Sabbir Khan was a director of a movie featuring Akshay Kumar in a starring role.
Gabbar Is Back is a 2015 Indian vigilante-action drama film directed by Krish and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Viacom 18 Motion Pictures . Featuring Akshay Kumar and Shruti Haasan in the lead roles , the film is a remake of the 2002 Tamil film Ramanaa , directed by A. R. Murugadoss , which was later remade in Telugu as Tagore in 2003 and in Kannada as Vishnu Sena in 2005 . Garam Masala ( translation : Hot Spice ) is a 2005 Indian comedy film directed by Priyadarshan featuring Akshay Kumar , John Abraham , Rimi Sen , Neha Dhupia , Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav . Sabbir Khan . In 2009 he made his directorial debut with the film Kambakkht Ishq ( 2009 ) that starred Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor .