Superstar Akshay Kumar, whose first release of 2018 - Pad Man - is slated for its theatrical bow on 25th January, has started shooting for his next film, Kesari.
The big-budget period film is based on the famous battle of Saragarhi, which was fought between Sikh soldiers of the British Indian Army and Pashtun Orakzai tribesmen on 12th September 1897. Akshay portrays Sikh Havildar Ishar Singh in the film, who led the British Indian contingent comprised 21 Sikh soldiers of the 36th Sikhs battalion of the Sikh Regiment.
Akshay took to his Twitter handle to share his look from the movie. He captioned it as, "Feeling nothing but immense pride and gratitude while sharing this. Beginning my 2018 with #KESARI, my most ambitious film and a lot of passion. Need your best wishes as always."
To be produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions and Azure Entertainment, Kesari is being helmed by Punjabi filmmaker Anurag Singh. The film is slated to release on Holi 2019.
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