Rakul Preet Singh joins Ajay Devgn's directorial 'Mayday' with Amitabh Bachchan

Earlier in November, Ajay Devgn announced his upcoming directorial titled Mayday. In the film, the actor will be directing Amitabh Bachchan for the first time who has been roped in to play the lead role. Now, the makers have announced a new cast member and it's none other than Rakul Preet Singh. Yes, the actor will be reuniting with her De De Pyaar De co-star with Mayday. Interestingly, Ajay will also be acting in the film.

Confirming the same, Rakul said in a statement, "I have worked with Ajay sir in the past and extremely thrilled to be working with him yet again as his co-pilot in a film where he is not just my co-star but director too. When I decided to be an actor like all the other aspiring actors I had a dream to work with Mr Bachchan and I am so glad that with this film my dream to share screen space with him will come true."

Mayday marks Bachchan and Ajay's reunion on the big screen after 13 long years. The film is set to go on floors in December this year and Rakul will be joining the team for the shoot in Hyderabad.

Currently, Rakul has headed to the Maldives for a family holiday and was clicked at the Mumbai airport by the paparazzi. The actor has been shooting for an untitled romantic film opposite Arjun Kapoor in Mumbai. The film also stars John Abraham and Aditi Rao Hydari in special appearances.