Akshay Kumar will front the Hindi remake of Vijay’s Kaththi (2014), reports suggest.
Titled Ikka, the project will be helmed by Mission Mangal director Jagan Shakti. A former assistant of Murugadoss, Jagan was expected to make his directorial debut with the film.
However, the project was put on hold and Jagan decided to make a film on the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM). Now, as stated by the filmmaker in a report, the script of Ikka is being reworked and will go on floors soon.
Like Vijay, Akshay will be seen in a double role in the Kaththi remake.
The original Tamil-language film was directed by AR Murugadoss and revolved around farmer suicides and corporate encroachment.
It may be noted that Akshay Kumar played the lead in Murugadoss-Vijay’s Thupakki Hindi remake, Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty.
Akshay recently announced that he will be starring in Bachchan Pandey, a supposed remake of Ajith’s Veeram.
The actor is also working on Laxxmi Bomb, a horror-comedy adapted from the Kanchana/Muni series.