We have reported you earlier that Akshay Kumar has been roped in for the Hindi remake of Tamil blockbuster Kaththi. Tentatively titled Ikka, the movie will mark the directorial debut of Jagan Shakti, associate director of AR Murugadoss.
Now the latest news coming from the film’s unit is that a Pakistani model and VJ Maya Ali has been roped in for the female lead in the movie. Maya Ali is a famous name in Pakistan film and modeling industry.
Directed and AR Murugadoss ,’Kaththi‘ starred Tamil superstar Vijay in a double role and was the highest grossing Tamil movie of 2014.
Akshay will start shooting for ‘Ikka’ once he finishes Jolly LLB 2 and Robot 2. Currently, the actor is holidaying in the USA with his family. Akshay will be next seen in Rustom slated for release on 12 Aug 2016 along with Hrithik Roshan’s Mohenjo Daro.