Akshay Kumar To Play A Police Constable From The 1980s In His Next, Film To Be A Remake Of This Kannada Hit

If you are a devout Akshay Kumar you would know that after Akshay would soon be teaming up Nikkhil Advani for his next project that would be directed by Ranjit Tiwari of Lucknow Central fame. In fact, there was also buzz around Akshay charging a massive fee as remuneration for the same but did you know that the film is going to be a remake of a recent Kannada film?

A report on Bollywood Hungama quoted a source that offered some really interesting details about this upcoming project of Akshay Kumar. The source revealed, “The Akshay Kumar starrer is an official adaption of a Kannada film, titled Bell Bottom. It released earlier this year and was directed by Jayathirtha with Rishab Shetty and Haripriya playing the lead roles. It was one of the biggest Kannada hits of 2019 and was loved for its entertainment quotient and for bringing the 80s era alive beautifully on screen. Nikkhil Advani saw the film and instantly decided to buy its remake rights as he saw the immense potential in the film. He also decided to let Ranjit Tiwari handle it. Though his first film Lucknow Central failed, Nikkhil trusts his capabilities. And then Akshay came on board too. The scripting of the film is underway and is expected to be completed before the end of 2019.”

The source further added, “Along with Akshay Kumar, Nikkhil Advani, and Vashu Bhagnani, even Bhushan Kumar of T-Series is expected to come on board as producers. They are planning to name the remake as Bell Bottom as well but will take a final call in a while since they have few more titles in mind too.”

The Kannada film Bell Bottom is set in the 1980s and chronicles a police constable who gets a chance to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming a detective when a robbery takes place in a neighboring police station. The sequel of the film named Bell Bottom 2 is already being planned Kannada and the Tamil and Telugu remakes of the same are also underway.