Second venture after ‘Speedy Singhs’.
By Tathagata Mitra
BANGALORE: Akshay Kumar is a very busy man. With his Holiday just released in the theaters, he is already prepping for the release of two more films, ‘It’s Entertainment’ by directorial debutant Sjid-Farhad releasing onAugust 8 and ‘Gabbar’ where Akshay plays a vigilante, releasing onAugust 15.
But that is not all the Khiladi of Bollywood is up to. The big man is not just an actor, but also a producer and with his production ‘Fugly’ to hit screens very soon, Akshay is doing all he can to ensure the success of this venture.
Fugly is a comedy drama cum thriller directed by Kabir Sadanand. Sadanand is a TV actor who rose to fame in the hit series Shagun. The film features newcomer debutant Mohit Marwah, Vijender Singh, Kiara Advani, Anshuman Jha, Arfi Lamba and Jimmy Shergil. Marwah is trained in the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and is all set to make his big mark on Bollywood through Fugly.
One of Akshay’s big steps for promoting his film, is by appearing in the film himself in an item number. But this time Akki ropes in another big gun of Hollywood, Salman Khan. Sallu and Akki have danced together to the title track of this film, sung by Yo Yo Honey Singh, in a promotional music video.
The last time Akshay produced a film on a massive scale was in 2011, when he co-produced the Canadian film Speedy Singhs, which was titled Breakaway in US and Canada. The film, directed by Robert Lieberman is about a young group of Sikh guys who make an ice-hockey team and then they make it big. The film also starred a newbie, like Fugly, Vinay Virmani. The film also had Anupam Kher and comedian Russell Peters in its cast.
Speedy Singhs was a major critical and commercial flop. It had no positive review whatsoever in Rotten Tomatoes. But the film’s song ‘Shera Di Kaum’ received a special attention by the audiences as it had Akshay singing and dancing side by side with Ludacris.
Fugly was supposed to release on May 16, but it postponed its release to avoid clashing with Heropanti. We can only hope that Akki’s Fugly turns out better than his ‘Speedy Singhs’.
Here is the music video of the title track of Fugly featuring Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan: