There was much curiosity among fans to know who will play the lead in the Tamil blockbuster Soorarai Pottru’s Hindi remake. With names like Hrithik Roshan, Ajay Devgn, John Abraham and Akshay Kumar doing the rounds, it was a tough choice. But looks like the makers have zeroed in on their leading man who will be non other than the Bell Bottom actor Kumar himself. The actor who has multiple releases coming up was in talks with the makers since last year and had given his verbal nod. Things seem to have finally materialised now.

 

The Hindi remake of Soorarai Pottru will have a North India backdrop and be directed by the original director Sudha Kongara Prasad. There is a strong buzz that Akshay might begin shooting for the remake after he wraps up Karan Johar’s Selfiee also starring Emraan Hashmi. Soorarai Pottru is a biopic based on Air Deccan founder G R Gopinath. The film had a digital release in 2020 and was a massive hit. 

 

Meanwhile Akshay continues to be the busiest actors in Bollywood. He will be filming no less than 5 films in 2022. He has Karan Johar Selfiee to go on floors next month, the thriller Cinderella, an action-comedy with Tiger Shroff tentatively titled ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ and Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan’s ‘Gorkha’.