After Fawad Khan, Akshay Kumar to play a gay character?

Rohit Dhawan’s upcoming directorial ‘Dishoom‘ has John Abraham and Varun Dhawan depicting the role of tough cops. Joining the team in their Abu Dhabi shoot is none other than the Khiladi Akshay Kumar. The actor joined the team for the three-day schedule and looks like the actor is all set to follow Fawad Khan’s footsteps. Yes, like the Pakistani actor who played a character of a gay in his ‘Kapoor & Sons’, Akki will also be playing the role of a gay in this Rohit Dhawan directorial.

Akki, who is better known for his action and deadly stunts will be shedding his macho image for ‘Dishoom’. He plays a gay filmmaker in the movie. He shot for his part in Abu Dhabi and unbelievably was seen flaunting a skirt on the sets as he shot for a scene.

[LQ Photos] Akshay sir & John Abraham on #Dishoom sets in Abu Dhabi. pic.twitter.com/r4tIBc7apX

— Team Akshay (@TeamAkshay) February 24, 2016

Sources said, “Akshay’s visit was kept under wraps. No one except a handful knew he was coming to Abu Dhabi. He landed up one morning and without wasting time, he started shooting. The shoot lasted three days. If playing gay was not challenging enough, he even wore a skirt for one of the scenes on Rohit’s behest. He was sporting enough to do it. But we don’t know if the portion will be retained in the final edit.”

The movie that also stars Jacqueline Fernandez has the Sri Lankan beauty depicting the role of a kleptomaniac on the run in the film. ‘Dishoom’ is set to release on July 29, 2016.

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