Snapped: Akshay and Taapsee unleash their intense side for 'Naam Shabana'

Mumbai: By giving back to back superhit films at the box office, Bollywood's Khiladi, Akshay Kumar have had a splendid year so far. After giving a mesmerizing performance in his last film 'Rustom', the actor has now begun shooting for his next.

The actor has started shooting for the second instalment in Neeraj Pandey's 'Baby' franchise, 'Naam Shabana', which stars Taapsee as the lead.

Taapsee Pannu, who had an acclaimed cameo in the prequel, will be seen reprising her role as the protagonist in the film, titled 'Naam Shabana'.

The film, which reportedly also stars Manoj Bajpayee and Prithviraj Sukumaran, however, will feature Akshay Kumar in a cameo.

Though there had been rumours about Akshay returning in a cameo, the superstar himself confirmed the titbit, by tweeting a picture from the sets of the film recently.

In a recent picture that was shared by Akshay's fan page, we see the two actor shooting an intense scene.

Taapsee, who's fresh from the phenomenal success of her recent release 'Pink', is quite excited about the film, and said that Akshay's cameo was pretty much half the battle won for her.

'Naam Shabana', which will be helmed by Shivam Nair, is slated for a 2017 release. Akshay himself will be teaming up with producer Neeraj Pandey's upcoming directorial 'Crack'.