Watch: Akshay Kumar the new vigilante in town to fight corruption in 'Gabbar is Back'

Mumbai: After 'Baby' which garnered positive critical acclaim and good box office numbers, Akshay Kumar is now gearing up for his next release. The actor has released the first creatives of his forthcoming film titled 'Gabbar is Back' directed by Krish.

The film is a remake of 'Ramanaa' that released in 2002. The shooting of the film was wrapped last year and the makers were looking for a suitable window to release the film. After an interesting first look, the makers have launched a series of teasers.

Akshay is currently overseas shooting for 'Airlift' and will be back in Mumbai within the next two weeks. One can expect a big trailer launch announcement for this film, that will release on May 1. Initially the film was titled ‘Gabbar’, however the makers decided to rename it and came up with the title ‘Gabbar is Back’.The film also stars Shruti Haasan, Sonu Sood and Prakash Raj. Kareena Kapoor is doing a cameo in this film for which she has already shot. Akshay had grown his hair and beard as part of the look and had maintained it for a long time.

After Akshay finished the shooting of the film, he went clean shaved and posted it on social media.

Apart from 'Airlift', Akshay Kumar is also committed to 'Singh is Bling' and 'Housefull 3'.

Watch the teaser here.