Vijay's Thupaki falls into Akshay Kumar's lap

Vijay's Thupaki might be in the shooting stage, but that has not stopped director AR Murugadoss, who has been thinking to start his second Bollywood film, from planning the Hindi version of his upcoming Tamil movie. Well, the filmmaker has reportedly convinced Akshay Kumar to star in the remake of Vijay starrer film.

The buzz is that AR Murugadoss approached Akshay Kumar recently and took his nod to act in the Hindi version of Thupaki. It is said that the Bollywood actor believed that as the story is set in Mumbai backdrop, it could work in Bollywood too. As far as the female lead is concerned, the filmmaker wants Katrina Kaif to pair up with Akki.

Meanwhile, AR Murugadoss has completed 60% of the shooting of Thupaki, which features Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal in the leads. The upcoming Tamil movie is expected to hit screens in August.