Akshay Kumar at the HDIL Indian Oaks racing 2008 at Mahalaxmi Race Course, Mumbai Sunday, January 20. Photo Credit: Sawf NewsApril 8, 2008 (Sawf News) - Akshay Kumar has turned down an offer from Sushmita Sen to play Tantya Tope, a war hero at the forefront of the Indian rebellion of 1857, in her dream project Rani Lakshmi Bai - The Warrior Queen, because of his busy schedule.
"It would be an honor to bring a stalwart to life on celluloid. However, I have a list of films which I have to complete, before I take on any new project," Akshay was quoted as saying by TOI.
"Films on history or great characters need research and time and without which I would not even attempt to think of enacting them. So, I am definitely not a part of any such films at the moment, and I wish the films all the luck," he added.
Akshay was earlier offered the role of Tantya Tope in a film being jointly produced by Firoz Nadiadwala and National Film Developement Corporation.
Akshay's underproduction films include
Singh is Kinng directed by Anees Bazmee with co-stars Katrina Kaif, Om Puri, Kiron Kher, Javed Jaffrey, Neha Dhupia and Sonu Sood
Chandni Chowk to China directed by Nikhil Advani which co-stars Deepika Padukone.
Eight By Ten directed by Nagesh Kukunoor with co-stars Ayesha Takia, Anant Mahadevan and Javed Jaffrey.
The films that he has committed to include:
Kambakth Ishq directed by Sabir Khan which co-stars Kareena Kapoor
Blue (Pre Production) directed by Tony with co-stars Sanjay Dutt, Lara Dutta, Katrina Kaif and Suniel Shetty.
Priyadarshan's Next (Announced) directed by Priyadarshan with co-stars Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal
Housefull (Announced) directed by Sajid Khan with co-stars Deepika Padukone, Jiah Khan and Ritesh Deshmukh.
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