2.0: Akshay Kumar to have 12 different looks with multiple shades in Shankar, Rajinikanth film

The release date of Shankar's 2.0 is nearing and the film is creating headlines with each passing days. The film, tipped to be a social-thriller, has been bankrolled by Lyca Productions for a massive Rs. 450 crore to become the costliest Indian film ever made.

2.0 will see legendary Tamil actor Rajinikanth reprising his dual roles scientist Vaseegara and Chitti: The Robot from its prequel Enthiran. 2.0 also marks the Tamil film debut of Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar along with his Singh Is Bliing heroine Amy Jackson.

Though there were many reports that Akshay Kumar portrays the main antagonist of the film, but as per the new Tamil media reports, the Bollywood Khiladi will be having 12 different looks in 2.0. There are also reports that Akshay Kumar's role will be having multiple shades in the film as evil scientist Richards.

Last week, during the audio launch of 2.0, Shankar too had revealed that Akshay Kumar's role is not the 'main antagonist' of the film.

2.0 also stars Adil Hussain, Sudhanshu Pandey and Malayalam actor Kalabhavan Shajon. The Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar film is slated to hit the screens on 25 January 2018.