As Akshay Kumar nostalgically pulls out a black and white photograph from his album, it is evident that he has always admired Dara Singh. In fact, Akshay's father Hari Om Bhatia and the wrestling champ were acquaintances. But even the Bollywood superstar didn't realise that just like the yesteryear actor, he too would have a film titled Rustom in his repertoire.

However, the subject matter of both the movies are different. While the 1982 version, featuring Dara Singh, was about a fighter past his prime, the upcoming Akshay-starrer is inspired by a true event that occurred in 1959. It revolves around a navy officer who shoots his wife's lover.

Sharing with us a poster of Rustom from the 80s and the current one that has been modelled on that, Akshay smiles and says, “I grew up admiring Daraji. Who knew then that some day, I would do a film titled Rustom.“