film also stars Kriti Sanon as the female lead. Bachchan Pandey is the remake of 2014 Tamil film Veeram.
JACQUELINE FERNANDEZ IN BACHCHAN PANDEY
While the makers finalised Akshay Kumar and Kriti Sanon for Bachchan Pandey, they were to sign another actress for a pivotal role. With Jacqueline Fernandez, their search came to an end. The actress has joined the cast of Bachchan Pandey which also has Arshad Warsi. The shooting of the film will begin in Jaisalmer on January 6, 2021.
Bollywood trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to social media to announce the news. He wrote, "AKSHAY - ARSHAD - JACQUELINE - KRITI... #JacquelineFernandez joins the cast of #BachchanPandey... Stars #AkshayKumar, #ArshadWarsi and #KritiSanon... Shoot begins 6 Jan 2021 in #Jaisalmer... Directed by #FarhadSamji... Produced by #SajidNadiadwala (sic)."
AKSHAY - ARSHAD - JACQUELINE - KRITI... #JacquelineFernandez joins the cast of #BachchanPandey... Stars #AkshayKumar, #ArshadWarsi and #KritiSanon... Shoot begins 6 Jan 2021 in #Jaisalmer... Directed by #FarhadSamji... Produced by #SajidNadiadwala. pic.twitter.com/920yoYfyZD — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 1, 2020
ARSHAD WARSI'S FIRST FILM WITH AKSHAY KUMAR
While Jacqueline Fernandez has worked with Akshay Kumar in a few films earlier, it is Arshad Warsi's first film with Khiladi Kumar. Sharing the news, Taran Adarsh wrote on Twitter, "AKSHAY KUMAR - ARSHAD WARSI... #AkshayKumar and #ArshadWarsi teamed for the first time for action-comedy #BachchanPandey... Costars #KritiSanon... Shoot begins Jan 2021 in #Jaisalmer... Will continue till March 2021... Directed by #FarhadSamji... Produced by #SajidNadiadwala (sic)."
AKSHAY KUMAR - ARSHAD WARSI... #AkshayKumar and #ArshadWarsi teamed for the first time for action-comedy #BachchanPandey... Costars #KritiSanon... Shoot begins Jan 2021 in #Jaisalmer... Will continue till March 2021... Directed by #FarhadSamji... Produced by #SajidNadiadwala. pic.twitter.com/UpE2yPBClm — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) November 28, 2020
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT BACHCHAN PANDEY SO FAR?
Bachchan Pandey is the Hindi remake of 2014 Tamil film Veeram. The original film starred Ajith Kumar and Tamannaah. Akshay plays a gangster in the film, while Kriti plays a journalist. The twist in tale occurs when the two characters meet and discover their common passion for cinema. While the gangster is a wannabe actor, the journalist aspires to be a director. The film will be high on action, drama, and humour.
The makers of Bachchan Pandey have decided to wrap up the film in just two months. A source close to the film told Mumbai Mirror, "Akshay, along with leading lady Kriti Sanon, director Farhad Samji and the rest of the unit will fly to Jaisalmer for a marathon schedule of over 60 days during which they will be filming in real locations. In October, the production team secured all the requisite permissions and locked the shooting spots."
The film was earlier scheduled to release in January 2021. However, due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the shooting of the film couldn't kickstart and hence its release was postponed. The new date of release has not been announced yet.
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