After a long wait, the makers of Akshay Kumar and Manushi Chhillar's Prithviraj finally released the teaser for the film on Monday, and we can't stop watching it. The teaser represents the heroic story about pride and valour that gives goosebumps to the audience. The film stars Akshay Kumar in the lead role of Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan and Manushi Chhillar as his love interest Sanyogita, and is based on late poet Chand Bardai's epic Prithviraj Raso. On Monday, Akshay Kumar released the teaser and revealed the film's release date- January 21, 2021. Other characters played by Sanjay Dutt and Sonu Sood are also introduced in the teaser.
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"A heroic story about pride and valour. Proud to play Samrat #Prithviraj Chauhan. Celebrate #Prithviraj with #YRF50 only at a big screen near you on January 21, 2022," tweeted Akshay Kumar.
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Prithviraj, based on the life and heroism of the valiant and great Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan which is Yash Raj Films' first historical. The heroic warrior who fought valiantly against the cruel invader Muhammad of Ghor is played by Akshay Kumar.
"The Prithviraj teaser captures the soul of the film, the essence of the life of the renowned warrior Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan who knew no fear," adds Akshay Kumar. This is our way of paying honour to his bravery and life. The more I read about him the more I was awestruck by how he lived and breathed every single second of his wonderful life for his country and his values.”
"He is a legend, one of the bravest warriors, and one of the most upright rulers that our country has ever seen," the celebrity continues. We hope that Indians all throughout the world appreciate our tribute to this valiant warrior. We attempted to tell his storey as truthfully as possible, and the film is a tribute to his unrivalled bravery and courage.”
"Prithviraj is based primarily on mediaeval history, an epic named Prithviraj Raso by the renowned poet Chand Bardai," said Prithviraj director Chandraprakash Dwivedi in a statement. There are numerous literary works on Prithviraj, his life, and times, aside from a number of variants of Raso. In addition, there are Raso-related commentary." He also said that he had to "become immersed in thorough research" for his film, which he said he enjoyed "the process of exploring the hidden and untouched world of great heroes of India and their eras." "It's like having a conversation with these amazing characters from their time," he remarked.
Last year, Prithviraj was supposed to be released on Diwali, but it was postponed owing to the coronavirus pandemic. On January 21, 2022, Prithviraj will be released worldwide.