Akshay Kumar will play Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in director Mahesh Manjrekar’s Marathi period drama, Vedat Marathe Veer Daudle Saat, being produced by Vaseem Qureshi. The actor will make his Marathi debut with this historical based on the story of the seven valiant warriors who helped bring Shivaji’s dream of Swarajya to reality. The film was launched with a grand muhurt on Nov. 2 at Taj Land’s End. Others in the cast are Jay Dudhane, Utkarsha Shinde, Vishal Nikam, Virat Made, Hardik Joshi, Satya, Akshay, Nawab Khan and Praveen Tarde. Banner: Qureshi Production. The film will be dubbed in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. It will release on Diwali next year.
