Vedat Marathe Veer Daudle Saat First Look: Akshay Kumar Looks Fierce As Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
On Tuesday, Akshay Kumar began filming the first session of his first Marathi film, the Mahesh Manjrekar-directed ‘Vedat Marathe Veer Daudle Saat’, in Mumbai.
New Delhi: ‘Vedat Marathe Veer Daudle Saat’ is Akshay Kumar's forthcoming historical drama, in which he would play Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Actor, who is making his Marathi film debut with this film, posted a video on Instagram revealing his complete physical change into Shivaji Maharaj.
On Tuesday, the actor began filming the first session of his first Marathi film, the Mahesh Manjrekar-directed ‘Vedat Marathe Veer Daudle Saat’, in Mumbai.
Akshay made the news of his movie public on his various social media accounts. His caption reads, “Today I am starting the shooting of Marathi film ‘Vedat Marathe Veer Daudale Sat’. I am lucky to be able to play the role of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ji. I will do my best by taking inspiration from her life and blessing of Mother Jijau! Keep your blessings on us.”
The actor also uploaded a video of himself in full warrior garb as the renowned Maratha leader. The video opens with Akshay strolling toward the camera while the tagline "Jai Shivaji, Jai Bhavani" plays in the background. He also added the caption "Jai Bhavani, Jai Shivaji" to his post.
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Produced by Vaseem Qureshi, ‘Vedat Marathe Veer Daudle Saat’ will debut in theatres on Diwali 2023. Marathi, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu are the four regional languages in which it will be released.
When it comes to movie projects, Akshay Kumar is one of the few who consistently works. He is also an advocate of making movies in a variety of styles. This year alone, for instance, he has been in a ‘Cuttputlli’, ‘Bachhchan Paandey’, ‘Raksha Bandhan’, ‘Samrat Prithviraj’ and ‘Ram Setu’.