BOMBAY TIMES (October 13, 2016)

Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan are a for midable combination. Most of their movie outings - Hera Pheri, Garam Masala, Bhagam Bhag, Bhool Bhulaiyaa and Khatta Meetha - have fared well at the ticket windows. However, recent media reports claiming that the two are joining hands for a Rohit Shetty production seem unfounded.

A source tells us that the actor, who has wrapped up the Jolly LLB sequel, has three movies lined up. These include a cameo in his home-production Naam Shabana, which also stars Taapsee Pannu. The film will require Akshay to travel to Malaysia. Post this, he will dive into two Neeraj Pandey films - Crack, which is scheduled to release during the Independence Day weekend next year, and Toilet -Ek Prem Katha.

Akshay, we hear, is also in talks for another project with an adfilmmaker, who has made interesting cinema. But the discussions are in the nascent stage. Our source adds, “Akshay is certainly not doing Ikka with A R Murugadoss. And nor has he signed the Priyadarshan film. These are just baseless rumours.“