Vaani Kapoor joins Akshay Kumar starrer Bell Bottom as the female lead.

Akshay Kumar has a stream of films lined up for release. And his espionage thriller Bell Bottom is one of them. Now, it's been confirmed that War actress Vaani Kapoor will join the film has the main lead.

Vaani said she is excited to share the screen space with Akshay. “I am thrilled to partner with Pooja Entertainment who have already made me feel at home at this initial stage of our film. Hoping that this excitement will translate beautifully on screen,” the 31-year-old actor said. 

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Producer Jackky Bhagnani said Vaani has a “meaty” role in the film. “Vaani is an intelligent and effective actor and I have loved all her performances. The female lead in Bellbottom has to be in sync with Akshay Sir’s screen persona. The role is meaty and I am confident that Vaani will ace this one,” he said in a statement.

Directed by Ranjit M Tewari, the story is set in the 1980s and is about one of India’s forgotten heroes. The film is scheduled to release on April 2, 2021. It was earlier set to release on January 22 but was delayed due to coronavirus pandemic. 

Get ready to go back to the 80’s and hop onto a roller-coaster spy ride, #BELLBOTTOM! Releasing on 22nd January, 2021.@ranjit_tiwari @vashubhagnani @jackkybhagnani @honeybhagnani @monishaadvani @madhubhojwani @nikkhiladvani @EmmayEntertain @poojafilms pic.twitter.com/iQLR27uKo3

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) November 10, 2019

Bell Bottom is written by Aseem Arrora and Parveez Shaikh and will go on floors later this year. The film is being made under the banner of Pooja Entertainment in association with Emmay Entertainment. It will be produced by Vashu Bhagnani, Jackky Bhagnani, Deepshikha Deshmukh, Monisha Advani, Madhu Bhojwani and Nikhil Advani.