He looks different

First look of Akshay Kumar from the sets of Bachchan Pandey

The shoot of Bachchan Pandey that stars Akshay Kumar, Kriti Sanon and Jacqueline Fernandez, went on the floors recently. And on Thursday, Akshay gave a pleasant surprise to all his fans by sharing a BTS picture from the sets of his upcoming film.

In the picture, Akshay is seen in a new avatar. He sports a black shirt and denim. He is seen wearing multiple gold chains around his neck, a bandana style cloth wrapped around his head.

The actor captioned the photo as, ”New Year, old associations…begun shooting for #BachchanPandey, my 10th film with #SajidNadiadwala, and hopefully many more. Need your best wishes and do tell me your thoughts on the look…” Helmed by Farhad Samji of Housefull 4 fame, also stars Pankaj Tripathi, Arshad Warsi and Prateik Babbar. Akshay will be playing the role of a gangster, who aspires to be an actor in this film. The makers are yet to reveal character details of other cast members. The film is scheduled to be released in theatres later this year.