MUMBAI: Akshay Kumar, whose recent film Good Newwz was a massive hit at the box office, is all set to star in Rohit Shetty’s Sooryavanshi. He then has Atrangi Re lined up by Anand L. Rai.

 Atrangi Re, starring Dhanush, Sara Ali Khan, and Akshay Kumar, is slated to hit the theatres next year on the Valentine's Day weekend, the makers announced on Thursday. The production is underway. It is a joint production by Rai's Colour Yellow Productions, T-Series, and Cape Of Good Films. The film was announced in January this year.

The beginning of a new journey! @AanandLRai's directorial #AtrangiRe starring @AkshayKumar,@DhanushKRaja & #SaraAliKhan goes on floors today! Presented by @itsbhushankumar's @Tseries @cypplofficial & #CapeOfGoodFilms, the film is written by #HimanshuSharma & an @arrahman musical. pic.twitter.com/chyTIbakoj

— TSeries (@TSeries) March 5, 2020

Sharing the news with fans, the official Twitter handle of T-Series tweeted, 'The beginning of a new journey! @AanandLRai's directorial #AtrangiRe starring @AkshayKumar, @DhanushKRaja & #SaraAliKhan goes on floors today! Presented by @itsbhushankumar's @Tseries @cypplofficial & #CapeOfGoodFilms, the film is written by #HimanshuSharma & an @arrahman musical. The film will be releasing on Valentine's Weekend.'

 This will be the first time that Sara Ali Khan will be seen playing a double role on-screen. Atrangi is a cross-cultural love story set in Madurai and Bihar. As per sources, while Atrangi Re is primarily a love story set in the heartland, laced with humour, the storytelling is in a zone the filmmaker has not attempted before. The screenplay follows a non-linear narrative of two romances from different timelines running in the parallel

The film, which reunites Dhanush and Aanand after their 2013 hit Raanjhanaa, will feature Akshay in a special role. Sara is playing the female lead in the movie. Atrangi Re has been written by National Award winner Himanshu Sharma, who last worked with Rai on Zero (2018). Oscar winner AR Rahman will be scoring the music.