Apart from the Punjabi touch, the star is also extremely possessive of the 'Singh' in the film title. In fact, Akki's upcoming home production, (that was earlier titled Breakaway) has been recently titled as Speedy Singh. And insiders inform that it was Akshay's idea to include Singh in the title.
When contacted, the official spokesperson of the movie confirms that Akshay thought of Speedy Singh as the title. For the uninitiated, Akshay has an extremely strong Punjabi connect with his audience. Recently, the actor was in the news for giving away the title, Son of Sardar, to Ajay Devgn, even though it was registered with him and he didn't want to part with it initially.
He is also working on a sequel to Singh Is Kinng now. Interestingly, Akshay was reportedly the first choice to play athlete Milkha Singh in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. However, now he isn't in the running for the role. But industry insiders look at Akki's title, Speedy Singh, as an interesting co-incidence since Mehra's film is about the Sikh athlete.
Meanwhile, the actor is leaving no stone unturned to create a buzz for his first Indo-Canadian venture. After working with international music sensations like Kylie Minogue in Blue (2009) and Snoop Dogg for the title track in Singh is Kinng, Akshay has partnered with Grammy-award-winning rapper and actor Ludacris for a track in the film called Shera Di Kaum. The song has been composed by RDB and Ludacris has rapped on it.
