Getting rowdier
Vickey Lalwani (MUMBAI MIRROR; July 10, 2014)

 Akshay Kumar broke his dry spell with the first film in 2012 and now the producers of Rowdy Rathore are planning a second instalment of the kitschy action entertainer.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Shabinaa Khan are teaming up once again to produce the sequel. The decision was taken last week.

While Akshay Kumar will topline the cast once again, the makers are yet to decide on the heroine. Sonakshi Sinha had played Akshay's love interest in the first movie. However, Prabhu Dheva will direct the sequel as well.

A source close to the development told Mirror, "Bhansali will put Bajirao Mastani on floors in October and Rowdy Rathore 2 will roll by the mid of next year. The sequel was in the pipeline ever since the film entered the Rs 100 crore club."

When contacted, co-producer Shabinaa Khan, who had also designed Akshay's look in the film, confirmed the news, saying, "Yes, we are making Rowdy Rathore 2. We are in the process of locking the script."