Akshay Kumar will be seen playing Prithviraj Chauhan in a film based on the life of the Indian king.

Courtesy the box-office success of his films Pad Man and Gold, the last year turned out to be a good one for Akshay Kumar. In 2019, the superstar has at least four film releases. While Kesari is slated to release in March, Good News will hit the screens in July.

Akshay Kumar would be playing the title role of Prithviraj Chauhan in the namesake film. The film would be directed by Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi and would go on floors this year. It is being planned for 2020 release.

And besides these, if a report on Bollywood Hungama is to be believed, Akshay has signed the dotted line to play Indian king Prithviraj Chauhan in the film of the same name

Though there were rumors surrounding the film for quite some, an official confirmation is yet to be made. However, our sources confirm that the film is indeed happening and Akshay Kumar has already started prepping for the part.

This would be his second straight historical after Kesari which is already being planned for Holi release.

As a matter of fact, the superstar had thrown a sly hint around this right at the start of 2019 when he shared his tweet on 1st January. It read as follows, “Sharing with you all the first sunrise of the New Year My workout motivation: two action-packed films this year, so find something to make you wake up, get up and get out there! Wishing you all a healthy and Happy New Year”.

Many believed that when it came to ‘two action packed films’, he was talking about Kesari and Sooryavanshi. However, the shooting of Kesari was over back in 2018 itself and it would be Prithviraj Chauhan and Sooryavanshi which would keep the actor busy in 2019.

As for the film, it would be set almost 1000 years back in time since Prithviraj Chauhan ruled during 1178–1192 AD. A warrior, there are many legendary tales surrounding Prithviraj Chauhan. One such tale goes around how after been held captive by the enemy, he destroyed his own eyes so that he didn’t have to let out certain secrets.

However, it would be only after the release of the film when one would know if this legendary episode would indeed feature in the narrative.

Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar is already gearing up for a record year ahead, what with five confirmed films up for release. 2019 would kick-start with Kesari [Holi] that would be followed by Good News [July], Mission Mangal [Independence Day], Housefull 4 [Diwali] and Sooryavanshi [Christmas].

Other than Prithviraj Chauhan, Akshay Kumar has signed another film which would go on floors this year. An official announcement around that would be made pretty soon as well.