Akshay
Kumar's
next
is
Yash
Raj
Films'
first
historical,
Samrat
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.
We
have
learnt
from
sources
that
Akshay
Kumar,
director
Dr.
Chandraprakash
Dwivedi
and
YRF
is
planning
to
give
the
grandest
salute
to
Samrat
Prithviraj
Chauhan
in
the
release
week
of
the
film.
As
per
our
informers,
Akshay
Kumar,
Manushi
Chhillar
and
the
director
will
be
visiting
Somnath
Temple
and
Varanasi
with
Samrat
Prithviraj
Chauhan's
flag
and
seek
blessings
post
which
they
will
travel
to
Rai
Pithora,
the
king's
fort,
in
New
Delhi
to
put
the
flag
there
in
his
honour!
Dr.
Chandraprakash
Dwivedi
confirms
this
saying,
"Samrat
Prithviraj
Chauhan
was
the
last
Hindu
Samrat
of
our
country
who
stood
up
to
protect
Bharatmata's
freedom
and
dignity
from
merciless
invaders
who
wanted
to
plunder
India.
We
made
this
film
to
salute
his
glorious
spirit
and
we
are
now
travelling
with
Samrat
Prithviraj's
flag
to
the
Somnath
Temple
and
Varanasi
to
seek
blessings
with
the
flag
that
represented
freedom
for
our
country."
He
adds,
"Once
we
put
the
Holy
water
of
Ganga
on
the
flag
and
take
blessings
at
the
Somnath
temple,
we
will
visit
Rai
Pithora
-
Samrat's
fort
-
and
place
the
flag
there
in
his
honour.
The
mighty
king
taught
us
never
to
bow
down
in
front
of
invaders
and
evil
and
we
hope
that
our
film
will
inspire
the
youth
of
India
to
imbibe
the
same
spirit
of
undaunting
courage."
The
Somnath
temple
is
one
of
the
most
sacred
pilgrimage
sites
for
Hindus
and
is
believed
to
be
first
among
the
twelve
Jyotirlinga
shrines
of
Lord
Shiva.
The
temple
was
reconstructed
several
times
in
the
past
after
repeated
destruction
by
multiple
Muslim
invaders
and
rulers,
including
Mahmud
of
Ghazni,
who
reportedly
attacked
the
temple
17
times.
Incidentally,
Prithviraj's
arch
enemy
Mohammad
of
Ghor
also
ruled
over
Ghazni.
He
laid
the
foundation
of
the
Muslim
rule
in
the
Indian
subcontinent
which
lasted
for
several
centuries.
Manushi
Chhillar
plays
the
role
of
King
Prithviraj's
beloved
Sanyogita
in
Samrat
Prithviraj
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.