Akshay Kumar's 'Prithviraj' to go on floors in October; crew instructed to rebuild sets

Actor Akshay Kumar is planning to resume shoot of big-budget period drama film, Prithviraj, in October this year. According to a report by Mid-Day, director Chandraprakash Dwivedi, along with Yash Raj Productions, has asked crew to rebuild massive set in Mumbai, which was previously brought down in March. film will be based on life of Emperor Prithviraj Chauhan of Chahamana Dynasty and hence requires an elaborate set to support plot.

Akshay Kumar to work on Prithviraj

Actor Akshay Kumar is expected to resume work on period-drama film, Prithviraj, within next few days. report suggests that Aditya Chopra and director Chandraprakash Dwivedi have already instructed team to begin with  groundwork on two separate sets in Mumbai so that y can start shoot in October this year. Previously, film Prithviraj was in headlines after team tore down a detailed set, right after Coronavirus lockdown was anunced by government. crew took  crucial step to avoid destruction and loses that would be caused due to heavy rains in Mumbai.

A source close to Mid-Day also revealed details about upcoming schedule of period-drama, Prithviraj. source said that after October 1, production design team has been instructed to begin with construction of two different sets. A part of this set will be in Jogeshwari while ar will be on outskirts of Mumbai, in Madh Island. source also said that producer Aditya Chopra does t wish to compromise on grandness of set or film.

shoot of ar Yash Raj film, Bunty Aur Babli 2, was recently wrapped up successfully, boosting confidence of team. source told Mid-Day that Aditya Chopra has been quite confident about shoot of Prithviraj and believes it can be executed rightly, even with all Coronavirus-related restrictions.

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Akshay Kumar, on or hand, has currently been shooting for film Bell Bottom in Scotland. film Bell Bottom is expected to be a spy-thriller set in international locations in 1980s. film is being directed by Ranjit Tewari and stars actors like Akshay Kumar, Huma Qureshi, and Vaani Kapoor in key roles.

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