Mumbai, Jan. 7 -- The Akshay Kumar-Sonakshi Sinha blockbuster action drama Rowdy Rathore is getting a sequel, adding to what has been the flavor of the season with multiple sequels of films like Raid, De De Pyaar De, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Singham, Welcome, and Housefull in the works this year. Although there have been various speculations about Rowdy Rathore 2 over the past few years, there finally seems to be some concrete movement toward this much-anticipated sequel, 12 years later.

The latest development indicates that the makers have found the ideal script for the Rowdy Rathore sequel and have initiated talks with a South Indian filmmaker to helm it. "Producers Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Shabina Khan are reportedly in talks with Tamil dire...