The real Khiladi of Bollywood, Akshay Kumar, is one of the most versatile actors in the Hindi film industry. Over the years, he has come through as a complete entertainer and has been actively associated with every genre of filmmaking that is to be found on the cards. Be it action, comedy, thriller, or romance, and socially relevant films, you name it and chances are that Akshay already has it in his repertoire.

Happy Republic Day. It's our #70thRepublicDay but our men have been fighting for the country since time unknown. 122 years ago, 21 Sikhs fought against 10000 invaders. #KESARI is their story, in cinemas on March 21. @parineetichopra #AnuragSingh @karanjohar @apoorva1972 #SunirKheterpal @dharmamovies #CapeOfGoodFilms #AzureEntertainment @zeestudiosofficial

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Professionally, 2018 had turned out to be a highly successful and satisfactory year for Akshay since all three of his releases, 'Padman', 'Gold' and '2.0' performed well at the box office. 2019 is also looking very promising for Akshay with almost five movies scheduled for release. However, it is Akshay's upcoming film 'Kesari' that has been garnering a lot of interest of late, and for all the right reasons too.

And it's a wrap for #Kesari...a film which swells up my chest with immense pride. Get ready to witness the bravest battle ever fought on 21st March, 2019. âª@parineetichopra @karanjohar @apoorva1972 #AnuragSingh #SunirKheterpal #CapeOfGoodFilms @dharmamovies #AzureEntertainment @zeestudiosofficial

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Based on the Battle of Saragarhi, 'Kesari' traces the journey of the 21 Sikh soldiers of the 36th Sikh Regiment, who despite being outnumbered, fought against the Afghan army in the 1890s until their last breath.

The makers of the film have been releasing the film's promos in parts, and going by the first three promos we can easily tell that the film is going to be epic. The short promos from the film are enough to set us at the edge of our chairs and stir our curiosity about this lesser known event in Indian history.

We bring you 5 interesting facts about 'Kesari' ahead of its release.

1. 'Kesari' is based on a real life historical battle that was fought on 12th of September in 1897. The battle pitted 21 Sikh soldiers of the British Indian Army against 10,000 Afghan Orakzai tribesmen.

2. Akshay Kumar will be seen essaying the role of Havildar Ishar Singh, who was the leader of the 36th Sikh Regiment, and had the reputation of being a feisty and experienced sergeant. It was under Ishar Singh's leadership that the 20 soldiers decided to answer to the call of duty and lay down their lives for the cause which would eventually save forts of Lokhart and Gulistan from the Afghan enemies.

Dushman de saahmne jad tak soormeyaan diyaan hikkaan tanndiyaan rehangiyaan, Iss dharti te lohriyaan manndiyaan rehangiyaan!! 36th Sikh Regiment di Saragarhi tukdi vallon sabnu Lohri diyaan bahut bahut vadhaayian!

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3. Earlier, reports suggested that Lawrence Woodward of 'Mad Max: Fury Road' fame has been roped in to work on the stunts of the film. Akshay will be learning sword fighting and hand-to-hand combat for the action scenes in the film. As per reports, the film has been shot in parts of Mumbai, Wai and Jaipur, where an old-worldly looking set was created for the shoot.

4. Akshay suffered from rib injury on the sets of 'Kesari' during the shoot of a high-octane action scene for the climax. Though Akshay was advised to take a break and return to Mumbai for treatment, Akshay stood by his team and stayed back in Wai to continue shooting, so that the delay doesn't incur any losses to the filmmakers.

Anytime I watched a war movie, it was the love story of those brave men that kept me going.. so proud to be a part of this epic experience!!! Thank you Akshay sir, Kjo and Anurag sir for allowing me to be a part of your vision. You all have made one of the most beautiful movies people will ever see!! People - Don't miss it on 21st March 2019!!! #KESARI ð¸ð¶ @akshaykumar @karanjohar @dharmamovies @apoorva1972 #AnuragSingh #CapeOfGoodFilms #SunilKheterpal

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5. 'Kesari' marks the Hindi directorial debut for Anurag Singh while it is being produced by Karan Johar's production house Dharma Productions. The film stars Parineeti Chopra opposite Akshay Kumar, and is set to release on March 21.