# Akshay Kumar, R Madhavan reunite for Sajid Khan comedy 2026-10-04T08:12:52+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Akshay Kumar and R Madhavan are reuniting for an untitled comedy directed by Sajid Khan, nearly 14 years after ‘Housefull 2’ (2012). Produced by Ektaa R Kapoor, the film also stars Shriya Saran and Disha Patani. mid-day.com reports the project is an out-and-out comedy, while Times of India describes it as a “hilarious comedy of errors” centred on middle-aged men. Kumar and Madhavan previously played adversaries in ‘Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh’ (2025). Production is expected to begin in London towards the end of 2026 or early 2027, with Kumar joining after completing ‘Samuk’ and Sajid Khan finishing ‘Hero Ki Horrorine’. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both mid-day and Times of India offer straight, agency-style coverage of the same casting announcement, with no discernible editorial slant. Times of India adds a sourced description of the film as a “comedy of errors” about middle-aged men and specifies that Disha Patani and Shriya Saran will play romantic leads. The coverage is uniform, differing only in level of detail: Times of India frames the project as a commercial entertainer on a large scale, while mid-day emphasises Kumar’s return to comedy after ‘Haiwaan’. Neither outlet questions the production timeline or budget. The concrete next step is the start of production in London, expected by early 2027. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - mid-day.com (neutral report) Straight news report on casting and production plans - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Attribution to Mid-day report, adds genre and timeline detail This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Akshay Kumar, Ektaa R Kapoor, Housefull 2, R Madhavan, Sajid Khan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/akshay-kumar-r-madhavan-reunite-for-sajid-khan-comedy/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/akshay-kumar-r-madhavan-reunite-for-sajid-khan-comedy/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/