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OMG2: Pankaj Tripathi To Join Akshay Kumar As The Lead Hero In Oh My God Sequel?
Mumbai, June 3, 2021: Akshay Kumar has never been short of films, even in the covid-19 pandemic, he is signing films after films. And now, it seems he has got his hands on one more film. As you all know, it was earlier reported that Akshay will be starring in the sequel of his 2012 film, Oh My God with Paresh Rawal in the lead role, though there was no confirmation from makers. ## While the sequel of OMG is definitely ON, we hear that Paresh Rawal will not be part of the sequel, instead, versatile actor Pankaj Tripathi will play the lead role along with Akshay Kumar. If things go as per plan, this would be the second time Pankaj Tripathi will share screen space with Akshay. They recently worked together on the Sajid Nadiadwala production, Bachchan Pandey.## Umesh Shukla, who helmed Oh My God, is reportadly not directing the sequel. The new director is yet to be known. It is said that Ashwin Varde along with Akshay Kumar will bankroll the project, which will go on floors in September this year for two months schedule. ## The pre-production work has begun and makers are working in isolation to explore the probable locations of the shoot, and also deciding on designing the sets in the city. The rest of the cast and crew will also be finalized soon. ## Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar is waiting for the release of Sooryavanshi, and Bell Bottom. Apart from these films, he also has Bachchan Pandey, Atrangi Re, and Prithviraj along with Aanand L Rai directorial, Raksha Bandhan, and Abhishek Sharma's Ram Setu. Rakshan Bandhan and Ram Setu are currently under production and will be wrapped up before OMG 2. ## Stay tuned...