Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan’s upcoming film with Priyadarshan has been titled Haiwaan, the filmmaker recently revealed. The actors will be reuniting after 17 years for the film. Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, Priyadarshan posted a photo of the two actors watching the India vs England Test match at Lord’s cricket stadium in London and wrote, "Haiwaan- my next film with Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan at Lord's.”
The film is reportedly a Hindi-remake of Mohanlal’s Malayalam-thriller Oppam. In an earlier interview, Saif had confirmed that he is doing the film. "Yes, I am doing a film with Priyadarshan next. I play a blind guy," he had said. While he had kept the rest of the details under wraps, Saif had called the collaboration "very exciting".
Priyadarshan's own film Oppam explores the life of a retired judge, who faces difficulty in protecting his daughter from a convict he imprisoned. However, when he gets murdered, a man with visual impairment, who'd been loyal to the judge, steps in to defend his daughter.
Official confirmation on the plot, however, is awaited.
Akshay and Saif have shared the screen space in films like Main Khiladi Tu Anari, Yeh Dillagi, Aarzoo, Tu Chor Main Sipahi and Keemat. They last starred in the 2008 actioner Tashan, which also featured Kareena Kapoor Khan and Anil Kapoor.
Meanwhile, Akshay is working with Priyadarshan on two other films, the horror-comedy Bhooth Bangla and Hera Pheri 3.
Saif was last seen in Netflix's Jewel Thief: The Heist Begins.
