Akshay Kumar will play a feared criminal in his forthcoming film, ‘Bachchhan Paandey’. The actor revealed a new poster for the film, which features Jacqueline Fernandez as Sophie.

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The poster depicts Akshay and Jacqueline drinking coconut water and staring into each other’s eyes. Jacqueline wears a shirt and has metallic chains around her neck, while Akshay wears a striped shirt and a colourful hat. “Do alag log, ek zameen to dusra aasman, jab yah ek ho jaye to hoga kya?” Akshay wrote beside it on Instagram.

“Sophie ka sapna hai magical love story. Kya #BachchhanPaandey kar payega uski har wish puri?” Jacqueline captioned the poster on her Instagram page.

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This is the first poster for the film, and it features Jacqueline. She will also star with Akshay Kumar in Ram Setu. Her song video, Mud Mud Ke, was just released, and it also stars Italian actor Michele Morrone.

She recently made news for her suspected involvement in a money-laundering scheme with conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar. She testified before the Enforcement Directorate and cooperated with the inquiry. She was accused of being a “beneficiary” of Sukesh’s alleged profits of crime after duping and extorting money from high-profile individuals.

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Kriti posted a new poster depicting her as an aspiring director and Akshay as a criminal. Kriti also stated that the trailer would be released on February 18 at 10:40 am. The actress teased fans about her and Akshay’s tale in the film, expressing her enthusiasm for the film’s release.

“Baghwa ka Bachchhan Paandey, Aur Mumbai ki Myra! Ek gangster aur ek aspiring director! Kya hogi humari story? #SajidNadiadwala’s #BachchhanPaandey, directed by @farhadsamji, Trailer out tomorrow! CAN’T WAIT to share with you guys!” Kriti commented on her post.

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Farhad Samji directs and Sajid Nadiadwala produces Bachchhan Paandey. Pankaj Tripathi and Arshad Warsi also star in the film, which will be released in theatres on March 18.