If Ajay Devgn can do it in Toonpur ka Super-hero and Shah Rukh Khan in Ra.One, Khatron ka Khiladi Akshay Kumar cannot be left far behind.
Akshay has been toying with idea of doing a super-hero film for a long time. "It's something that I've promised my son Aarav.
Not quite the Western model of a super-hero, but a super-hero more identifiable with our own culture," says Akshay.
Chuck gizmos and gadgets, Akshay wants the super-hero to be inspired by the Hindu mythological character Hanuman.
Reliable sources reveal that Akshay's super-hero epic would be part-mythological part-fantasy and Nikhil Advani will direct it.
Advani, with whom Akshay has collaborated on two projects in the past Chandni Chowk To China and the well-received Patiala House, said, "All I can say at the moment is that I'm going to cast Akshay as a full-on hero. He is the kind of guy that kids look up to as a protector.
He's complete super-hero material."
Says a source, "Akshay doesn't want to make his super-hero film a replica of Superman or Spiderman. He knows the original Hollywood super-heroes are now available in every Indian language including Bhojpuri.
He has asked his director to turn more to Hindu mythology for inspiration. The role-model for Akshay's super-hero would be Hanuman."
While the character is now being developed to accommodate Akshay's vision, the super-hero film would also mark the return of Akshay as a full-on action hero.
"He will perform a lot of his stunts himself. Somewhere down the line he began playing the goofy loser once too often. Son Aarav and wife Twinkle want him to play the super-hero," a source revealed.
"The idea is not to take on Hollywood on their terms but to work our way around their USPs," says Akshay sagely.
Akshay has been toying with idea of doing a super-hero film for a long time. "It's something that I've promised my son Aarav.
Not quite the Western model of a super-hero, but a super-hero more identifiable with our own culture," says Akshay.
Chuck gizmos and gadgets, Akshay wants the super-hero to be inspired by the Hindu mythological character Hanuman.
Reliable sources reveal that Akshay's super-hero epic would be part-mythological part-fantasy and Nikhil Advani will direct it.
Advani, with whom Akshay has collaborated on two projects in the past Chandni Chowk To China and the well-received Patiala House, said, "All I can say at the moment is that I'm going to cast Akshay as a full-on hero. He is the kind of guy that kids look up to as a protector.
He's complete super-hero material."
Says a source, "Akshay doesn't want to make his super-hero film a replica of Superman or Spiderman. He knows the original Hollywood super-heroes are now available in every Indian language including Bhojpuri.
He has asked his director to turn more to Hindu mythology for inspiration. The role-model for Akshay's super-hero would be Hanuman."
While the character is now being developed to accommodate Akshay's vision, the super-hero film would also mark the return of Akshay as a full-on action hero.
"He will perform a lot of his stunts himself. Somewhere down the line he began playing the goofy loser once too often. Son Aarav and wife Twinkle want him to play the super-hero," a source revealed.
"The idea is not to take on Hollywood on their terms but to work our way around their USPs," says Akshay sagely.
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