Akshay Kumar may star in the Hindi remake of Ajith's 2014 Tamil film Veeram

Akshay Kumar is one hell of a busy actor in Bollywood. With an enviable line-up of films this year — Padman , Robot 2.0 , Gold and Kesar — Kumar is on a roll. His most recent release Toilet: Ek Prem Katha was a  hit ; it also established him as the poster boy of nationalism and social issues.

Taking a break (supposedly) from his “son of the soil” image, Kumar is speculated to star in the official Hindi remake of Tamil superstar Ajith’s 2014 film, Veeram, as reported by DNA . The film is reportedly titled Land of Lungi (lol) and will be backed by Sajid Nadiadwala.

The DNA report also states that Farhad (of Sajid-Farhad sibling duo) will be helming the project; it will be his solo-directorial debut. Sajid-Farhad, the duo, has directed Kumar’s 2014 film It’s Entertainment and 2016’s Housefull 3.

Previously they have been active script writers having written films like Golmaal Returns, All The Best: Fun Begins, Housefull 2, Ready, Golmaal 3, Singham, Bol Bachchan, and Chashme Baddoor. The talented writer-cum-director brothers decided to split late in 2016.

Ajith’s Veeram was a full-on commercial entertainer, a genre that Kumar single-handedly ruled before he stepped into the “socially relevant” film wagon. Veeram was directed by Siva and starred Tamannaah Bhatia along with Ajith.