Mumbai, Nov. 28 -- Actor Arshad Warsi will be seen sharing screen space with superstar Akshay Kumar in the upcoming action comedy, Bachchan Pandey. The film also stars Kriti Sanon.

Shooting begins in January on location in Jaisalmer and will continue till March. Arshad plays Akshay's friend in the film.

The film casts Akshay as a gangster who aspires to be an actor, while Kriti plays a journalist who wishes to be a director.

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted on Saturday: "AKSHAY KUMAR - ARSHAD WARSI. #AkshayKumar and #ArshadWarsi teamed for the first time for action-comedy #BachchanPandey. Costars #KritiSanon. Shoot begins Jan 2021 in #Jaisalmer. Will continue till March 2021. Directed by #FarhadSamji. Produced by #SajidNadiadwala." ...