Himesh Mankad (MUMBAI MIRROR; October 3, 2019)

After playing a scientist who spearheaded an all-women team on India’s Mars Orbiter Mission, Akshay Kumar is now looking to be a match for the glamorous Kareena Kapoor in their upcoming comedy. The Raj Mehta directorial, Good Newwz, marks the reunion for the duo, almost a decade after Kambakkht Ishq, and has the Khiladi as Kareena’s suave, South Delhi-based car dealer husband. As Mirror had earlier reported (February 14), the couple resort to IVF to have a baby, seven years after marriage. Diljit Dosanjh and Kiara Advani are playing another couple also wanting a baby. The Karan Johar production is a comedy around parenthood.

“This character is stylish and rich, in a space Akshay has not explored in the recent past. There is plenty of humour and drama in Kareena and his track,” revealed a source close to the development Diljit and Kiara come from a more traditional Punjabi backdrop, with the former a die-hard fan of a popular Punjabi rapper. “It is a situational comedy revolving around these two couples from different cultural backgrounds and the procedure,” adds the source.

Akshay is currently in Hyderabad, filming the climax of Rohit Shetty’s upcoming cop drama, Sooryavanshi. He will be joined by Ajay Devgn and Ranveer Singh, playing Singham and Simmba, during the 20-day schedule at Ramoji Rao Film City.