Akshay Kumar, Aanand L Rai on the sets of ‘Raksha Bandhan’
Akshay Kumar And producer-director Aanand L Rai has wrapped up the shooting of his upcoming film Raksha Bandhan in Delhi. Initially, the film went on floors in June. After shooting on a big set up in Mumbai, the team called it a wrap in Delhi last night. Starring Bhumi Pednekar, the film is all set to hit the theaters on 11th August 2022 – Independence Day weekend.
Sharing a BTS (behind the scenes) picture with the director, Akshay captioned the Instagram post as, “Here’s what me and @anandlrai did during the entire shoot of #Rakshabandhan – laugh like there’s no tomorrow! The irony is That night, there was a bitter tint of sadness as we last wrapped the film. Off to the next. New day, new roller coaster.”
The film tells the story of a brother-sister bond, and reunites Akshay with his “Toilet: Ek Prem Katha” co-star Bhumi Pednekar. When the actor started shooting for the project, he dedicated the film to his sister.
“Growing up my sister, Alka was my first friend. It was the smoothest friendship. @anandlarai’s #Rakshabandhan is a dedication to her and a celebration of that special bond. Today is the first day of shooting, need your love and best wishes ,” Akshay Kumar wrote on social media.
He marked the post with tags #AlkaHiranandani, #HimanshuSharma, @KanikaDhillon, @ZeeStudios_, @cypplOfficial, #CapeOfGoodFilms and #Harjeetsphotography.
“Raksha Bandhan” is being directed by Aanand L Rai, who has just wrapped up the shooting of the upcoming film “Atrangi Re” with Akshay. movie co-stars Sara Ali Khan and bow. Directed by Aanand L Rai and written by Himanshu Sharma and Kanika Dhillon, the film is produced by Color Yellow Productions, Zee Studios, Alka Hiranandani in association with Cape of Good Films.
Apart from this, the list of upcoming films of Akshay Kumar including “Raksha Bandhan” and “Atrangi Re” also includes titles like “Sooryavanshi”, “Bell Bottom”, “Prithviraj”, “Bachchan Pandey” and “Ram Setu”.
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