Akshay
Kumar
and
Karan
Johar's
collaboration,
based
on
the
Battle
of
Saragarhi,
has
been
officially
titled
"Kesari" and
the
film
will
arrive
in
cinema
halls
on
Holi
2019.
The
movie
will
be
produced
by
Cape
of
Good
Hope
Films
and
Dharma
Productions.
The
Twitter
handle
of
Karan's
production
house
shared
a
poster
revealing
the
details
of
the
film,
which
was
earlier
known
to
be
co-produced
by
Salman
Khan,
who
later
left
the
project.
"Akshay
Kumar
and
Karan
Johar
proudly
present
'Kesari'
based
on
one
of
the
bravest
battles
fought
in
India
'The
Battle
of
Saragarhi'.
"Directed
by
Anurag
Singh
and
starring
Akshay
Kumar.
Releasing
Holi
2019," the
post
read.
Akshay
also
tweeted,
"A
film
I'm
extremely
excited
about
personally
and
emotionally...
Kesari
releasing
Holi
2019."
While
Karan
wrote,
"Extremely
excited
to
see
this
exceptional
and
brave
story
unfold!!!
KESARI
Holi
2019."
Ajay
Devgn
and
Rajkumar
Santoshi
are
also
rumoured
to
have
been
working
on
a
film
based
on
the
Battle
of
Saragarhi.
Randeep
Hooda
is
also
attached
to
feature
in
a
historical
drama
on
the
same
subject.