Manushi
Chhillar
who
was
crowned
Miss
World
in
2017,
is
all
set
to
make
her
big
debut
in
Bollywood
with
Akshay
Kumar's
period
drama
Prithviraj.
The
film
has
the
former
beauty
queen
essaying
the
role
of
princess
Sanyogita.
Recently,
it
was
announced
that
Prithviraj
is
slated
to
hit
the
theatrical
screens
on
Diwali
(November
5,
2021)
this
year.
Interestingly,
Deepika
Padukone
had
also
made
a
Diwali
debut
opposite
Shah
Rukh
Khan
in
the
2007
film
Om
Shanti
Om.
When
pointed
out
these
similarity,
Manushi
told
IANS,
"When
you
say
that
I'm
getting
a
Diwali
debut
similar
to
the
debut
Deepika
Padukone
got
with
Om
Shanti
Om,
I
can
only
consider
myself
fortunate.
Deepika
is
someone
many
girls
look
up
to
and
is
an
inspiration
to
many."
Manushi
said
that
she
feels
lucky
that
her
film
Prithviraj
is
scheduled
for
a
Diwali
release.
The
actress
said,
"Growing
up,
I
remember
going
to
the
theatre
to
watch
a
movie
during
Diwali.
It
was
evident
to
us
that
one
of
the
biggest
films
of
the
year
would
be
released
on
Diwali
and
(watching
films)
was
a
community
viewing
exercise."
The
budding
actress
told
the
news
agency
said
that
she
has
given
it
her
all
for
the
film,
and
is
eager
to
see
the
audiences
reaction.
"I
have
given
this
debut
my
all
and
have
worked
consistently
on
myself
for
over
a
year,
to
deliver
this
important
and
beautiful
part.
So,
I'm
quite
eager
for
my
film
to
do
well
and
hopefully
for
people
to
love
it," she
was
quoted
as
saying.
On
being
asked
if
there's
any
pressure
on
her
as
she
is
making
her
debut
with
a
big
ticket
film,
Manushi
said,
"Honestly,
I'm
not
over-burdening
myself
with
expectations.
I
want
to
enjoy
the
release
of
my
first
film
and
I
want
this
process
to
be
etched
in
my
mind
forever.
So,
I
wish
to
cherish
every
step."
Helmed
by
Dr
Chandraprakash
Dwivedi,
Prithviraj
also
stars
Sanjay
Dutt
in
a
pivotal.
The
historical
film
is
slated
to
clash
with
Shahid
Kapoor's
Jersey
at
the
box
office.