Akshay
Kumar
is
all
set
to
present
a
thriller,
'Durgavati',
and
the
lead
actor
in
it
is
Bhumi
Pednekar.
In
a
recent
interview,
Akshay
revealed
why
he
thought
Bhumi
is
a
good
choice
for
the
film.
The
two
have
previously
worked
together
and
shared
screen
space
in
'Toilet:
Ek
Prem
Katha',
but
this
time
it
will
only
be
Bhumi
who
will
be
seen
on
the
screen.
Whilte
talking
to
the
media,
Akshay
Kumar
revealed
his
reason
for
casting
Bhumi
in
Durgavati.
"I
thought
it
was
an
IPS
female's
role
and
I
thought
Bhumi
would
fit
the
bill
well.
I
wanted
a
girl-next-door
kind
of
image
and
Bhumi
is
someone
who
can
pull
off
any
role
with
ease.
So
I
requested
her,"
he
said.
This
is
the
first
film
that
Akshay
will
be
associated
with,
in
which
he
will
not
act.
"I
have
done
many
such
films
where
I
have
presented
it.
This
will
be
my
first
film
not
being
an
actor," he
said.
Durgavati
will
go
on
floors
in
January
2020
and
will
be
directed
by
Ashok.
Although
the
film
is
said
to
be
a
remake
of
another
Telugu
directorial
by
Ashok,
'Bhaagamathie',
this
has
not
been
confirmed.
Bhaagamathie,
which
released
in
2018,
starred
Anushka
Shetty,
Jayaram,
Unni
Mukundan,
Usha
Sarath,
and
Vidyulekha
Raman
in
the
lead
roles.
A
while
back,
Akshay
had
taken
to
his
Instagram
to
announce
the
movie
with
a
picture
which
featured
him,
Bhumi,
Ashok,
Bhushan
Kumar,
and
Vikram
Malhotra.
Bhushan
Kumar
will
be
presenting
the
movie
with
Akshay,
whereas
Vikram
Malhotra
of
Viacom
18
will
be
producing
it.
Bhumi
will
next
be
seen
in
'Bhoot
-
Part
One:
The
Haunted
House',
starring
alongside
Vicky
Kaushal
and
Ashutosh
Rana.
The
horror
film
is
scheduled
for
release
on
February
21,
2020.