Over
the
week
gone
by,
there
have
been
speculations
galore
around
the
latest
movie
being
signed
by
Akshay
Kumar.
It
is
being
whispered
in
the
industry
circles
that
the
actor
has
signed
a
film
with
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
and
Prabhu
Deva
would
be
calling
the
shots
as
a
director.
It
was
also
being
assumed
that
with
Bhansali
around,
the
film
would
have
a
period
setting
and
due
to
Prabhu
Deva's
inclination
towards
dance,
the
film
would
require
some
intense
Indian
classical
dancing
by
Akshay
Kumar.
Yes,
it
is
confirmed
that
Akshay
Kumar,
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
and
Prabhu
Deva
would
be
collaborating
for
a
film.
The
film
would
be
co-produced
by
Bhansali
and
Akshay
while
Prabhu
Deva
would
be
directing
his
second
Hindi
film
after
Wanted.
However,
the
speculation
around
this
being
a
period
dance
drama
is
incorrect.
The
film
is
being
set
in
the
modern
times
and
has
a
contemporary
feel
to
it.
Also,
dance
would
form
one
of
the
many
ingredients
of
this
hardcore
commercial
masala
flick
which
would
go
on
floors
early
next
year
once
Akshay
Kumar
wraps
up
the
shoot
of
Desi
Boyz
[to
be
directed
by
Rohit
Dhawan
-
son
of
David
Dhawan].
Confirms
a
highly
placed
source
connected
to
the
film,
"That's
right,
this
is
going
to
be
the
most
ambitious
project
ever
by
Bhansali.
It
was
him
who
thought
of
bringing
together
Akshay
Kumar
and
Prabhu
Deva.
He
has
been
known
for
certain
aesthetics
of
cinema
and
that
would
remain
intact
in
this
new
venture
as
well.
However,
this
time
around
the
target
audience
would
be
a
wider
segment
of
masses.
Bhansali
wanted
to
expand
his
horizon
and
conceived
a
mega
project
like
this."
"For
Akshay
too,
it
is
all
set
to
be
a
new
experience
because
he
has
established
himself
amidst
the
top
league
without
working
with
filmmakers
like
Chopras,
Johars
and
Bhansalis
of
the
world.
A
project
like
this
adds
on
a
reputed
filmmaker
to
his
repertoire",
he
adds,
"Since
Prabhu
Deva
too
has
shown
his
commercial
bent
with
Wanted,
his
coming
together
with
Akshay
only
makes
this
a
killer
combination
in
the
making.
One
can
well
imagine
the
kind
of
hype
that
just
this
announcement
is
going
to
make."
Story first published: Monday, September 20, 2010, 15:23 [IST]