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Akshay Kumar wraps up the first schedule of Bell Bottom

Akshay Kumar started the shooting of his movie Bell Bottom in Scotland last month. The actor was accompanied by actresses Vaani Kapoor, Huma Qureshi, and Lara Dutta.

Well, the team of the film has now wrapped a schedule and Akshay took to Instagram to inform his fans about it. He posted, “So many happy faces in one frame...that’s the result of a good schedule. Goodbye Glasgow, hello London ? #BellBottom @_vaanikapoor_ @ranjitmtewari @jackkybhagnani @deepshikhadeshmukh @pooja_ent @emmayentertainment @onlyemmay @madhubhojwani @nikkhiladvani @aseemarora.”


Bell Bottom is inspired by a true incident that took place in the 80s. A few days ago, Akshay had posted a picture from the sets of the film, unveiling his look from the movie.

Well, Akshay is the first superstar who decided to start shooting in the pandemic. When the shooting of Bell Bottom had started, the actor had posted a video and captioned it as, “Lights, Camera, Mask On and Action?Following all the new norms and filming on for #BellBottom! It’s a difficult time but work has to go on. Need your love and luck ?? #VashuBhagnani @_vaanikapoor_ @iamhumaq @larabhupathi @ranjitmtewari @jackkybhagnani @deepshikhadeshmukh @onlyemmay @madhubhojwani @nikkhiladvani @emmayentertainment @pooja_ent.”

For Bell Bottom, Akshay worked in a double shift so they could complete the shoot on time.

Directed by Ranjit M Tewari, the movie is slated to release on 2nd April 2021.

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