Long back, it was announced that Bollywood star actor Akshay Kumar would be portraying Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in an upcoming movie, and the criticism from social media has been deafening. It was expected that they would subside when the first look of the movie comes, and well here it is. And no, it does nothing to make things better for the superstar.
To portray the some iconic characters which happen in real life, somebody like Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, what one needs more than basic physical attributes is an aura of charisma.
The agression and royal looks are more likely to have for a person who is making the role and that seems to be absent in the now-released first look of Akshay Kumar as the Maratha ruler. The video seems to be shot very amateurish and with a phone! Watch.
The ‘Hera Pheri’ star gets the looks right, the released video does not uplift the feelings that one should feel when a person of Shivaji Maharaj’s magnitude walks in all his grandeur. This first look is unfortunately an ignorable one. And the trolls are weaving around the social media and cine circles better to move the Akshay Kumar out of that role.
And also some are not getting it, because a Canadian citizen is decreasing the India’s culture by doing movies on great leaders only for the sake of popularity.
On the other side, Subodh Bhave’s critically acclaimed performance as Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the recent Marathi movie ‘Har Har Mahadev’ is still fresh in people’s minds.
The trolls are already out being another ’40 days’ project for the star, it is hoped that the film ends up doing well. Akshay Kumar is in need of a script to get back in the game. His previous multiple movies makes disappointment critically and commercially and he desperately needs a theatrical hit. The historic movie is releasing in the December of 2023.