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raj Chauhan’s palace was built from
scratch.”

He adds, “I think Aditya Chopra
must have spent crores and
crores of money just to get the
city built to perfection. So, if

people are loving what they are
seeing in the trailer, they will
have to wait and watch the film
to see the grandeur of our sets

in its full glory!”

Akshay is all praises for his tal-
ented co-star as the superstar feels “So, I ask this many times that
she is an extremely gifted actor who is rebuilding and renovating our
will dazzle on the big screen! He says, own temples wrong? It’s not just a
“Manushi is extremely gifted, she is temple, it is the centre of our faith,”
a natural actor. A film like Prithviraj Dwivedi said.
is not an easy debut for anyone. She
is doing a historical where she is pay- Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief
ing tribute to one of the most mem-
orable personalities in the history of Minister Yogi Adityanath on
India, Princess Sanyogita. So, she Thursday announced that the
is expected to have grace and also
deliver a powerful performance on Akshay Kumar, Manushi Chil-
screen. She has to bring to life what lar-starrer ‘Samrat Prithviraj’
the princess stood for.”
He adds, “I was taken aback will be tax-free in the state.
by how prepared she was to do this
role. She knew she had a responsi- “We announce that the mov-
bility towards the character and she ie ‘Samrat Prithviraj’ will be made
has essayed Sanyogita beautifully. I tax-free in Uttar Pradesh so that a
would not say this about her if she common man can also watch this
didn’t deserve our compliments. She movie,” the chief minister told ANI.
learnt in her first film what I learnt This announcement from the Yogi
probably by my twenty-fifth film. Adityanath government came after
You will know what I mean when a special screening of the movie was
you see her on screen. She is a talent held for the Yogi cabinet on Thurs-
to watch out for. For her to be this day. The film’s lead pair of Akshay
calm, composed and assured of her Kumar and Manushi Chillar were
craft speaks volumes about her per- present at the special screening
sonality and her hunger to deliver on alongside director Chandra Prakash
screen.” Dwivedi.
Ahead of the release of the Earlier on Wednesday, Home
historical drama, the film’s makers The film’s director Dr Chan- the country, I thought that I should Minister Amit Shah also attend-
visited Somnath temple in Gujarat drapraksh Dwivedi, talked about remind people that the first time ed a special screening of the film.
and Varanasi- both pilgrimage sites “Hindu nationalism” in the context the temple at Kashi Vishwanath was Seeing the film, the Home Minister
for Hindus. In an interview, the su- of the film. destroyed, it was by Qutb-ud-din Ai- was elated and praised the cast and
perstar said he had visited Varanasi The director said he “would call bak. Who was Qutb-ud-din Aibak? producers. He said, “As a student of
also known as Kashi - the temple it cultural nationalism and there is He was a slave of Muhammad Ghori, history, I not only enjoyed watching
city, not for religious reasons but nothing wrong in the revival of Hin- who is there in our film. So that was this film depicting India’s cultural
for its culture and to make people du nationalism or cultural national- also a relation (for us to visit.)” heritage but also understood its im-
aware of the city’s association with ism because the character of this na- He also stated that since 1192, portance for Indians.”
the 12th-century valiant king. “Kashi tion is Hindu, and when I say Hindu the country has been under “the rule Shah revealed that after 13
is related to Samrat Prithviraj Chau- it means culture.” of invaders” and said, “There was a years, he has seen a film in a theatre
han. I had gone for the culture thing. He further talked about why lot of torture, so many religious con- with his family. “I have seen a film
I had gone to tell people that this is the film’s team visited Varanasi and versions, this society went through in the theatre with my family after a
our culture and why it is essential... I Somnath and said that Varanasi is a lot. Today, in this free country, we gap of almost 13 years. It was a very
had gone there to pay my respect,” the “cultural capital or the spiritual have an opportunity to bring back special day for our family as we sat
Akshay said. He and other team capital of India.” our culture. And Somnath temple in the last row of the theatre with the
members of the film visited Varanasi Dwivedi added that “because became an example of that in 1948, cast and producers of the film,” the
on May 30. there is so much debate going on in as it was reopened.” Home Minister said.

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