Mumbai, Feb. 20 -- As the biopic of legendary music composer Ilaiyaraaja faces delays due to financial constraints, Tamil filmmaker Arun Matheswaran is turning his focus towards Bollywood. The 'Captain Miller' director is gearing up for his Hindi cinema debut, and reportedly Akshay Kumar might headline the film. Although the project is still in the scripting stage, PeepingMoon.com has reliably learned that the makers have initiated negotiations with the actor. Akshay is said to have verbally agreed and is expected to formally sign on the dotted line after a full script narration, scheduled around June or July. The film is a content-driven commercial action thriller tailored to appeal to all Indian audiences.

Arun Matheswaran has built a ...