Ajay Devgn to direct film with Akshay Kumar starring in lead role: ‘I am going to be directed by Mr Ajay Devgn’

Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar were recently seen together on the big screen in Singham Again. This brief collaboration between them left the fans yearning for a bigger association between the two actors, and now, the duo has confirmed that they will get back together again. During a conversation at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, Ajay Devgn announced that they are indeed working on a film together, which will be directed by Ajay, and will star Akshay.

At the event when Ajay was asked about working with Akshay in a film in a bigger capacity, the Singham Again actor said, “We were going to announce this later, we are already working on something together where I am directing the film and Akshay is acting in it. We will be sharing more details soon.” Adding to this Akshay said, “I am going to be directed by Mr Ajay Devgn.” Without sharing any details further, Ajay said that he would talk about the film when the time was right. Ajay has previously directed films like Runway 34, Bholaa, Shivaay among others.

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Both Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn were seen reprising their roles as Sooryavanshi and Singham in Rohit Shetty’s latest cop drama Singham Again. At the same event, Ajay and Akshay also spoke about the high entourage costs. While Akshay revealed that actors do get any money sometimes, Ajay Devgn also called out Bollywood’s lack of unity.

Akshay’s upcoming films include Sky Force, Jolly LLB 3, Housefull 5 and Welcome To The Jungle. Ajay Devgn has several films announced for 2025, like Son Of Sardaar 2, Raid 2, De De Pyaar De 2, and Azaad.