Confirmed! Amitabh Bachchan to star in Akshay Kumar's 'Padman'
Akshay Kumar-Sonam Kapoor starrer 'Padman' has added one more big name to its cast and it is none other than the Shahenshah of Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan.
Sonam Kapoor, the leading lady of the flick, confirmed the news by retweeting a photo that was posted by a popular fan club of the ' PINK' star.
She captioned the post, 'My first time sharing a frame with you.. feel very fortunate and grateful!'
My first time sharing a frame with you.. feel very fortunate and grateful! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 https://t.co/T6tbwFq6Y3
— Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) April 15, 2017
Earlier, the fan club shared the news with two pictures stating, 'T 1653 - #Padman starring @akshaykumar @sonamakapoor will also have @SrBachchan sir. SARKAR on the set of movie PADMAN in Delhi 2day.'
T 1653 - #Padman starring @akshaykumar @sonamakapoor will also have @SrBachchan sir. SARKAR on the set of movie PADMAN in Delhi 2day. pic.twitter.com/1bZgZ6GDkH
— Amitabh Bachchan FC™ (@Thekkapoor) April 15, 2017
Senior Bachchan has featured in all the movies directed by R. Balki like 'Paa,' 'Shamitabh' and 'Cheeni Kum.'
This will be Sonam's first outing with the Bollywood veteran whereas, Akshay Kumar and Big B have worked together in movies like ' Aankhen', ' Khakee', ' Waqt: The Race Against Time', ' Family' and ' Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo'.
On the professional front, Amitabh Bachchan will be next seen in Ram Gopal Varma's ' Sarkar 3,' alongside Manoj Bajpayee, Yami Gautam, and Jackie Shroff. The movie is slated to release on May 12.
-ANI
First published: 16 April 2017, 12:53 IST