According to reports, Bollywood star Akshay Kumar is set to reprise his role of God in the sequel to his much-loved film Oh My God (2012). Joining him on the cast are talented actors Pankaj Tripathi and Yami Gautam who have been roped in to portray lead roles.
While Oh My God had filmmaker Umesh Shukla calling the shots, Oh My God 2 will be directed by Amit Rai. The team is looking at beginning production by the end of August. The shoot will begin with leads Tripathi and Gautam initially followed by Kumar. The superstar has reportedly allotted 15 days from his busy schedule to wrap up his portion in the film. He will join the sets in the month of September.
“The makers are looking to start Oh My God 2 from the end of August. The journey will start with Pankaj Tripathi and Yami Gautam for the first few days, whereas Akshay Kumar, who plays the God in this film, will join the shoot a month later. He has approximately 15 days of work in this film and is eager to play the God again,” divulges a source close to the development.
“Akshay usually takes 30 to 35 days to complete a mid-budget film. However, given the template of the Oh My God franchise, he will complete his portions in a span of 15 to 20 days,” the source adds.
Before joining the sets of Oh My God 2, Kumar will land in the UK to begin the first shooting schedule of his untitled action thriller with director Ranjit Tewari, produced by Vashu Bhagnani and Jackky Bhagnani under Pooja Entertainment.
The actor is currently busy wrapping up Colour Yellow Productions’ Raksha Bandhan, directed by Anand L Rai. In October, he will start filming the next schedule of Ram Setu in Sri Lanka.
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Saif Ali Khan's hospital trip was a mess, from a sleepy attendant to insisting on a stretcher.
He just ignored everyone telling him to use a wheelchair when it was time to leave.
His own mother, Sharmila Tagore, is still annoyed he did not listen to her.
A chilling detail: his son Jeh was nicked by the knife too during the chaos.
Right, so Saif Ali Khan is talking about the knife attack now. He is actually talking about it. He is filling in the blanks from that night at his Bandra home, the one that ended with him in surgery. And he is explaining that moment he left the hospital, no wheelchair, no ambulance, just walking. It was a conscious choice after the knife attack, his way of saying he was still on his feet.
Saif Ali Khan says he wanted to walk out of hospital to show fans he was fine Instagram/saifalikhanpataudiworld
What exactly went down that night?
He saw the man standing over Jeh’s bed, armed. During the struggle, the assailant’s knife even nicked his young son Jeh. The attacker managed to stab Saif six times before fleeing.
Saif Ali Khan opens up about the night he was stabbed and his shocking hospital decisionInstagram/saifalikhanpataudiworld
Why did Saif Ali Khan deny a wheelchair after the attack?
The hospital scene was weirdly placid and almost sleepy especially the emergency area. He knew the second he walked in, he would require a stretcher. But the attendant on duty just offered a wheelchair. He had to argue, “No, I think I need a stretcher.” The guy was not really getting it. In the end, Saif said he had to snap the guy to attention by stating his name and calling it a medical emergency. That is when everything kicked off.
That initial refusal of aid, bizarrely, set the tone. Later, after a week in hospital and surgery, he was again faced with the wheelchair question for his discharge. “It just did not seem to be necessary.” He could move, though in pain. So why would he pretend otherwise?
Here is the thing: everyone had an opinion. Someone said to take an ambulance, and another insisted on the wheelchair. The media was camped outside, curious and waiting. His own instinct cut through the noise. He figured, why feed the panic? Why have his family, his fans, seeing him wheeled out or driven away in an ambulance?
He decided the right message was the simplest one: just walk out. Show them you are upright and okay. It was a picture message, literally.
Of course, the plan backfired a bit online, with some calling the whole thing fake. His mother, Sharmila Tagore, certainly thought he had made a mistake, telling Twinkle Khanna that if he had just listened to her and used the wheelchair, “there would have been no controversy.” But for Saif, the intention was only to reassure.
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