In an interesting casting update, Neena Gupta has been roped in to play Akshay Kumar's mother in the upcoming cop film, Sooryavanshi. Directed by hit-maker Rohit Shetty, Sooryavanshi has Neena and Akshay in an unusual mother-son dynamics, less explored in Bollywood. Katrina Kaif is playing the female lead in the film. Neena Gupta had got much acclaim for her role of a pregnant senior citizen in her last film Badhaai Ho, winning several awards this year. So we are quite excited to see what Rohit has written for her in Sooryavanshi. Sooryavanshi: Badhaai Ho Actress Neena Gupta To Play Akshay Kumar's Mother But Their Bonding Will Be Quirky.

Interestingly, Neena Gupta is just eight years older than Akshay Kumar, but when has that stopped Bollywood from casting talented actresses as superstar's mothers? Like in Bharat, Sonali Kulkarni is playing Salman Khan's mother, even though she is nine years younger than him!

Coming back to Neena Gupta and Akshay Kumar, this is not the first time they have worked together. Though she doesn't play his mother in the film, Neena Gupta has shared the screen with Akshay in Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahi. The movie has the late Sridevi as the female lead.

Watch a scene from Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahi below:

An interesting fact about the film is that though it was shot in 1994, Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahi was released in 2004. The film was not even complete, and Sridevi, who had taken a break from film to take care of her family, had not even dubbed for her portions. Badhaai Ho Actor Neena Gupta Called Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar Cheap and Mean For This Hilarious Reason!

Returning to Sooryavanshi, the movie is part of Rohit Shetty's Singham universe, also featuring Ranveer Singh's Simmba. In fact, Akshay Kumar had appeared in a cameo in Simmba, where he teased his character in Sooryavanshi. There are speculations that Ajay Devgn and Ranveer Singh might make cameos in Sooryavanshi that is scheduled to release in Eid 2020.

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