Parineeti Chopra may star opposite Akshay Kumar in Battle of Saragarhi film

In the latest update on the Akshay Kumar-Salman Khan-Karan Johar collaboration, it is being reported that Parineeti Chopra has been roped in to play the female lead (Kumar’s wife) in Anurag Singh’s movie that is centered around the Battle of Saragarhi. [caption id=“attachment_3498209” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Parineeti Chopra. File image.[/caption] “Parineeti plays a strong character and has really liked the script. The makers have started prep. Huge sets of the Saragarhi and Gulistan forts, as well as a village, will be erected in Wai — a town in Satara district. The actors will be provided with a lot of material for their parts and will start full-time prep close to the shooting date. The film is set to tentatively go on the floors in January next year," said an unverified source, according to a Mumbai Mirror report. Earlier this year , Johar, Khan and Kumar had announced  their major collaboration  slated to release in 2018, which will see Akshay in the lead role. The film is expected to be co-produced by Salman Khan Films and Johar’s Dharma Productions. Last year, Ajay Devgn had also announced his home production titled Sons of Sardar: Battle of Saragarhi, based on the exact same historical incident which the trio’s collaboration is centered around. Both Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn are readying themselves to portray the same character on screen — Havaldar Ishar Singh, a military leader of 21 Sikh soldiers who led his army to a deathly war against Afghani invaders. _Kesar_ (the reported title of the Johar-Khan-Kumar collaboration) is likely to see a 2018 release, whereas Devgn’s movie has been stalled for a few years.