Kesari will be Akshay Kumar and Parineeti Chopra's first film together. (Image courtesy: Parineeti)
Highlights
- Akshay's Kesari look was revealed last week
- Kesari is reportedly based on the Battle of Saragarhi
- Kesari will be produced by karan Johar
New Delhi:
Parineeti Chopra has been roped in to play the lead role opposite Akshay Kumar in
Kesari and the 29-year-old actress is "excited to be a part of this legendary journey," she tweeted on Wednesday. Parineeti, who was last seen in
Golmaal Again has many promising projects in her kitty and
Kesari, which is reportedly based on the Battle of Saragarhi, is another worthy addition to her resume. Akshay Kumar shared the
first look of Kesari last week, which instantly topped the trends list. Take a look at Parineeti's tweet here:
Take a look at Akshay's look in
Kesari:
Kesari is Parineeti and Akshay's first film together. Akshay has made several films with Parineeti's cousin Priyanka Chopra, such as
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi,
Aitraaz and
Waqt: The Race Against Time among others. But Parineeti is starring in the sequel of
Akshay's Namastey London with Arjun Kapoor.
The film, titled
Namastey England, is one of Parineeti's two films releasing in 2018. Parineeti Chopra, who returned to films after a two-year hiatus, has also
signed up for Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar again with Arjun Kapoor. Between the success of
Golmaal Again and the failure of
Meri Pyari Bindu, 2017 was a well-balanced year (box-office wise) for the actress.
As of now, Akshay is awaiting the release of
PadMan, which will hit the screens on January 25. Akshay's second release of 2017 will be
2.0, co-starring Rajinikanth. Akshay has also signed up for Reema Kagti's
Gold, co-starring Mouni Roy.
Kesari will be directed by Anurag Singh.