Akshay Kumar to play mining engineer Jaswant Gill in his next film

Akshay Kumar recently appeared on the big screen in and as Samrat Prithviraj. After the period film’s release, he went back to work promoting his upcoming flick Raksha Bandhan. While the film is set to hit theatres in August, Akshay is already gearing up to work on his next film.

Titled Capsule Gill, Akshay Kumar’s next is a biopic about mining engineer Jaswant Gill. This marks yet another addition to Kumar’s line-up of films based on real people.

Akshay Kumar will reportedly be jet-setting to the UK in July to shoot for the film. The UK schedule is expected to continue till the end of July.

Capsule Gill is inspired by the true events of a coal mine flooding in 1989. Jaswant Gill saved several lives during the catastrophe. The film also features Parineeti Chopra. It will mark Akshay’s second collaboration with the actress after Kesari.