Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar is set to make her acting debut opposite Akshay Kumar in Prithiviraj.
Yash Raj Films, has signed Manushi as the heroine of their upcoming historical film, based on the life and heroism of the fearless and mighty King Prithviraj Chauhan, to be played by Akshay. Manushi will play the role of Sanyogita, Prithiviraj’s love of life.
Prithviraj is being directed by Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi, who has directed television epic Chanakya and the award-winning Pinjar.
Dwivedi says, “We auditioned a lot of young, fresh faces for the role because we were looking for a gorgeous Indian heroine. While Sanyogita was an incredibly beautiful person, she was also a strong, confident girl. We were looking to find someone who could match the magnetic persona of Sanyogita and we found that in Manushi. She auditioned for the role a couple of times because we wanted to be dead sure with this casting and she nailed it each time. She has been rehearsing six days a week since then. She is being thoroughly groomed for the last nine months by YRF.”
“It is a huge honour to have been chosen by a production house like Yash Raj Films as their heroine! I’m very happy and thrilled about the learnings that I will have through this journey. My life, so far, has really been a fairy tale. From becoming Miss India and then Miss World to now getting such a big project as my debut film, it’s like a new, exciting chapter of my life” says Manushi.
She adds that it’s a huge responsibility to play princess Sanyogita. “She was a powerful personality and she stood up for what is right and took the most important decisions of her life by herself. Her life is an extremely important chapter in Indian history,” adds the budding actress who shared photos on Instagram of hawan pooja from the set.
