In November 2016, Akshay had announced on Twitter about doing another project with Neeraj titled "Crack" which was to release on Independence Day this year.
He had also shared the first look of the film which showed a broken pair of spectacles.
However, due to some reasons best known to the makers, "Crack" got delayed and rumors of the film being shelved were doing the rounds.
"We are working on the script of 'Crack' right now. Once the script is ready we will begin (shoot)," Neeraj told PTI.
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Refuting the rumours Akshay had cleared the air last month on social media that "Crack" will happen.
Akshay and Neeraj have earlier collaborated on movies like "Baby" and "Special 26". Neeraj was also one of the producers of "Rustom".
Also the director-actor duo will collaborate for "Baby 2".
Talking about the status of the film, the" "M S Dhoni : The Untold Story" director said, "We are working. We will have a gap between the two films (referring to "Baby" and "Baby 2"). May be it will take some more time (to go on floors)."