Akshay Kumar , who nowadays can be seen displaying his martial arts techniques on television, is said to have been signed by Ravi Chopra.
Chopra, who last year gave the superhit Baghban , is said to have signed Akshay for a film titled Babul.
Babul already stars Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan . Chopra insists Babul will have an emotional theme but will not be similar to Baghban .
Babul will go on the floors in October and is expected to release , early next year.
Akshay and Salman will be seen for the first time together on screen in David Dhawan 's Mujhse Shaadi Karogi , which also stars Priyanka Chopra . The film is expected to hit the theatres in July.