Akshay Kumar and Mouni Roy are in action for Gold!

Gorgeous actress Mouni Roy is one of the cutest faces on Indian television presently. The news of the actress to be venturing into Bollywood took the internet by storm. And now, Producer Ritesh Sidhwani who is all set to produce Akshay Kumar starrer Gold, took to Twitter to verify the news.

He posted, "Team #Gold on the field tom all the best @akshaykumar @kagtireema @Roymouni @kapoorkkunal @TheAmitSadh #sunnykaushal #vineetsingh."

Mouni slayed it in the second season of Naagin and the third installment of the Naagin franchise is set to roll by year-end. In the meantime, Gold stars Akshay Kumar and is based on athlete Balbir Singh, who won the first ever gold medal at the Olympics post the Independence era.

"Mouni will be seen in a completely different avatar to suit the era. She will film for 20-25 days in August and is one of the few female characters in the otherwise male-dominated narrative," a source close to the development informed a leading tabloid. "She will be shooting extensively with Akshay," further added the source.

Helmed by Reema Kagti and produced by Excel Entertainment, Gold is scheduled to release on August 2018.

Reema has been working on the script of the movie for the last two years. The idea for the story came about when her lyricist-writer friend told her about the memorable Indian hockey match from 1948. "It is scripted by Rajesh Devraj and is a fictional take on the momentous game. Hockey will feature prominently in the plot but it is a strong human drama. Gold follows 12 crucial years in India's history as well," the source told.

Lately, Mouni had a small cameo in Tum Bin 2 which was directed by Anubhav Sinha.