Akshay Kumar to jet off to London for Bell Bottom shoot?

Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar is all set to return to face the camera for his upcoming spy thriller Bell Bottom. The actor will reportedly jet off to London for the shoot come July.

Mumbai: Actor Akshay Kumar is reportedly among first few stars who will be braving the COVID-19 scare to resume shooting after the Maharashtra government has given a green signal for the resumption of film and television shootings in non-containment zones. The actor is reportedly contemplating to shoot his upcoming film Bell Bottom in London.

While directors and producers are working out strategies to how to take impending projects on floors adhering to govt restrictions, Akshay and his team of Bell Bottom are apparently ready with the plan.

If reports are to be believed, Akshay will apparently travel to London in July to shoot for the film, which will be directed by Ranjit Tewari. This budgeted period thriller is jointly bankrolled by Nikkhil Advani and Vashu Bhagnani.

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On a related note, the versatile actor once again featured in the Forbes 100 highest paid celebs list this year, with an estimated earning of $48.5 million. Forbes describes Akshay as "Bollywood's top-earning star" and "one of India's most philanthropic celebrities".

Akshay stands at rank 52 above Hollywood stars like Will Smith (at number 69) and Angeline Jolie (99).

The superstar delivered four back-to-back hit films last year -- Kesari, Mission Mangal, Housefull 4 and Good Newwz. Akshay's forthcoming movies also include Laxmmi Bomb, Sooryavanshi, Prithviraj and Atrangi Re.