Bollywood: Will other stars follow Akshay Kumar’s footsteps?

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar is a rare actor who makes sure to have at least three releases in a calendar year. This year, Akshay Kumar had four theatrical releases in the form of Bachchan Pandey, Samrat Prithviraj, Raksha Bandhan and Ram Setu. Apart from the four releases, his yet another film, Cuttputlli had a direct-to-OTT release on Disney Plus Hotstar.

Currently, this star hero is having four films at the shooting stage. While one among them is Selfiee an official remake of the Malayalam movie, Driving Licence, the other movies are Oh My God 2, Kollywood movie, Soorarai Pottru remake and Capsule Gill. Akshay Kumar will also be seen in a key cameo in Ayushmann Khurrana and Jaideep Ahlawat starrer An Action Hero which is gearing up for a theatrical release on December 2nd.

Recently, an official announcement came out that Akshay Kumar will be playing the titular role in a film on iconic Maharashtra king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Titled Veer Daudale Saat, this pan-India film is going to be directed by Mahesh Manjrekar. The shooting of the film will start soon. Meanwhile, the latest news coming in from Bollywood sources is that Akshay Kumar has decided to cut short his remuneration for his upcoming films to keep the films’ budget in check. If the news is to be believed, this comes as a major resolution from the star. It remains to be seen if the other stars also follow Akshay’s footsteps or not.