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Published 14:29 IST, September 26th 2019

Housefull 4: Akshay Kumar unveils Chunky Panday's look on his birthday

After unveiling the ‘Super Six’ character posters of ‘Housefull 4’ on Wednesday, lead actor Akshay Kumar has now unveiled the first look poster of Chunky Panday

Reported by: Diyali Banerjee
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After unveiling the ‘Super Six’ character posters of ‘Housefull 4’ on Wednesday, Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has now unveiled the first look poster of Chunky Panday from the film. On the occasion of Chunky Panday's birthday, on Thursday, September 26, he took to Twitter and shared a motion poster where he (Chunky Panday) can be seen reprising his role as Aakhai Pasta. Wishing him a very happy birthday, Akshay captioned the post saying, "Wishing you as many laughs that you spread as ‘Aakhri Pasta’ Happy birthday, my friend Chunky Panday. Love and happiness always"

Here's the post:

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Housefull 4

Much-anticipated Bollywood comedy-drama 'Housefull 4' has been making it up to the news ever since it was announced. The multi-starrer venture features Akshay Kumar, Kriti Sanon, Riteish Deshmukh, Kriti Kharbanda, Bobby Deol, Pooja Hegde, Chunky Panday, Johnny Lever, and Boman Irani, among others. The fourth installment of the franchise has been shot extensively in London, Rajasthan, and Mumbai; and reportedly follows a non-linear narrative. 

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Plot

The plot of 'Housefull 4' circles around the theme of reincarnation. The movie is set in two time periods- the 16th century and the other 21st century. As per media reports, in the 16th century, Akshay Kumar will be seen as a King in 'Housefull 4', while Bobby Doel and Riteish Deshmukh will play his associates. Chunkey Panday’s humorous character Aakhri Pasta will be the nephew of great artist Vasco Da Gama. On the other hand, the present era story will showcase the girls coming from wealthy families and guys trying to impress them, in the past era, the characters will be seen in royal avatars.

Here's Akshay Kumar's look from the film:

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'Housefull 4' release delayed

'Housefull 4' which was initially scheduled to hit the theaters around Diwali 2019, was pushed back after former actress Tanushree Dutta accused veteran actor Nana Patekar, who was then a part of the film, of misconduct and initiated the 'MeToo' movement in Bollywood. Later filmmaker Sajid Khan was also accused of sexual harassment following which quit the project. As per media reports, Patekar was replaced by 'Baahubali' fame Rana Daggubati whereas 'Housefull 3' director Farhad Samji took over the reins of 'Housefull 4.' 

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What's next for Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar, who is basking in the success of his last outing 'Mission Mangal', has a number of films in the pipeline for release. Besides 'Housefull 4', he will also be starring in the upcoming venture, 'Good News', 'Laxmi Bomb' and Rohit Shetty's 'Sooriyavanshi'. Moreover, on the occasion of his birthday, on September 9, Akshay Kumar has confirmed that he will be donning the warrior hat for his next historical drama titled 'Prithviraj'. The historical drama reportedly chronicles the First Battle Of Tarain led by emperor Prithiviraj Chauhan who is considered one of the bravest rulers of the Chahamana dynasty.  

Updated 16:32 IST, September 26th 2019

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