Parineeti Chopra to star opposite Akshay Kumar in 'Kesari'
New Delhi [India], Jan. 10 (ANI): Parineeti Chopra has joined the cast of Akshay Kumar-starrer 'Kesari', which is based on the Battle of Sargarhi.
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Jan 10, 2018 19:34 IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 10 (ANI): Parineeti Chopra has joined the cast of Akshay Kumar-starrer 'Kesari', which is based on the Battle of Sargarhi.
Filmmaker Karan Johar took to his Twitter handle to announce, "The lead actress in #KESARI is ........PARINEETI CHOPRA! @ParineetiChopra".
The lead actress in #KESARI is ........PARINEETI CHOPRA! @ParineetiChopra pic.twitter.com/kP2VV1fqp9
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) January 10, 2018
The film is based on the battle took place in 1897 between British Indian Army and Afghan Orakzai tribesmen in North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan).
Earlier, the first look of the film was unveiled, in which the 'Rustom' star is seen exuding stoicism in a turbaned avatar.
His yellow turban, long beard and intense gaze - all of them set the tone of the period-drama right.
The movie, which is directed by Anurag Singh, is all set to hit the theatres on Holi, 2019. (ANI)
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