It's
official!
Bollywood
stars
Akshay
Kumar
and
Emraan
Hashmi
will
be
sharing
screen
space
for
the
first
time
in
Raj
Mehta's
next
directorial
titled
Selfiee.
Backed
by
Karan
Johar's
Dharma
Productions,
the
film
is
reportedly
a
remark
of
Prithviraj
Sukumaran-Suraj
Venjaramoodu's
2019
Malayalam
comedy
Driving
Licence.
Akshay
Kumar
took
to
his
Twitter
handle
to
share
the
film
announcement
video
with
a
captioned
that
read,
"Presenting
#Selfiee,
a
journey
that
will
drive
you
towards
loads
of
entertainment,
laughter
&
emotions.
Shooting
begins
soon!"
In
the
video,
Akshay
Kumar
and
Emraan
Hashmi
are
seen
shaking
a
leg
together
before
posing
for
a
selfie.
Watch
the
video.
Emraan
Hashmi
also
took
to
his
Twitter
page
to
share
the
announcement
video
and
wrote,
"Extremely
humbled
and
honoured
to
share
the
driving
seat
with
Akshay
Kumar!
Get
ready,
strike
your
pose
because
#Selfiee
is
coming
to
you
soon!
Directed
by
Raj
Mehta,
shooting
begins
soon!"
Selfiee
also
marks
debut
as
a
producer
in
Bollywood.
Besides
him,
the
film
is
also
bankrolled
by
late
Aruna
Bhatia,
Hiroo
Yash
Johar,
Supriya
Menon,
Karan
Johar,
Prithviraj
Sukumaran,
Apoorva
Mehta
and
Listin
Stephen.
While
the
film
goes
on
floors
soon,
it
is
slated
to
release
in
2022.
The
original
Prithviraj-Suraj
starrer
revolved
around
a
superstar
who
is
famous
for
his
driving
skills
but
ends
up
losing
his
licence.
However,
the
issue
spins
out
of
control
after
he
locks
horns
with
a
motor
inspector,
who
happens
to
be
a
fan
of
the
actor.