Hiten Tejwani to do film with Akshay Kumar

Mumbai: Popular TV actor Hiten Tejwani will be seen alongside Bollywood star Akshay Kumar in a movie titled `Its Entertainment`.

The film marks the debut of writer duo Sajid-Farhad as directors. They had earlier written dialogues for films like `Bol Bachchan`, `Housefull 2`, `Ready`, `Golmaal Returns` and `Golmaal 3`. Hiten is doing a cameo in the film. "It is a small role that I am doing in the film. I am playing a small screen actor. I did the film because of my relation with Ramesh Taurani (producer)," Hiten told reporters. The actor has started shooting for his role and is quite happy to be a part of the film. Produced by Ramesh Taurani, the film stars Akshay opposite `Himmatwala` heroine Tamannah Bhatia and is scheduled to release in March next year. Currently, Hiten is playing the role of Manav Deshmukh in Ekta Kapoor`s most popular soap `Pavitra Rishta`. He all hosts crime based show `Savdhaan India`. He has also been part of several hit daily soaps like `Kutumb` and `Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi`. Talking about his popularity on small screen, Hiten says, "I feel fortunate that people remember be with my on screen characters (names). This shows I have succeeded in making a place in their hearts." PTI