Akshay Kumar has Reema Kagti's film Gold in his kitty. Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani's Excel Entertainment are the producers of the film and the film is slated to release in 2018.

As per development in the story, Swara Bhaskar has been approached by the makers to be love interest of Akshay in the film, "The team was looking for someone with acting prowess. After considering a few names, they chose Swara Bhaskar. They have approached her and she will soon sit for a narration and decide," reveals the source.

"Swara’s last film Nil Battey Sannata did well critically and commercially, the makers feel she’s got the perfect mix for a film like Gold," adds the source. Swara is also gearing up for the release of Anaarkali of Aarah.

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