Akshay Kumar starrer 'Naam Shabana' is the first spin-off in Hindi cinema & other trivia

Naam Shabana is a 2017 action-thriller film helmed by Shivam Nair. movie was jointly produced by Aruna Bhatia and Neeraj Pandey. movie was a prequel to 2015 movie Baby which also starred Taapsee Pannu. Along with Taapsee Pannu, movie starred Akshay Kumar and Prithviraj Sukumaran in prominent roles. Naam Shabana actually provides back-story of intelligence nt Shabana and how she becomes a spy.

Akshay Kumar plays an extended cameo appearance in film Naam Shabana where he reprises role of Ajay Rajput while Taapsee plays titular character. Read on to kw some interesting details about Akshay Kumar starrer movie.

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Akshay Kumar starrer Naam Shabana movie trivia

• Reportedly, film Naam Shabana is said to be first spin-off movie ever seen in Hindi cinema.
• Taapsee Pannu apparently learnt mixed martial arts and Aikido for her role in Naam Shabana.
• Producer Neeraj Pandey actually took guidance from a real-life full-time consultant, who was an ex-intelligence officer.so as to aid to Pannu's character in film. 
• Baby actors Akshay Kumar, Danny Denzongpa, Anupam Kher, Murli Sharma and Madhurima Tul reprised ir roles for movie Naam Shabana as well. 
• One can also find an instance where cast of Naam Shabana, actor Maj Bajpai asks Danny Denzongpa about mission named Baby. movie Baby is actually a sequel to Naam Shabana however it released in 2015. 
• Naam Shabana shows how Taapsee's character from Baby learns all her skills at national defence of India. 

• Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran, who works in Malayalam langu film industry aka Mollywood plays a negative character in a Hindi film for first time. It was actor's third appearance in a Hindi movie as of 2017.
• song Zooby Zooby from 80s movie Dance Dance was recreated in Naam Shabana. However, song is actually a clear plagiarised version of song Bror Louie by German pop group called Modern Talking. 

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• movie's action stunts were said to be directed by French stuntman named Cyril Raffaelli. 
• Akshay Kumar starrer film is said ti be made on a budget of 15 Crores. However, film instantly collected 16 Crores on its first weekend.

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Promo Im courtesy: A still from Naam Shabana trailer