Two’s company, three’s a crowd, but not when it is Akshay Kumar, Priyadarshan, and Ekta Kapoor. For a while, the actor and the director have been trying to collaborate, but their busy schedules have kept them from joining forces after their last film, Khatta Meetha, in 2010. Now, Kapoor has found a script that will bring the duo together. A source informs, “Priyadarshan narrated a horror thriller to Ekta, along the lines of Bhool Bhulaiyaa [2007]. Ekta loved the script and informed Akshay about the story.” On learning that the National Award-winning director would be helming the project, Kumar gave his nod; after all, they’ve made several hit films together, including Hera Pheri (2000), Garam Masala (2005), Bhagam Bhaag (2006), Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007), and De Dana Dan (2009).

Priyadarshan and Ekta Kapoor