It seems actor Sidharth Malhotra has been offered yet another role as a cop. The actor, who is gearing up for Rohit Shetty’s Indian Police Force will reportedly be directed by Anees Bazmee in the second instalment of Rowdy Rathore. There’s also no confirmation on whether or not actor Akshay Kumar (who starred in the first instalment, 2012) will be part of this film.

A source close to the development confirmed to Pinkvilla that (co-producer) Shabinaa Khan has been trying to develop Rowdy Rathore 2 for a while now but has been waiting for all factors to fall into place. “She has finally managed to lock down the core idea for the movie and is in conversation with Malhotra. He too has shown interest, however, and is still contemplating whether he should play the role of a cop outside of Rohit Shetty’s cop universe,” the source added.

As for Bazmee, he has been in the news for several reasons, including dropping out of Hera Pheri 3. The filmmaker-writer was supposed to direct Shahid Kapoor in a comedy, but the shoot dates were finalized for the month of August. And hence, Bazmee is reportedly contemplating directing Rowdy Rathore 2 this summer with a start to finish three-month schedule, another source informed Bollywood Hungama, adding, “The film will mark the first film of Bazmee and Malhotra, and the idea is to present the cop in a serious, no-nonsense avatar.”

Bazmee is expected to sign the papers in the next 10 days. We tried to contact him but got no response.