Manushi Chhillar begins shooting for 'Prithviraj'; actor spotted in the city

Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar began shooting for Akshay Kumar's 'Prithviraj' on Tuesday. actor was spotted outside Yash Raj Films (YRF)'s office.

23-year-old actor will be leing ly of historical drama based on life and heroism of fearless and mighty King Prithviraj Chauhan. Manushi said it is an hour for her to work with some of biggest names in Hindi film industry and she will try her best to do justice to part.

"My life, so far, has really been a fairy tale. From becoming Miss India and n Miss World to w getting such a big project as my debut film, it's like a new, exciting chapter of my life. It is a huge responsibility to play princess Sanyogita. She was a powerful personality and she stood up for what is right and took most important decisions of her life by herself. Her life is an extremely important chapter in Indian history and I will try my best to play her as accurately as possible," Manushi said during film anuncement.

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film, directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi, is based on life Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan. Akshay will play titular character, while Manushi will essay role of Sanyogita.

Dwivedi's statement on Manushi

"We auditioned a lot of young, fresh faces for role because we were looking for a stunningly gorgeous Indian heroine. While Sanyogita was an incredibly beautiful person, she was also a strong, confident girl. We were looking to find someone who could match magnetic persona of Sanyogita and we found that in Manushi.

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"She auditioned for role a couple of times because we wanted to be de sure with this casting and she nailed it each time. She has been rehearsing six days a week since n and she is being thoroughly groomed for last 9 months by YRF," Dwivedi said in a statement.

(With ncy inputs)