When valour won Akshay Kumar over

Updated On: 09 May, 2022 07:22 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu

As Prithviraj trailer drops online, Kumar reveals he had “goosebumps” when director Dwivedi narrated the warrior king’s story

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Chhillar with Kumar in the film

There are few scripts that speak to you from the word go. For Akshay Kumar, Prithviraj was one of those rare finds. The superstar, who has a penchant for stories that acquaint the audiences with lesser-known chapters of India’s history, says the life of the warrior king — who fought valiantly against the Muhammad of Ghor — deserves a big-screen retelling. “When I was narrated the film, I had goosebumps throughout the [sitting]. I immediately said yes to the project because the script blew me away. It brings together history, patriotism, portrayal of the values that we should live by, and also tells a story of love that is rare to find,” says Kumar.

Chhillar with Kumar in the film