<p>Popular actor Akshay Kumar and Rakul Preet are set to team up for the Hindi remake of the popular Tamil thriller <em>Ratsasan</em>, according to tracker Sreedhar Pillai. This will mark the first collaboration between the two.</p>.<p><br />Rakul, who made her Bollywood debut with <em>Yaariyan</em>, has carved a niche for herself in the industry with films such as <em>De De Pyaar De </em>and <em>Marjaavaan</em>. The perception is that working with an A-list star like Akki may help her emerge as a bankable name in the Hindi film industry.<br /> </p>.<p><em>Ratsasan</em>, directed by Ram Kumar, featured Vishnu Vishal and Amala Paul in the lead and proved to be a gamechanger for them. It revolved around a police officer's attempts at hunting down a serial killer and received rave reviews for its intriguing screenplay. The flick was remade in Telugu as <em>Rakshasudu </em>with Bellamkonda Sreenivas and Anupama Parameswaran in the lead. The Tollywood version became a hit.<br /><br />Akshay, meanwhile, is going through a busy phase on the work front and will soon be seen in <em>Bell Bottom</em>. He also has Sooryavanshi, directed by mass director Rohit Shetty, in his kitty. It is a part of Bollywood's 'cop universe' and features the seasoned actor in a macho avatar. The cast includes Katrina Kaif, Jackie Shroff, Ajay Devgn and Ranveer Singh. He will also be seen in <em>Rakshabandhan</em>, <em>Prithviraj</em>, and <em>Bachchan Pandey</em>. There have also been talks of him replacing Kartik Aaryan in the Karan Johar-backed <em>Dostana 2</em>.</p>.<p>Rakul, on the other hand, was last seen in the underwhelming <em>Sardar Ka Grandson</em>. She is awaiting the release of <em>Attack</em>, starring John Abraham, and her Tamil movie <em>Aayalaan</em>. She is also part of Ajay Devgn's upcoming movies <em>Mayday </em>and <em>Thank God</em>. The actor had been signed on to essay a key role in Kamal Haasan's<em> Indian 2</em>, a sequel to the 1996 release <em>Indian</em>/<em>Hindustani</em>, which has been put on hold. </p>
<p>Popular actor Akshay Kumar and Rakul Preet are set to team up for the Hindi remake of the popular Tamil thriller <em>Ratsasan</em>, according to tracker Sreedhar Pillai. This will mark the first collaboration between the two.</p>.<p><br />Rakul, who made her Bollywood debut with <em>Yaariyan</em>, has carved a niche for herself in the industry with films such as <em>De De Pyaar De </em>and <em>Marjaavaan</em>. The perception is that working with an A-list star like Akki may help her emerge as a bankable name in the Hindi film industry.<br /> </p>.<p><em>Ratsasan</em>, directed by Ram Kumar, featured Vishnu Vishal and Amala Paul in the lead and proved to be a gamechanger for them. It revolved around a police officer's attempts at hunting down a serial killer and received rave reviews for its intriguing screenplay. The flick was remade in Telugu as <em>Rakshasudu </em>with Bellamkonda Sreenivas and Anupama Parameswaran in the lead. The Tollywood version became a hit.<br /><br />Akshay, meanwhile, is going through a busy phase on the work front and will soon be seen in <em>Bell Bottom</em>. He also has Sooryavanshi, directed by mass director Rohit Shetty, in his kitty. It is a part of Bollywood's 'cop universe' and features the seasoned actor in a macho avatar. The cast includes Katrina Kaif, Jackie Shroff, Ajay Devgn and Ranveer Singh. He will also be seen in <em>Rakshabandhan</em>, <em>Prithviraj</em>, and <em>Bachchan Pandey</em>. There have also been talks of him replacing Kartik Aaryan in the Karan Johar-backed <em>Dostana 2</em>.</p>.<p>Rakul, on the other hand, was last seen in the underwhelming <em>Sardar Ka Grandson</em>. She is awaiting the release of <em>Attack</em>, starring John Abraham, and her Tamil movie <em>Aayalaan</em>. She is also part of Ajay Devgn's upcoming movies <em>Mayday </em>and <em>Thank God</em>. The actor had been signed on to essay a key role in Kamal Haasan's<em> Indian 2</em>, a sequel to the 1996 release <em>Indian</em>/<em>Hindustani</em>, which has been put on hold. </p>