Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar recently shared a promotional poster of his next project, ‘Bachchhan Paandey’ on Instagram. 

The poster shows the actor in a rugged and bearded look, glaring in fury with his icy blue lensed eyes. The poster reads, “Mujhe bhai nahi, godfather bolte hain (They don’t call me brother, they call me godfather).”

“This is one character that has more shades than a paint shop! #BachchhanPaandey aapko daraane, hasaane, rulaane sab ke liye ready hai (Bachchhan Paandey is ready to scare you, make you laugh, and make you cry). Please give him all your love. Trailer out on 18th Feb, 2022,” reads the caption. 

The 54-year old actor also tagged the cast and crew in the caption.

Uploaded five hours ago on Instagram, the poster has garnered over 1 million likes and more than 7,600 comments. One Instagram user wrote, “Biggest action film.” 

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Another user added, “Oh my god. What a look.” 

Indian vocalist B Praak wrote, “Can’t wait,” along with a bunch of emoticons.

While many Instagram users praised the dialogue, others thought it was a subtle dig at actor Salman Khan, popularly known as ‘Bhai’. 

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Directed by Farhad Samji, the action film will star Kriti Sanon alongside Akshay Kumar. The film is the trio’s second project together after the 2019 comedy flick ‘Housefull 4’. 

‘Bachchhan Paandey’ revolves around a gangster, portrayed by Akshay Kumar. The film will also feature Jacqueline Fernandez and Arshad Warsi. Sanon will essay the role of a journalist in the film. 

Akshay Kumar has a bunch of film projects lined up. The actor is set to star in ‘Prithviraj’, ‘Raksha Bandhan’, ‘Ram Setu’, ‘Selfiee’, and ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’.

Last year, the 54-year-old starred in ‘Bell Bottom’ alongside Vaani Kapoor and Huma Qureshi, ‘Sooryavanshi’ alongside Katrina Kaif, and ‘Atrangi Re’ with Dhanush and Sara Ali Khan.