Akshay Kumar's next to be based on Ben Affleck's 'Argo'?

'Special 26' director Neeraj Pandey’s next film with Akshay Kumar is apparently loosely based on Ben Affleck's Academy Award winning Hollywood film 'Argo'

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Director Neeraj Pandey, whose last film 'Special 26' won critical appreciation, is now all set for his next project, also an Akshay Kumar-starrer. Says a source, “Getting inspired by various Hollywood films is not new to Bollywood. The latest one to join this bandwagon is Neeraj Pandey, whose next film with Akshay Kumar is apparently based on Ben Affleck’s Academy Award winning film, 'Argo'.”

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The source adds that the new project is still untitled. “Shooting for the film has already started. This film is expected to release next year in January,” says the source.

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Neeraj Pandey remained unavailable for comment.

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