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aKShay Kumar payS TribuTe

To marTyrS of Saragarhi
kshay Kumar has had a good run in 2018 so far with PadMan

and Gold. With the teaser of his first Tamil film 2.0 releasing
Aon Thursday, things are certainly looking up for Bollywood’s
Khiladi Kumar. But it looks like the good times will continue for Akshay
in 2019 as well as he recently shared the first poster of his upcoming

film Kesari.
Kesari is an upcoming period film based on the Battle of Saragarhi
where 21 Sikhs fought against 10,000 Afghans in 1897. Akshay plays
the role of Havildar Ishar Singh in the film. The film also stars Parineeti

Chopra.
Akshay Kumar tweeted, “On #SaragarhiDay, here’s the first look of
#KESARI – our humble tribute to the martyrs of Saragarhi! ‘Aaj meri
pagdi bhi Kesari…Jo bahega mera woh lahu bhi Kesari… Aur mera

jawaab bhi Kesari.’”
Kesari is helmed by Anurag Singh who is a popular Punjabi director.
Anurag has previously directed films like Jatt & Juliet, Punjab 1984
among others. This is his first Hindi film. He has also co-written the

film with Girish Kohli.
Kesari is scheduled to release on March 21, 2019.

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