Sushant Singh Rajput to have a clash with Akshay Kumar

Both the actors have their next project to release on the same date.

Published: Thursday,Nov 16, 2017 11:10 AM GMT-07:00

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Sushant Singh Rajput is currently busy shooting for his upcoming film, "Chanda Mama Door Ke." Being directed by Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan and produced by Viki Rajani, it is an upcoming Indian Hindi science-fiction space film. The film stars Sushant Singh Rajput and R. Madhavan.

While Rajput plays the role of an astronaut, Madhavan plays the role of a test pilot in the film. The film traces the journey of India's space programme and culminates with India's first astronaut landing on the moon in 2017-18. Apart from them, Shraddha Kapoor and Bhumi Pednekar are also said to have their part in the film and it is set to hit the screens on January 26, 2018 - on the occasion of Republic Day.

Interestingly, Akshay Kumar's upcoming film, "Padman" is also slated to release on the same day. The film will be based on Twinkle Khanna's book, 'The Legend Of Lakshmi Prasad', which is inspired by the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham. Tamil Nadu-based social activist Arunachalam Muruganantham, revolutionised the concept of menstrual hygiene in rural India by creating a low-cost sanitary napkins machine. Reportedly the film was expected to release in April but took a three-month jump to an earlier release date.

Apart from Akshay Kumar, Radhika Apte and Sonam Kapoor are playing the female lead roles. Yesterday, the makers also released the trio's first-look from the film. Directed by R. Balki and Produced by Twinkle Khanna, Gauri Shinde and Prernaa Arora; "Padman" will also have a cameo appearance of megastar, Amitabh Bachchan.

Reportedly, it was also being said that Padman is to clash with Rajinikanth's "2.0" that also features both Akshay and Rajinikanth in the lead role. However, the latest we hear is that the makers are planning to shift the date of "2.0" but nothing has been confirmed as yet.