Manushi Chhillar opens up on working with Akshay Kumar in Samrat Prithviraj, YRF: Always liked a challenge

Manushi Chhillar is all set to make her Bollywood debut with Samrat Prithviraj under YRF Productions. During an interview, the debutant shared her experience of working with his co-star Akshay Kumar.

She confessed that every day felt like a challenge and it was an overwhelming experience all in all. “I'm not the first person that Yash Raj has launched and I'm not the first newcomer that an Akshay sir is working with because they also know the kind of challenges that you're facing. They also kind of make it a little comfortable for you, but I've always liked a challenge in life and I think that's when you grow. I think that somewhere helped me. I don't know if it was overwhelming but I did feel the responsibility of working in a film like this, working with people as senior as these, and most importantly portraying a character as important as this."

Furthermore, she added, "I actually shot with Ashutosh Rana and Sakshi Tanwar and they’re seasoned actors and they are playing my parents in the film. It was the longest and the heaviest scene that I have and it’s actually an argument that I’m having with him and Ashutosh sir when he’s in character, you’re generally scared. Both have been very sweet. Throughout the shoot, whatever, whenever we could practice, they’ve always been ready. I’ve had a great interaction with them as well. My first day was more about understanding technical things, understanding the camera, lighting, the focus, and everything else. It was a very different experience. I never thought that it’s that consuming as a profession.”

For the unversed, Samrat Prithviraj is based on the life of Prithviraj Chauhan, a Rajput king from the Chahamana dynasty. She will be donning the role of princess Sanyogita in the movie, while Akshay plays Prithviraj Chauhan.

Samrat Prithviraj is slated to release on 3 June 2022.