Akshay
Kumar’s
next
is
Yash
Raj
Films’
first
historical,
Prithviraj,
which
is
based
on
the
life
and
valour
of
the
fearless
and
mighty
King
Prithviraj
Chauhan.
He
is
essaying
the
role
of
the
legendary
warrior
who
fought
valiantly
to
protect
India
from
the
merciless
invader
Muhammad
of
Ghor
in
this
visual
spectacle.
Given
the
scale
of
the
film
and
the
authenticity
that
the
makers
wanted
to
achieve,
it
is
no
surprise
that
the
film
had
to
create
over
50,000
costumes
and
also
used
500
different
types
of
turbans
during
the
shoot!
The
film’s
director,
Dr.
Chandraprakash
Dwivedi
says,
“Detailing
was
key
to
making
a
film
like
Prithviraj.
Like
for
example,
500
different
turbans
were
created
for
the
film.
All
these
were
authentic
replication
of
the
kinds
of
turbans
worn
by
kings,
masses,
people
of
various
professions
at
that
time.
We
had
an
expert
on
turban
styling
on
the
set
who
would
oversee
the
process
of
these
turbans
being
worn
by
our
actors.”
He
adds,
“Over
50,000
costumes
were
handmade
for
the
film
by
a
costume
designer
who,
along
with
his
team,
was
specially
flown
in
from
Rajasthan
to
stay
in
Mumbai
and
make
these
costumes
from
scratch.
I’m
glad
I
had
a
producer
like
Aditya
Chopra
who
believed
in
my
vision
for
the
film
and
backed
me
completely
to
tell
a
story
like
this
in
the
grandest
way
possible.”
Akshay
Kumar
says,
“Rarely
do
films
take
this
much
effort
and
embark
upon
such
monumental
tasks.
Every
element
of
our
film
which
is
based
on
the
life
of
Samrat
Prithviraj
Chauhan
has
been
dealt
with
utmost
sincerity,
authenticity
and
reverence.
We
have
paid
attention
to
the
minutest
details
while
making
the
film
because
we
wanted
this
to
be
the
most
glorious
retelling
of
Samrat
Prithviraj’s
life
on
the
big
screen.”
Prithviraj
has
been
directed
by
Dr.
Chandraprakash
Dwivedi,
who
is
best
known
for
directing
the
television
epic
Chanakya
and
the
critically
acclaimed
film
Pinjar.
The
ethereally
gorgeous
Manushi
Chhillar
plays
the
role
of
King
Prithviraj’s
beloved
Sanyogita
and
her
launch
is
definitely
one
of
the
most
awaited
debuts
of
2022.
The
film
is
set
to
release
on
June
3
in
Hindi,
Tamil
and
Telugu.