Report: Is Anil Kapoor collaborating with director S Shankar for Nayak 2?

Megastar Anil Kapoor is on a success spree as his last two theatrical releases ‘Animal’ and ‘Fighter’ are trending on OTT platforms after minting moolahs at the box office. Now, speculations are rife that the actor is set to team up with the award-winning filmmaker S Shankar for the sequel of their critically acclaimed film ‘Nayak’. The speculations around ‘Nayak 2’ sparked ever since Anil was spotted in Mumbai with the director. The pictures of the two went viral on the social media, which made fans excited about them teaming up yet again for a powerful narrative.

Anil Kapoor-starrer was a remake of Shankar’s 1999 Tamil-language film Mudhalvan, Apart from the cinema icon, the film starred Rani Mukerji, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal, and Johnny Lever. The film was released in 2001 and went on to become one of the most critically acclaimed and successful films of the year. Meanwhile, on the work front, while Shankar is gearing up for the release of his Ram Charan-starrer ‘Game Changer’, Anil Kapoor has ‘Subedaar’ to his credit. The recently announced project is being helmed by Suresh Triveni.