In
an
attempt
to
get
financial
aid
for
their
high
operation
cost,
the
Indian
Railways
has
come
up
with
an
idea
to
increase
its
revenue.
Apparently,
they
will
use
trains
for
promoting
movies,
art,
culture,
sports
and
television
shows.
They
have
started
a
new
scheme,
'Promotion
On
Wheels',
under
which
they
will
let
the
production
houses
book
trains
for
promotional
activities.
The
Railway
Ministry
has
issued
a
press
release,
in
which
they
have
mentioned
that
the
makers
of
the
Akshay
Kumar-starrer
'Housefull
4'
have
already
booked
a
train
for
the
film's
promotion.
The
first
train
under
'Promotion
on
Wheels'
scheme
will
have
eight
coaches
by
the
Indian
Rail
Catering
and
Tourism
Corporation
(IRCTC)
and
the
Western
Railway,
carrying
celebrities
and
media
persons
from
the
Housefull
4
team.
The
train
will
leave
Mumbai
Central
on
Wednesday
and
reach
New
Delhi
on
Thursday.
The
press
release,
issued
by
Western
Railway
spokesperson
Ravinder
Bhakar,
also
states
that
the
train
will
pass
through
several
states
and
important
districts
such
as
Surat,
Vadodara
and
Kota.
It
was
mentioned
in
the
release,
"Under
this
initiative,
the
railways
has
approached
many
major
production
houses
with
upcoming
films
to
use
these
FTR
(Full
Tariff
Rates)
trains
to
facilitate
pan-India
publicity
and
promotions
of
films
across
the
length
and
breadth
of
the
country.
The
IRCTC
shall
be
the
nodal
agency
for
handling
such
trains."
As
far
as
the
film
is
concerned,
it
was
earlier
directed
by
Sajid
Khan.
However,
Farhad
Samji
took
over
as
the
filmmaker,
as
Sajid
had
to
step
down
after
he
was
accused
of
sexual
harassment
by
three
women.
It
was
also
decided
by
the
makers
not
to
credit
Sajid
in
the
film.
The
film
will
hit
the
big
screens
this
Diwali
-
October
25.
Apart
from
Akshay
Kumar,
the
film
also
stars
Kriti
Sanon,
Riteish
Deshmukh,
Kriti
Kharbanda,
Bobby
Deol,
Pooja
Hegde,
Chunky
Pandey,
Paresh
Rawal,
Rajpal
Yadav
and
Johnny
Lever
among
others
in
lead
roles.