Director
Karan
Johar
has
teamed
up
with
actor
Akshay
Kumar
for
a
film
to
be
directed
by
Punit
Malhotra.
Akshay
will
play
one
of
the
leads
in
the
movie
and
the
shooting
of
the
film
is
scheduled
to
start
early
next
year.
"I
can't
divulge
too
much
now.
But
what
I
can
definitely
say
is
that
the
movie
is
mainstream
and
has
a
very
strong
underlying
social
message.
It
is
solid
and
hard
hitting.
Punit
brought
me
this
amazing
script.
I
immediately
approached
Akshay
and
he
was
equally
thrilled
with
the
idea," Karan
told
the
PTI.
"If
Dharma
Productions
has
to
collaborate
with
Akshay,
then
it
has
to
be
the
right
kind
of
film.
And,
as
I
said
earlier,
this
one,
apart
from
being
commercial,
has
a
strong
voice,"
he
added.
On
the
other
hand,
Akshay
informed
the
PTI,
"We
are
two
very
passionate
producers
with
one
great
aim
—
to
entertain.
Both
Karan
and
I
want
to
make
our
fathers
proud." Karan's
mother
Hiroo
Johar
and
Akshay's
wife
Twinkle
Khanna
will
co-produce
the
film.