Parineeti opposite Akshay in ‘Battle of Saragarhi’ film?

Akshay Kumar is definitely on a roll these days. One of his forthcoming films is based on ‘Battle of Saragarhi’ which will be helmed by Karan Johar and directed by Anurag Singh. Reports today suggest that Parineeti Chopra has bagged the leading lady role opposite Kumar.

Deccan Chronicle reports a source close to the project revealing, “Parineeti plays a strong character and has really liked the script. The makers have started prep. Huge sets of the Saragarhi and Gulistan forts, as well as a village, will be erected in Wai, a town in Satara district”.

The source further states that prep will be interesting for the actors, “The actors will be provided with a lot of material for their parts and will start full-time prep close to the shooting date. The film is set to tentatively go on the floors in January next year”.

Interestingly, Chopra’s spokesperson didn’t confirm any truth in this news but time will tell whether she will be seen in the film.

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