Mumbai: Superstars Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan may not be the best of friends but Akshay maintains that they have mutual admiration for each other.

“Friendship doesnt mean you meet everyday. We dont meet everyday. I havent gone to his house or he has come to my place. We have mutual admiration for each other. I admire him and so does he,” Akshay said in an interview here.

The “Dabangg” star, Akshay and filmmaker Karan Johar are coming together for a movie slated to release in 2018. The yet-to-be titled project will be produced by Salman and Karan, while Akshay will star in the lead role.”Its for the first time that a big actor like him has signed me.

It usually happens in Hollywood where one big actor signs another big actor. If this works on Bollywood it will become a trend. Hats off to Salman to put money on me,” Akshay said.

There were rumors that the film will revolve around the Battle of Saragarhi.

On this Akshay said, “No nothing is finalised… everything is going on. If I say anything my agreement will get cancelled.”

According to the “Rustom” star there is still some time before the film goes on floors.

In the trailer of Akshays upcoming film “Jolly LLB-2” a situation comes when Akshay raises a question on Salman Khans marriage.

Talking about this particular scene, the “Special 26” star said, “Dont worry, dont create anything he knows everything. And after that only he signed me.”

This upcoming courtroom drama film is a sequel to the 2013 released film “Jolly LLB” that starred Arshad Warsi, Amrita Rao and Boman Irani in the lead roles. Produced by Fox Star Studios, the film is all set to hit theatres on February 10.

PTI