Suniel Shetty learns weapons, horse riding to play 14th century ruler in his next? Here is the update

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Filmmaker Kanu Chauhan is gearing up to make a film on a Gujarati warrior who fought to save the Somnath temple from intruders in the 14th century. His film, titled Kesari Veer, stars Suniel Shetty, Sooraj Pancholi and Vivek Oberoi. The director told Mid-Day that the story of Kesari Veer is close to his heart. In this film, Suniel will reportedly be seen playing the role of a 14th century ruler. For the same, the actor had to learn horse riding and more.

Suniel Shetty to play 14th century ruler in Kesari Veer?

Suniel Shetty is likely to play the role of Raja Vegdaji Bhil, the ruler of Dron. A source told the tabloid that the actor will opt for a unique look in Kesari Veer.

“Suniel had to brush up on his riding skills and learned weapons such as self-made spears, slings, axes, bows and arrows, knives and swords that belonged to the time. He also learned archery, as the Bhils were proficient in it, as well as guerilla warfare. He has a unique look in the film and wears a pagdi, angarkha and dhoti and sports a moustache,” added the source.

According to the report, the film has a lot of action sequences designed by South action director Kevin Kumar. On the other hand, the costumes are created by Chandrakant Sonawane.

In Kesari Veer, Sooraj is expected to play the character of 16-year-old Veer Hamirji Gohil. He sacrifices his life while protecting the temple from the invasion of Zafar Khan, who is the general of the ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, Alauddin Khilji. Veer teams up with Vegdaji to fight the Mughal emperor in a 10-day battle.

More than Rs 60 crore spent on Kesari Veer

Kanu, who is directing Kesari Veer, further told the tabloid that he has left no stone unturned to revive the mood of that era. “We have spent more than Rs 60 crore on the film and shot it over a continuous 120-day schedule from November 23 in Mumbai and Gujarat. Post-production work is currently underway and we plan to release the film’s poster by this month,” shared he.

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