Akshay
Kumar
plays
a
real
life
version
of
himself
in
The
Shaukeens
with
a
surprising
twist.
In
his
most
special
appearance
till
date,
Akshay
can
be
seen
playing
himself,
but
with
a
twist
-
an
alcoholic
superstar.
This
is
perhaps
the
first
unique
on-screen
occurrence
of
a
star
ridiculing
his
real
life
persona.
The
Khiladi
star,
who
is
known
to
criticize
film
awards
in
reality,
plays
a
complete
opposite
version
of
himself
in
the
film!
Director
Abhishek
Sharma
reveals,
"In
the
film,
Akshay
desperately
wants
to
win
the
National
Award.
There
is
this
huge
conflict
between
him
and
his
business
manager
(Cyrus
Broacha),
who
wants
him
to
break
box-office
records
instead.
But
Akshay
is
ready
to
do
anything
to
bag
the
most
respected
award
in
the
country."
This
interesting
spin
to
the
character
goes
on
to
form
the
highlight
of
the
movie
produced
by
Murad
Khetani
and
Ashwin
Varde.
Sharma
further
reveals
that
the
manner
in
which
the
superstar
achieves
his
goal
goes
on
to
become
a
crucial
part
of
the
films
plot.
"In
the
middle
of
all
this
mad
conflict
are
a
greedy
secretary,
an
eccentric
director
and
a
commercial
filmmaker
-
all
driving
Akshay
crazy,
who's
wasted,
anyway!
It
is
madness
like
never
seen
before," adds
Abhishek.
The
Shaukeens
is
a
remake
of
1982
comedy
movie
Shaukeen
directed
by
Basu
Chatterjee.
It
stars
Anupam
Kher,
Annu
Kapoor,
Piyush
Mishra
and
Lisa
Haydon
along
with
Akshay
Kumar
in
his
most
special
appearance.
Produced
by
Cine1
Studios,
Cape
Of
Good
Films
&
Ashwin
Varde
Productions
and
directed
by
Abhishek
Sharma,
the
film
is
set
to
release
on
November
7,
2014.