Akshay Kumar slams rumours of attending BJP's Kolkata rally with Narendra Modi

Actor Akshay Kumar has confirmed that that the rumours regarding his attendance at political rally in Kolkata today are baseless and false. Reacting sharply to rumours circulating since yesterday that he may be attending BJP’s political rally in West Bengal today, actor Akshay Kumar told Hindustan Times that the news is “baseless”. “I am surprised at this level of rumours getting circulated about my presence in the political rally at Kolkata. I am currently busy shooting in Mumbai, and rumours regarding my attendance at political rally in Kolkata today are baseless and false,” says Kumar.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently addressing a massive rally in Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground today, his first visit to West Bengal since the state’s assembly poll dates were announced. Reports that apart from senior BJP functionaries, some famous actors would also join him on stage, started doing the rounds yesterday. With this reaction, Kumar has put to rest rumours regarding his presence at the event. On the work front, Akshay Kumar will be next seen in Farhad Samji’s Bachchan Pandey. The film is the Hindi remake of 2014 Tamil film Veeram and stars Kriti Sanon, Jacqueline Fernandez and Arshad Warsi as well. Akshay has Rohit Shetty’s Sooryavanshi alongside Katrina Kaif lined up. The film was supposed to hit the theatres last year, however, it got delayed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The actor’s upcoming films also include Atrangi Re, Raksha Bandhan and Bell Bottom.