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Akshay Kumar Says He Isn’t the Lead in Golmaal 5 as Filming Starts

Akshay frames his casting as a creative choice that keeps the film an Ajay Devgn-led ensemble.

Overview

  • Akshay Kumar said he is not playing the main part in Golmaal 5 and named Ajay Devgn as the hero, adding he feels no insecurity about a supporting role.
  • Director Rohit Shetty has begun filming the fifth entry, reuniting the original 2006 cast—Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Kunal Kemmu, Shreyas Talpade, and Sharman Joshi—after twenty years.
  • The announcement video introduced Akshay to the ensemble and showed him in a bald look, with Ajay joking that no one lets go of a hit franchise.
  • Details of Akshay’s character remain undisclosed, with earlier talk of him playing the antagonist not confirmed by the makers.
  • Akshay said he chooses films for the story, and he is due next in Priyadarshan’s Bhooth Bangla on April 10, 2026.