Akshay Kumar to play Lord Shiva in 'Oh My God 2', tease first look poster!

Mumbai: Superstar Akshay Kumar has started shooting for `Oh My God 2`, and guess what, he will essay the role of Lord Shiva in the film.On Saturday, Akshay took to Instagram and announced the project. He also shared the first poster of the film, in which he can be seen donning Lord Shiva`s avatar.

"Karta kare na kar sake shiv kare so hoye. Need your blessings and wishes for #OMG2, our honest and humble attempt to reflect on an important social issue. May the eternal energy of Adiyogi bless us through this journey. Har Har Mahadev," Akshay captioned the post.

‘कर्ता करे न कर सके शिव करे सो होय ..’ 
Need your blessings and wishes for #OMG2, our honest and humble attempt to reflect on an important social issue. May the eternal energy of Adiyogi bless us through this journey. हर हर महादेव@TripathiiPankaj @yamigautam @AmitBrai pic.twitter.com/VgRZMVzoDy — Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) October 23, 2021

Directed by Amit Rai, `Oh My God 2` is a sequel to Paresh Rawal and Akshay Kumar-starrer of the same name. In the original film, Akshay had essayed the character of Lord Krishna.Apart from Akshay, the movie also features Yami Gautam and Pankaj Tripathi.