Bollywood’s super-star Akshay Kumar has now confirmed ‘Kesari 3’ at the second (Kesari 2) installment's trailer launch. The actor shared that it will be based on the life of Sikh warrior Hari Singh Nalwa.

Kesari Chapter 2 will release in theatres on April 18. Akshay Kumar recently confirmed Kesari 3, which will be based on the life of Sikh warrior Hari Singh Nalwa. The actor confirmed the same during the trailer launch of his upcoming film, Kesari Chapter 2.

KESARI CHAPTER 2 - OFFICIAL TRAILER | Akshay Kumar | R. Madhavan | Ananya | Karan S Tyagi | 18 April

Akshay has confirmed that the third part is in the works and revealed its subject. Kumar shared that the third installment will focus on the life of Hari Singh Nalwa, the first commander-in-chief of the Sikh Khalsa Fauj, the army of the Sikh Empire.

While talking about the film, he said, “You can watch this film and see how much effort we have put behind this film. We have not tried to portray in false information. Whatever is written in the book, we have tried to show that. Now we are planning for Kesari 3. I think we should discuss it today. We want to make it on Hari Singh Nalwa. We will try to show different stories of Punjab.”

Who was Hari Singh Nalwa?

Hari Singh Nalwa was a renowned Sikh commander and a key leader in Maharaja Ranjit Singh's army. He served as the Governor of Kashmir, Hazara, and Peshawar, earning recognition for his remarkable victories against the Afghans.

The Sikh warrior played a pivotal role in the conquests of Kasur, Sialkot, Attock, Multan, Kashmir, Peshawar, and Jamrud. He was instrumental in expanding the Sikh Empire beyond the Indus River, extending its frontier to the mouth of the Khyber Pass.

Meanwhile, Kesari Chapter 2 is about the fight of advocate C Sankaran Nair to get justice in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. It is based on the book ‘The Case That Shook The Empire’ by Raghu Palat and Pushpa Palat.

Other than Akshay Kumar, the film also stars Ananya Panday and R Madhavan in key roles. The film is slated to hit the screens on April 18.

Akshay Hari Om Bhatia (born Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia; 9 September 1967), known professionally as Akshay Kumar is an Indian actor and film producer working in Hindi cinema. Referred to in the media as "Khiladi Kumar", through his career spanning over 30 years, Kumar has appeared in over 150 films and has won several awards, including two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. He received the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honor, from the Government of India in 2009.

Kumar is one of the most prolific actors in Indian cinema. Forbes included Kumar in their lists of both highest-paid celebrities and highest-paid actors in the world from 2015 to 2020. Between 2019 and 2020, he was the only Indian on both lists.

Kumar began his career in 1991 with Saugandh and had his first commercial success a year later with the action thriller Khiladi. The film established him as an action star in the 1990s and led to several films in the Khiladi film series, in addition to other action films such as Mohra (1994) and Jaanwar (1999).

Although his early tryst with romance in Yeh Dillagi (1994) was positively received, it was in the next decade that Kumar expanded his range of roles. He gained recognition for the romantic films Dhadkan (2000), Andaaz (2003), Namastey London (2007), and for his slapstick comic performances in several films including Hera Pheri (2000), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Phir Hera Pheri (2006), Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007), and Singh Is King (2008). Kumar won Filmfare Awards for his negative role in Ajnabee (2001) and his comic performance in Garam Masala (2005).

While his career had fluctuated commercially, his mainstream success soared in 2007 with four consecutive box-office hits; it was consistent until a short period of decline between 2009 and 2011, after which he reinforced his status with several films, including Rowdy Rathore (2012) and Holiday (2014).

Moreover, around this time critical response to several of his films improved; his work in Special 26 (2013), Baby (2015), Airlift (2016), and Jolly LLB 2 (2017) was acclaimed, and he won the National Film Award for Best Actor for the crime thriller Rustom (2016). He earned further notice for his self-produced social films Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (2017) and Pad Man (2018), as well as the war film Kesari (2019), and set box-office records in 2019 with Mission Mangal, Housefull 4, Good Newwz, and the 2021 action film Soorya-vanshi.