Legendary actor-comedian Johny Lever is all set to lead filmmaker Farhad Samji’s next film, playing a fictionalized version of himself. Interestingly, as a mark of respect and tribute to the iconic artist, stars such as Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan have decided to do a cameo for free.

They have both given one day’s time for their parts. The makers are also reportedly planning to rope in more stars for a solid ensemble for the film.

While Johnny is currently shooting in Ooty for other projects, shooting for this project is underway in Mumbai. Johnny is currently juggling between this film, Welcome To The Jungle, and Golmaal 5. While he remains unreachable, we catch up with his daughter, comedian Jamie Lever.

Jamie tells us, “I speak to him when he comes back from work every day, and he is very excited about this project. He says that he is doing something very unlike himself and has to unlearn everything he knows so far to deliver this role. It is definitely something new, a very different branch of comedy than what he is known for so far.”