Actress Nimrat Kaur, last seen on the big screen in the 2013 hit 'The Lunchbox', has begun shooting for her next Bollywood film 'Airlift', co-starring Akshay Kumar.

The 32-year-old actress posted a photo of her with Akshay, showing both giving the mahurat clap for the thriller, which is being directed by Raja Krishna Menon.

"Seated and buckled up! #AirliftTheMovie," Nimrat captioned the picture.

Though away from Bollywood for two years, the actress made her presence felt on US television. She starred in the season four of hit American series 'Homeland', as an ISI agent, named Tasneem Kureshi.