First Look: Saif-Kareena's action packed 'Agent Vinod'

The long-delayed Saif Ali Khan production venture 'Agent Vinod' has been completed and the film will be released March 23, says director Sriram Raghavan.

Raghavan revealed that the celebrity couple - Saif and Kareena Kapoor - shot for the last day of 'Agent Vinod' on December 24.

The film pays tribute to both legendary music arranger and composer Antony Gonsalves and to the hero of the original film Agent Vinod - Mahendra Sandhu.

The director of Agent Vinod if of the 'Ek Hasina Thi' and 'Johnny Gaddaar' fame.

The Kareena-Saif wedding would follow in the last week of March or the first week of April and the next schedule of Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Heroine' has been advanced from the end of February to the middle of February to accommodate the promotion and release of 'Agent Vinod' into Kareena's clogged schedule, followed by the wedding and honeymoon.

'Agent Vinod' is originally a 1977 Hindi action film directed by Deepak Bahry. The film stars Mahendra Sandhu.

The 1977 Agent Vinod involved the kidnapping of a prominent scientist, prompting the Chief of Secret Services to assign flamboyant Agent Vinod (Mahendra Sandhu) to the case.

The new Agent Vinod is produced by Saif Ali Khan under his banner of Illuminati Films.

Raghavan has said Agent Vinod is not a remake of the 1977 action film of the same name.

It is a film full of action pieces, thrills and characters.

Saif Ali Khan quips in the film's trailer his name is Vinod...Khanna.

The crew of Saif Ali Khan's forthcoming production Agent Vinod had a tough time shooting in Latvia because of the language barrier.

Packed with high octane action, this film promises Saif Ali Khan's return with a bang.

The team had a gruelling, two-month-long schedule in Latvia.

The language problem notwithstanding, Raghavan says it was worth the experience.

Kareena Kapoor as Dr Iram Parveen Bilal.

The team got access to some heritage structures, old ruins, churches and museums in Latvia.

Actress Kareena Kapoor reveals that, though uncomfortable riding a bike, she enjoyed doing a stunt with Akshay Kumar in 'Kambakkht Ishq' and the bike scene with her beau Saif Ali Khan in their forthcoming movie 'Agent Vinod'.

In 'Agent Vinod' Saif and Kareena have done a bike stunt.

Kareena had two major releases last year 'Bodyguard' with Salman Khan and 'Ra. One' with Shah Rukh Khan.

In 2012, besides 'Agent Vinod', she will be seen in 'Talaash', directed by Reema Kagti, and Madhur Bhandarkar's mega-budget 'Heroine'.

In the New Year, the Kapoor girl has also plans to get married to Saif, whom she has been dating for the last four years.

Agent Vinod also stars Ram Kapoor and Ann Lee Roberts.

Saif Ali Khan is apparently a worried man. His long-in-the-making Agent Vinod is finally releasing on March 23.

Ajay Devgn-starrer Tezz is also an action flick releasing on March 23.

2012 too, like this year, has quite a few hundred crore riding on the top B-Town stars.

Saif has Agent Vinod, Cocktail and Race 2 lined up for this year.

Agent Vinod still remains one of the most awaited films of the year.

After the spy-thriller with girlfriend Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan's chemistry with Deepika Padukone has made Homi Adajania's Cocktail a hot box-office bet.

Aamir was keen to cast her in Talaash after the successful 3 Idiots and another production house even willing to pay her a share in the profits for Madhur Bhandarkar's Heroine.