After
a
long
delay
owing
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
Akshay
Kumar's
much
awaited
historical
drama
Samrat
Prithviraj
released
in
theatres
on
Friday
(June
3,
2022).
Helmed
by
Dr
Chandraprakash
Dwivedi,
the
film
is
based
on
Prithviraj
Raso,
a
Braj
language
epic
poem
about
the
life
of
Rajput
king,
Prithviraj
Chauhan.
The
Akshay
Kumar-starrer
opened
to
mixed
response
from
the
critics
and
the
audience.
When
it
comes
to
its
performance
at
the
box
office
on
first
day
of
its
release,
Samrat
Prithviraj
has
collected
Rs
10.70
Crore
on
the
first
day
of
its
release.
The
film
will
require
some
heavy
positive
word
of
mouth
to
mint
big
numbers
on
Saturday
and
Sunday.
Trade
analyst
Taran
Adarsh
tweeted,
"#SamratPrithviraj
gathered
momentum
towards
evening
on
Day
1...
Biz
at
metros
-
which
started
slow
-
did
not
escalate,
but
mass
circuits
showed
upward
trends...
Biz
should
grow
on
Day
2
and
3,
needs
that
push
for
a
strong
weekend
total...
Fri
₹
10.70
cr.
#India
biz."
Talking
about
what
fascinated
him
to
play
Samrat
Prithviraj
on
screen,
Akshay
Kumar
earlier
shared
in
one
of
his
interviews,
"Various
aspects
inspired
me,
the
first
being
that
my
writer-director
Dr.
Chandraprakash
Dwivedi
had
spent
18
long
years
researching
Prithviraj!
Who
does
such
things?
I
am
amazed
at
his
dedication
and
knowledge.
In
history,
all
we
had
learnt
was
one
paragraph,
with
a
picture
of
a
rather
stout
man.
But
Prithviraj
became
a
king
at
the
age
of
11,
died
at
36
and
fought
18
long
battles
until
then.
Doctor-saab
thus
explained
that
he
had
to
someone
athletic,
and
so
he
had
come
to
me.
The
sword
he
had
used
alone
weighed
15
to
20
kilos!"
Samrat
Prithviraj
marks
the
Bollywood
debut
of
former
beauty
queen
Manushi
Chhillar,
and
also
features
Sanjay
Dutt
and
Sonu
Sood
in
pivotal
roles.