Jacqueline Fernandez completes shoot for Akshay Kumar's Bachchan Pandey in Rajasthan

Actor Jacqueline Fernandez on Wednesday announced that she has finished shooting for Akshay Kumar-starrer Bachchan Pandey. Being directed by Housefull 4 director Farhad Samji, the movie also feature Kriti Sanon and Arshad Warsi. Fernandez, who previously worked with Kumar on the 2015 drama Brothers and Housefull 3, started shooting for the action-comedy in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan last month. The 35-year-old actor took to Instagram to express gratitude to the team for giving her the opportunity to play an amazing role in Bachchan Pandey. “Had so much fun playing this character for #BachchanPandey thank you @nadiadwalagrandson @akshaykumar @wardhakhannadiadwala @farhadsamji @shaanmu for making her come alive!! @kritisanon you are amazing!! Love you loads,” she captioned the post with few candid shots of herself. See the post

Had so much fun playing this character for #BachchanPandey 🧜🏻‍♀️ thank you @NGEMovies @akshaykumar @WardaNadiadwala @farhad_samji @shaanmuofficial for making her come alive!! @kritisanon you are amazing!! Love you loads 🌈 pic.twitter.com/f7I4ZH7WEo

— Jacqueline Fernandez (@Asli_Jacqueline) March 3, 2021

Backed by Sajid Nadiadwala, Bachchan Pandey will hit the theatres on January 26, 2022. The film will see Kumar playing a gangster, who aspires to be an actor. Warsi, known for movies such as Munna Bhai and Golmaal series, will essay the role of the superstar’s friend, while Kriti Sanon will star as a journalist, who wishes to be a director. Apart from Bachchan Pandey, Fernandez will also be seen in John Abraham-led Attack, Saif Ali Khan-starrer horror-comedy Bhoot Police and filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s Cirkus, an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s classic play The Comedy of Errors. (With inputs from Press Trust of India)