Akshay Kumar pays tribute to Rajesh Khanna in his new ad as he turns 'Bawarchi'

Akshay Kumar took to his Twitter account to pay tribute to his father-in-law Rajesh Khanna through his latest ad. Sharing the video of the ad, he wrote, "Very rarely do we get a chance in life to play our hero on screen! Is #ad ko karte huye mujhe wohi khushi mili. Fondly remembering my late father-in-law whose iconic character in Bawarchi inspired me to do this."

Check out the tweet here:

On the work front, Akshay recently announced the release date of his upcoming film 'Bachchan Pandey'. Apart from this, he will soon be seen in movies like 'Ram Setu' with Jacqueline Fernandez and

Nushrratt Bharucchha

, 'Raksha Bandhan' co-starring Bhumi Pednekar and 'Prithviraj' which will mark Manushi Chillar's debut in Bollywood.

Well, the list doesn't end there, the actor has films like 'Mission Cinderella', 'Oh My God 2', 'Gorkha' and 'Selfiee' in his kitty.