Manushi Chhillar, who won the Miss World pageant in the year 2017, is all set to make her Bollywood debut opposite Akshay Kumar. According to reports, Manushi and Akshay will come together for Prithviraj Chauhan biopic that will go on floors in the later half of the year. The film will be produced by Yash Raj Films.

A source close to the development told an entertainment website, "Manushi will be making her big Bollywood debut opposite none other than Akshay Kumar. She has been signed on for the Prithviraj Chauhan biopic that is expected to go on floors sometime towards the later half of this year. Chandraprakash Dwivedi is directing the historical drama and YRF is producing it."

The source added, "Manushi has shown a lot of promise from the time she became a national craze. She is not only pretty but a great performer, too. She will be essaying Sanyukta's role and will be romantically paired opposite Akshay. Aditya Chopra feels she has a good screen presence and has also got her on board as one of the talents under his banner."

Manushi is gearing up for her big Bollywood debut as the source said, "She is doing a lot of acting and dance workshops. She has been reading about the time zone in which the period saga is set in. It's an epic love story that will be one of the biggest highlights from the production house in the coming years,"

Earlier, reports surfaced that Manushi will make her big Bollywood debut with Farah Khan. It was also reported that, apart from a film with Farah Khan, Manushi has bagged another film opposite Ranveer Singh, which was also to be produced by YRF. The film was helmed by director Maneesh Sharma, who worked with Ranveer in Band Baaja Baaraat.

The new report, however, states that Manushi will star opposite Akshay in her Bollywood debut. Akshay is currently awaiting the release of Good News. He has also kick-started shooting of Rohit Shetty's Sooryavanshi.

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