The film, also starring Sonakshi Sinha, is being co-produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and UTV, who are trying to revive the culture of handmade posters, which took a back seat in the 1990s.
Bhansali and UTV are bringing back the style by roping in painters to make the first look of Akshay's "Rowdy Rathore", said a source adding that this is the first time in years that an actor will have his portrait in the get up of his character as a first look.
Directed by Prabhu Deva, "Rowdy Rathode" also marks Akshay's return to the action genre.