Kesari is an upcoming movie based on a true story. The movie is about the about a historic event – Battle of Saragarhi. Filmmaker Anurag Singh has decided to bring this story to the film screens. Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar will be playing Havildar Ishar Singh.
According to sources, Havildar Ishar Singh led the soldiers of the Sikh Regiment during the Battle of Saragarhi. The screenplay is written by Anurag Singh and Girish Kohli. The film has a budget of Rs. 80 crores and the movie is set to release on March 21, 2019. The film will be released on 4,000 screens across the entire country.
Experts have predicted that the movie will be one of the biggest hits of 2019. It will be a holiday in the country and the popularity of Akshay Kumar will definitely be a contributing factor in the total earnings of the movie. It is expected that the movie will bag 25 crores to 35 crores on its opening day.
The movie is really great for those who share a love for history. “It is an emotional film. It is the story about those brave Sikhs who fought for their country. Unfortunately, not many people know about their battle. A year ago, when I was researching about it, there were hardly 3-4 articles on the internet, but now there are about 40,000 articles on them,’‘ said Akshay Kumar.
Kesari Movie Cast
Other than Akshay Kumar, the movie features Parineeti Chopra, Vansh Bhardwaj, Jaspreet Singh, and Mir Sarwar as supporting roles. The movie is directed by Anurag Singh.
Movie Songs
The movie has four tracks. The song “Sanu Kehndi” got 19 million views on YouTube in the first two weeks. It is a powerful Punjabi song sung by singers Romy and Brijesh Shandilya. The song “Teri Mitti” has a sweet touch of nationalism to it. It is a wonderful song composed by Arko. The song garnered 12 million views on YouTube in just 2 days. The other beautiful songs in the movie are “Aaj Singh Garjega” by Jazzy B and “Peeche Peeche” by soulful singer Arijit Singh are going to become popular in the coming days.
The Story Of Battle of Saragarhi
The movie Kesari, featuring Akshay Kumar and Parineeti Chopra, have a heart-touching story. The battle was fought in the year 1897 between the Sikh Soldiers and Pashtun Orakzai tribesman and the battle took place in the Northwest Frontier Province.
There were only 21 Jat Sikh Soldiers of the British India Army who were attacked by 12,000 Afghan soldiers at an Army Post. The 21 Sikh soldiers of the 36th Sikh Regiment, led by Havildar Ishar Singh decided to face the enemy. They were so brave that they said that they will fight till death.
The battle is regarded as one of the biggest battles of history. Saragarhi was a small village in district Kohat, present-day Pakistan. The attack occurred in the morning and Sepoy Gurmukh Singh signalled that they are under attack to Colonel Haughton. But Colonel refused immediate help.
But the Sikh soldiers decided to fight till the last breath to prevent them from entering the forts. Sepoy Bhagwan Singh was the first to be killed. The Afghans were constantly enticing the Sikh soldiers to surrender. The wall was breached later and there was some serious fighting.
Havildar Ishar Singh asks his man to fall back. All the soldiers except Sepoy Gurmukh Singh were killed. Gurmukh Singh killed nearly 20 Afghans. And the battle was marked as one of the greatest battles in history.
Movie Trailer
Superstar Akshay Kumar launched the first look of the movie on his Twitter handle on September 12, 2018. On Republic day, the star launched the second look of the movie. The official trailer was out on February 20, 2019.
It was officially released by Dharma Productions. The trailer has received more than 38 million views on YouTube. It will be really exciting to see how the movie performs on big screens. I am really excited about the movie and feel that it will perform well.