Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar who is currently busy with ‘Gold’ and ‘Kesari’ have reportedly said to have bagged another big project with Yash Raj Films (YRF). Bankrolled by Aditya Chopra and helmed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi, the period drama will feature Akshay as the popular Rajput King Prithviraj Chauhan.

According to a source, “Akshay and YRF have been discussing to work together for quite some time. There were rumors that Shimit Amin is directing a film with him, but that’s not true. It’s another project that will be helmed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi."

The source further added, “The film will be mounted on a huge scale. The team will also recreate the 12th century for it. Chandraprakash has been planning to make a movie on Prithviraj Chauhan for the last two-and-a-half years now. Akshay has been his only choice for the role. Aditya loved his storytelling and decided to back the project. This film will showcase Akshay as a warrior and also narrate the epic love story of Prithviraj and Sanyukta.”

The untitled period drama that is said to roll out next year will narrate the epic love story of Prithviraj and Sanyukta. Currently, the filmmaker and his team are busy with the research and pre-production process. Akshay is said to start filming after finishing his shoot for the third installment ‘Hera Pheri 3’.