Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar to dance on 'Appadi Podu' in his next

Akshay Kumar has recently brought the rights of Tamil chartbuster 'Appadi Podu' from the film 'Gilli'. ...  

'Special 26' to have a Tamil remake

Neeraj Pandey's earlier film 'A Wednesday' was already remade in Tamil titled as 'Unnai Pol Oruvan'. ...  

Tamil movie 'Thupakki' to have a Hindi remake

Directed by AR Murugadoss, the Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal starrer continues to bag profit, even beyond 100 days now. ...  

'Special Chabbis' earns Rs 61 crore in two weeks

Akshay Kumar's heist film has not received accolades from the critics but the heist film is also minting moolah at the box office. Within two weeks of its release, the film has collected Rs 61 crore. ...  

Sonal Chauhan turns singer for '3G'

Sonal Chauhan is the latest actress to turn singer. She has sung a song in her forthcoming film '3G' and thanks music composer Mithoon for encouraging her by giving this opportunity. ...  

After 'Kaavalan' Kollywood awaits for Asin eagerly

The actor's last Tamil project was 'Kaavalan' opposite to Ilayathalapathy Vijay. ...  

Has Akshay Kumar earned Rs 2000 cr from films?

Fans of Akshay Kumar got the hash tag #Akshay2000crore to trend worldwide for two days, suggesting that actor has earned Rs 2000 crores in his lifetime in Hindi cinema. ...  

''Special Chabbis' sequel, franchise in offing?

Akshay Kumar in the role of a fake CBI officer, carrying out mock-raids across the country in 'Special 26', has gone down well with the audience. Now, the film's production company, Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, is keen to carry the heist tale forward into not only a sequel, but an ongoing franchise. ...  

Harbhajan Singh's cameo in Akshay Kumar's film

Singh, who is popularly known as Bhajji, will appear in a cameo but it is not yet revealed if he will play his cricketing self or a new character. ...  

Special 26: Akshay Kumar gets a standing ovation from wife Twinkle

Akshay had held a special screening of the heist drama for Twinkle who was so impressed that she couldn't help but give a standing ovation to her husband. ...  

'Special Chabbis' has reinvented me: Akshay Kumar

'Special 26' has opened to both good reviews and a good box-office reception collecting net Rs 26 crore. Our correspondent caught up with the team including Akshay Kumar and asked him about his reinvention in the film among other things. ...

Special 26: Akshay Kumar starrer to be remade down South?

Neeraj Pandey-directed 'Special 26', which has garnered positive response, is likely to be remade down South. ...  

Akshay Kumar would love to remake 'Special 26'

He has done action, comedy and thriller and now actor-producer Akshay Kumar is interested in exploring roles with shades of grey, something that he has done in the past. ...  

I will do one Tamil film every year, if I get a good script: Manoj Bajpayee

Actor Manoj Bajpayee joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on his new movie 'Special Chabbis'. ...  

'Special 26' collects Rs 16 crore in two days

'Special 26' has received accolades from all quarters and thus the word of mouth publicity is expected to help it. ...  

Bollywood stars explore regional vistas as producers

Akshay Kumar and John Abraham are looking at making films in Punjabi, Bengali and Malayalam. ...  

'Special 26' director: Thrilled with the response

Pandey, who grew up in Howrah, said he couldn't resist the temptation of setting a portion of his film in Kolkata since he knew the city so well. ...  

Now Showing: Masand reviews 'Special Chabbis', 'ABCD'

On this episode of Now Showing, Rajeev Masand also reviews 'Lincoln'. ...

'Special Chabbis' Review: It's a delicious thriller you don't want to miss

That director Neeraj Pandey knows a thing or two about tension is evident from his previous film, 'A Wednesday', that cracker of a thriller from 2008. This time, he builds drama and a sense of urgency in 'Special Chabbis', about a group of conmen who posed as CBI officers in the 80s and conducted daring heists across the country through fake raids. Truth is stranger than fiction, and so 'Special...