Akshay Kumar Team Up With Top South Producer For Telugu Blockbuster Sankranthiki Vasthunam's Hindi Remake

Mumbai, October 13 - One of the biggest Telugu blockbusters of the year, Sankranthiki Vasthunam, is reportedly getting ready to be remade in Hindi with superstar Akshay Kumar. Originally directed by Anil Ravipudi and starring Venkatesh Daggubati, the action comedy was released in January 2025 and went on to gross over 250 crores worldwide.

According to the recent reports, producer Dil Raju, who backed the original film, will be producing the Hindi remake. He has reportedly locked Anees Bazmee to direct the remake, marking the filmmaker's reunion with Akshay after 17 years, since the release of Singh Is Kinng (2008).

Since the news came out, multiple reports stated that Bazmee and Akshay are indeed reuniting, but they dismissed that it will be a remake of the Telugu blockbuster. According to Bollywood Hungama, the duo's next project is a reimagined version of Venkatesh-led Sankranthiki Vasthunam. The Bollywood superstar will play the lead role, originally played by Venkatesh Daggubati.

It is said that Anees and Akshay loved the plot of the lead character stuck between his wife and ex-girlfriend that Sankranthiki Vasthunam rides on. Discussions are ongoing to finalise the two female leads, along with other cast and crew members.

It is an interesting as well as a risky choice of Akshay Kumar to do a remake, at a time when franchise and remake films are struggling at the box office. However, with big names attached to it, the Hindi version may strike gold if executed well, keeping the sensibility of the Hindi audiences.

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