Bachchan Pandey: Jacqueline Fernandez Kick-Starts Shoot With Akshay Kumar

Actor Jacqueline Fernandez on Monday began filming her upcoming action-comedy Bachchan Pandey, featuring Akshay Kumar. The actor started her shoot for the Sajid Nadiadwala-backed project in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. Fernandez has previously worked with the Kesari star in films like 2015 drama Brothers, and the second and third installment of comedy franchise, Housefull.

The 35-year-old took to Instagram and posted a picture with Kumar from the film. "The most excited today as I start shooting with @akshaykumar for #SajidNadiadwala's #BachchanPandey directed by @farhad_samji Are you ready to meet this gang in cinemas next year?" she captioned the picture.

Bachchan Pandey is directed by Farhad Samji, best known for Housefull 4. The film will hit the theatres on January 26, 2022. The cast also features actors Kriti Sanon, Arshad Warsi and Pankaj Tripathi. Earlier in the day, both Sanon and Warsi announced they had finished shooting for Bachchan Pandey. Warsi took to Twitter and shared a picture with Kumar. "Wrapped up #BachchanPandey . This film is going to be very close to my heart, because I met some of the most talented and really wonderful people. @kritisanon, @Asli_Jacqueline, @akshaykumar, @NGEMovies, @farhad_samji Thank you so much," he posted.

Apart from Bachchan Pandey, Fernandez will also be seen in John Abraham-led Attack, Saif Ali Khan starrer horror-comedy Bhoot Police and filmmaker Rohit Shetty's Cirkus, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic play The Comedy of Errors.