Akshay plays naval officer in Rustom

The first look of Akshay Kumar in upcoming film Rustom has been unveiled and the actor looks impressive dressed up as a Navy officer.

In the photo, the Airlift star also dons a moustache for the role of a Parsi character Rustom Pavri.

Akshay, 48, took to Twitter to share the first look of the film, which will release on August 12, just in time for India’s Independence Day on August 15. “Decorated officer. Devoted family man. Defending his honour. His name RUSTOM. Know his story on 12 Aug #RustomFirstLook,” the actor wrote alongside the picture.  The thriller, which marks the  directorial debut of Tinu Suresh Desai, has been produced by Neeraj Pandey, who has earlier worked with Akshay in Special 26 and Baby. The film written by Vipul K Rawal of Iqbal fame also has Ileana D’Cruz and Esha Gupta playing  important characters.