There’s good news for all the Akshay Kumar fans who like to see him more in action movies rather than comedies, where his timing has seriously gone wrong these days. Akshay Kumar is all set to sign Ekta Kapoor’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Mumbai’ sequel, as the lead actor, replacing less actor more kiss-master Emraan Hashmi – he didn’t get to kiss Prachi Desai in the original. His role is going to get picked up from where Emraan, who portrayed the role of young Dawood in the original, had left it.

The sequel of the film will be directed by Milan Lutharia itself. The first installment of the movie emphasized on the life of Haji Mastan and his rivalry with Dawood Ibrahim, where Haji Mastan dies in the end. Whereas, the sequel will entirely draw attention towards the rise of Dawood in Mumbai Underworld. The film is going to be a true action packed thriller.

Since, none of the lead actors from the original film are working in the sequel, its anticipated that the film will see some fresh and happening story altogether. Ekta Kapoor is keen on making the film on the basis of a complete new script, with no relation to the first film. The search is on for the film’s second lead, who could play Akshay’s rival in the movie.

We hope, Akki gets his timing right in dhishoom dhishoom!