Rajkummar Rao Step In Mudassar Aziz's Next Film

Superstar Akshay Kumar is now shooting for Bachchan Pandey and has already begun putting a line-up for the subsequent two years. His system and plan to finish 3-4 movies in a year have helped him try many projects annually. But since he's one among the highest stars, he gets inundated with scripts and hence, he has no choice but to abandon a number of them.

Unfortunately, one such project that he had to cop out of is director Mudassar Aziz's next. it's produced by Jackky and Vashu Bhagnani, making his May 28 theatrical release, Bellbottom. In November 2019, the superstar had signed this film, which as per reports, maybe a light-hearted entertainer, a bit like Mudassar's recent works like Happy Bhag Jayegi (2016), Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi (2018) and Pati Patni Aur Woh (2019). A source says, "Due to conflicting schedules, Akshay has decided to manoeuvre out of this film. He has instead collaborated with Jackky on Mission Lion." It'll be directed by Jagan Shakti, who led the 2019 super-hit flick Mission Mangal.

With Akshay Kumar out of the film, the filmmakers have brought on board Rajkummar Rao. Also, Shraddha Kapoor has bagged the feminine lead part. Both were last seen in the 2018 sleeper hit, Stree, and may also be seen in the film's prequel, Munjha, and Stree sequel. Both the movie wouldn't be shot anytime soon, and their fans can enjoy their chemistry in Mudassar's next, which is predicted to travel floors this year itself.

Meanwhile, Rajkummar Rao's immediate release is Roohi, which also belongs to an equivalent universe as Stree and Munjha. Co-starring Janhvi Kapoor and Varun Sharma, the Hardik Mehta-horror comedy releases on March 11. In other words, it's the film that'll kickstart the post-lockdown phase of massive films releasing in cinemas.