Kareena to play Akshay's wife in Bhansali's 'Gabbar'

According to the Bollywood Hungama actress Kareena Kapoor will be playing Akshay Kumar’s wife in the upcoming film ‘Gabbar’.

It was revealed earlier the 33-year-old actress will appear in an item number of the film, which is a remake of Tamil hit ‘Ramana’.

But now a source close to Kareena reveals she’ll, in fact, play a full-fledged role in the flick.

The Bollywood Hungama quoted a source close to Kareena as saying, “Bebo (Kareena Kapoor) plays Akshay’s wife in the film. She is killed before the film begins. So Akshay keeps remembering her in flashbacks. The role is like that of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Aditya Chopra’s ‘Mohabbatein’. The film’s leading lady played a kind of spirit that ran across the film. Likewise in Gabbar.”

Kareena will be playing Akshay’s wife for the second time, after last pairing up with the actor in ‘Aitraaz’, co-starring Priyanka Chopra.

‘Gabbar’, which is being produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and directed by Krish, is slated to release on January 23rd, 2015.