Akshay kumar gets a Grazing Goat

Two years after he launched his first production house, the actor teams up with former programming head to float his new venture, Grazing Goat Productions

Akshay Kumar has joined hands with Ashvini Yardi, outgoing channel head of a Hindi GEC, to launch Grazing Goat Pictures Pvt Ltd.

The company will focus on producing Hindi films to start with, while plans of dabbling with regional films are also on the agenda.

Mumbai Mirror on November 13, 2011, had reported about Ashvini's resignation. Akshay, who already has a flourishing production house Hari Om Productions, has now teamed up with Ashvini and bought an office space in Juhu, which is fast being readied. Akshay's wife Twinkle is in charge of the decor.

Confirming the story, Ashvini shed more light on her joint venture with Akshay. She said, "After having worked in the television industry for almost 20 years, I was looking for an exciting project in the film medium."

Explaining how she professionally combined with Akshay, Ashvini told Mumbai Mirror, "Sometime during the shoot of Khatron Ke Khiladi early this year, Akshay and I came up with the idea of a production house where the focus is only on making quality creative film - both full length and short . We then got down to charting out the exact details of the plan. Thankfully, the modalities were worked out fast."

A source close to the developments told Mirror, "Ashvini, Akshay and Twinkle are on the same page. Ashvini moves out from the channel by end of this month. She does not want to waste too much of time before getting into thick of things soon. As things stand today, the office will be ready to be occupied by December 31, 2011."

Grazing Goat will soon be announcing their first project, toplining Akshay. The source clarified, "The film on Bigg Boss, which Akshay will produce, will not be the first film from the Akshay-Ashvini stable. Grazing Goat has three scripts on hand. Let's see which one gets the nod. Right now, they are also looking for talented writers and directors across India." Everyone needs a greener pasture, to graze… er… raise the bar.