OMG 2: Akshay Kumar to play Lord Shiva; shares first look poster as he begins shoot 2 : Bollywood News

Akshay Kumar who essayed the role of Lord Krishna in the 2012 film OMG co-starring Paresh Rawal is all set to return to his Godly avatar for the sequel of the film. The actor has begun shooting for the film and announced the same with his first look poster from the film.

OMG 2: Akshay Kumar to play Lord Shiva; shares first look poster as he begins shoot

Akshay Kumar will be seen playing Lord Shiva in the film. In the poster, Akshay is seen sporting long hair with blue skin, resembling Lord Shiva. Sharing the poster, he wrote, "Need your blessings and wishes for #OMG2, our honest and humble attempt to reflect on an important social issue. May the eternal energy of Adiyogi bless us through this journey."

‘कर्ता करे न कर सके शिव करे सो होय ..’ ????????
Need your blessings and wishes for #OMG2, our honest and humble attempt to reflect on an important social issue. May the eternal energy of Adiyogi bless us through this journey. हर हर महादेव@TripathiiPankaj @yamigautam @AmitBrai pic.twitter.com/VgRZMVzoDy
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) October 23, 2021

The team had earlier wrapped up the Mumbai schedule with Yami Gautam and Pankaj Tripathi. Akshay will be joining the team for the Ujjain schedule. The team was supposed to start shooting for the Ujjain schedule on October 13, but it was postponed after a few crew members tested positive for COVID-19.

OMG 2 is written and directed by Amit Rai and produced by Cape of Good Films, Vipul D Shah, Rajesh Bahl, and Ashwin Varde.

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