Akshay Kumar To Play Jaswant Singh Gill, Man Who Heroically Saved The Lives Of 65 Coal Miners
Akshay Kumar will be seen portraying engineer Jaswant Singh Gill, a Punjabi who heroically saved the lives of around 65 coal miners.
After delivering flops such as Samrat Prithviraj and Raksha Bandhan and Ram Setu, which also did not fare well at the box office, Akshay Kumar will step into the character of a Punjabi, who heroically saved the lives of around 65 coal miners.
The actor will play real-life hero Jaswant Singh Gill in his upcoming biopic film which will focus on how mining engineer Jaswant Singh managed to save the trapped workers from a flooded coal mine in West Bengal's Raniganj in 1989.
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The operation is said to be India¡¯s first coal mine rescue mission and to commemorate the day, November 16 is also known as 'Rescue Day.' Remembering the deceased soul, the Union Minister of Coal and Mines-Govt of India Shri Pralhad Joshi commemorated late Jaswant Gill on Twitter.
Expressing his excitement over getting to play the real-life hero onscreen, Akshay Kumar responded to the union minister's tweet about Jaswant Singh Gill and wrote, "Grateful to you @JoshiPralhad ji, for recalling India¡¯s first coal mine rescue mission ¨C this day 33yrs ago. ???? ??????? ?? ?? ??? #SardarJaswantSinghGill ?? ?? ?????? ???? ?????? ??? ???? ??? ???. It¡¯s a story like no other!¡±
Check out the tweet here:
Grateful to you @JoshiPralhad ji, for recalling India¡¯s first coal mine rescue mission - this day 33yrs ago.
¡ª Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) November 16, 2022
???? ??????? ?? ?? ??? #SardarJaswantSinghGill ?? ?? ?????? ???? ?????? ??? ???? ??? ???. It¡¯s a story like no other!@easterncoal
Earlier, the first-look poster of Akshay Kumar as the mining engineer from the upcoming biopic had gone viral on the internet.
Film critic cum trade analyst Taran Adarsh also shared a poster of the movie on his official Twitter handle and wrote, "IT'S OFFICIAL... AKSHAY KUMAR - POOJA ENTERTAINMENT REUNITE... #AkshayKumar joins hands with #PoojaEntertainment [#VashuBhagnani] yet again... Filming begins in #London... Directed by #TinuSureshDesai [#Rustom]... #FirstLook..."
IT'S OFFICIAL... AKSHAY KUMAR - POOJA ENTERTAINMENT REUNITE... #AkshayKumar joins hands with #PoojaEntertainment [#VashuBhagnani] yet again... Filming begins in #London... Directed by #TinuSureshDesai [#Rustom]... #FirstLook... pic.twitter.com/rOb0tIUpd6
¡ª taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 8, 2022
Furthermore, on the work front, Akshay Kumar was last featured in Ram Setu, which hit theatres on October 25. Starring Nushrratt Bharuccha, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Satyadev, the film failed to impress the audience.
Akshay will also not be starring in the third installment of the iconic comedy franchise 'Hera Pheri.'
According to reports, Kartik Aaryan is likely to replace the actor in the much-anticipated Bollywood movie. Akshay also has Selfiee, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, and the remake of the National Award-winning movie Soorarai Pottru in his kitty.
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