Akshay Kumar-starrer 'Rustom' broke records with TV premiere; Read other trivia about it

Akshay Kumar is counted amidst busiest actors in Bollywood. superstar has an array of blockbuster films under his credit, with t even a single flop in past few years as Akshay Kumar is on an unstoppable success spree. Some of his most memorable films include Padman, Rowdy Rathore, Boss, Airlift, Rustom amid several ors. His last release Good Newwz did exceptional business worldwide. 

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Talking about Akshay Kumar's movies, one of most unforgettable films in his acting career is Rustom. Based on a true-life story, Khiladi actor did a splendid job in this 2016 drama-mystery. Akshay essayed role of a decorated Naval officer. Rustom was a blockbuster hit and Akshay Kumar's performance in film was highly lauded.

film was directed by 1920 filmmaker Tinu Suresh Desai. However, we bet that re is some trivia about Rustom you had idea about. 

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Interesting trivia about Akshay Kumar starrer 'Rustom'

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• 'Rustom' is t a fictional story, it is based on real-life characters and events which took place in 1959. name of real man who shot his wife's alleged boyfriend was K.M Nanavati.
• Akshay Kumar essayed role of a Naval officer, and a Parsi for first time in his acting career.
• K.M Nanavati was amidst first few cases post Independence which was quite popular publically. Citizens and media supported K.M Nanavati throughout course of case. Similar to what is shown in film.

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• When 'Rustom's' world television premiere happened, it broke records. As over 100 million people watched it. This also includes watching film via internet.
• motion poster of 'Rustom' when released online used at tagline "Three shots that shook nation". This was an actual newspaper headline of real case K.M Nanavati case.
• Akshay Kumar received a National Award for stupendous display as a Naval officer in film.
• This was first time Akshay Kumar shared screen with famous actress Illeana D'Cruz.
• Akshay Kumar starrer 'Rustom' entered enviable Rs 100 crores within 10 days. 

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Currently, Akshay Kumar is on a promotion spree for his upcoming movie Sooryavanshi. This is first time Akshay has collaborated with filmmaker Rohit Shetty for a film. He is playing role of a cop in this film. Katrina Kaif, Ajay Devgn, and Ranveer Singh are also playing pivotal roles in Sooryavanshi.  release date of film has been pushed amid Coronavirus outbreak from March 24, 2020.