Farhad Samji's Bachchan Pandey, which was announced by Akshay Kumar in July 2019, is finally set to go on the floors from 6 January in Jaisalmer.
Veteran trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter on Sunday to announce the news. He shared a picture of the entire cast, except Akshay, all set to leave for Jaisalmer in a private jet and wrote, “Bachchan Pandey in Jaisalmer. Starring Akshay Kumar, Arshad Warsi, Jacqueline Fernandez, Kriti Sanon, Prateik Babbar and Pankaj Tripathi. Will commence shoot from 6 Jan 2021 in Jaisalmer. Directed by Farhad Samji. Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala (sic)."
'BACHCHAN PANDEY' IN #JAISALMER... #BachchanPandey - starring #AkshayKumar, #ArshadWarsi, #JacquelineFernandez, #KritiSanon, #PrateikBabbar and #PankajTripathi - will commence shoot from 6 Jan 2021 in #Jaisalmer... Directed by #FarhadSamji... Produced by #SajidNadiadwala. pic.twitter.com/ycsFpTjtkN
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 3, 2021
One can see the actor Saharsh Kumar Shukla, who was appreciated for his role as a drunkard in Nitesh Tiwari’s Chhichhore (2019), in the picture.
Interestingly, Bachchan Pandey was the name of Akshay’s whacky character in Vijay Krishna Acharya’s Tashan (2008).
Akshay has completed shooting for three projects, Prithviraj, Bell Bottom and Atrangi Re, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.