"This story should be close to everyone's heart. Surprisingly, our history books don't have the slightest mention of it," starts off Akshay Kumar, who is bringing the 1897 Battle of Saragarhi to the big screen, in Kesari.

Immersed in the promotions of the Holi release, the actor says the film is another attempt to train the spotlight on home-grown stories. "Google has named it amongst the five most valiant battles of all time. In Britain, people celebrate Saragarhi Day, and here, our kids have no idea about the war where 21 men took on an army of 10,000 people, knowing that they will die. They managed to kill 900 people. We are so happy to see a fictitious film like 300 (2006), but don't celebrate our real stories of bravery enough. After Kesari, I hope this chapter is added to history books."