Akshay Kumar and Vipul Amrutlal Shah’s sci-fi action thriller Samuk has called time on its UK shoot, sending the production to Mumbai for a final 20-day leg. Close to 80 per cent of the picture is reportedly already in the can after an international schedule that began in late August.
Where the shoot stands
Director Kanishk Varma and producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah have kept the plot of Samuk mostly under wraps, but the broad outline is clear: it is a large-scale theatrical spectacle built around science fiction, action and survival. The UK leg has been the bulk of principal photography, and the unit will now finish the remaining portions in Mumbai over roughly 20 days.
- Shooting in the UK ran from late August until the recent wrap.
- Nearly 80 per cent of the film is reported complete.
- The final Mumbai leg is planned as a 20-day schedule.
- A pan-India theatrical release is being planned for 2027.
The project has been in development for more than two years.
The team behind the creature
The ensemble includes Rukmini Maitra, Vineet Kumar Singh, Rajat Kapoor, Swanand Kirkire, Banita Sandhu and Sushant Singh alongside Akshay Kumar. The film also brings in Academy Award-nominated creature-effects designer Alec Gillis, whose credits include the Alien and Predator franchises, to build the central alien creature.
That choice signals visual ambition. Rather than lean only on computer-generated spectacle, the production has maintained a grounded approach that combines creature effects with large-scale action, a route that can give a genre film more physical texture and practical scale.
The film also marks the first collaboration between Akshay Kumar and Vipul Amrutlal Shah in 13 years, which adds an emotional hook for Hindi cinema fans. Co-produced by Aashin A. Shah under Sunshine Pictures, it is being positioned as a major genre outing for Indian cinema.
What to watch for next
The Mumbai leg will show whether the film locks principal photography on time and moves into a longer post-production pipeline. Creature-heavy films usually need substantial VFX and design work, so the 2027 release window leaves room for that finishing process. No character details or release date have been announced yet.
For now, the key takeaway is momentum: a big-canvas sci-fi survival action film has cleared its international schedule and is entering the final stretch.
Source: Filmibeat