There are few scripts that speak to you from the word go. For Akshay Kumar, Prithviraj was one of those rare finds. The superstar, who has a penchant for stories that acquaint the audiences with lesser-known chapters of India’s history, says the life of the warrior king — who fought valiantly against the Muhammad of Ghor — deserves a big-screen retelling.

“When I was narrated the film, I had goosebumps throughout the [sitting]. I immediately said yes to the project because the script blew me away. It brings together history, patriotism, portrayal of the values that we should live by, and also tells a story of love that is rare to find,” says Kumar.

Handling a historical drama is not easy. The actor believes that Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi is the right person to do justice to the subject. As the trailer drops online today, Kumar feels the film’s grand scale makes it a big-screen entertainer. “The film has a huge scale that a historical like this deserves. It is an honour to portray someone who has done so much for the India that we know.”

The drama sees former Miss World Manushi Chhillar opposite the superstar.