Amid backlash over his Shivaji Maharaj look, Akshay Kumar gets support from fans

As superstar Akshay Kumar unveiled his look as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj from Mahesh Manjrekars upcoming film on the great Maratha warrior social media users gave a mixed response to the actors effortsSome asked if there were electric bulbs in the 17th century while others pleaded him to not ruin another historical character The Bollywood actor also found support in his ardent fans and colleague Ajay DevgnAkshay shared on Tuesday that he has commenced filming for his Marathi debut film Vedat Marathe Veer Daudle Saat and hours later posted a clip of his first look as Shivaji Maharaj on InstagramSoon social media users started analysing the look and the production design of the film Some eagleeyed netizens shared screenshots of the chandelier in the video which appeared to have been illuminated by bulbsAlso ReadAkshay Kumars first look from Chhatrapati Shivaji film gets trolled for this reasonDid shree chhatrapati shivaji had bulbs in his kingdom In 1674 do some research man sic commented a user on Akshays Instagram postBorn in 1630 Shivaji is acknowledged for his valour military genius and leadership He died in 1680Highlighting that the light bulb was not invented until 1879 another wrote Uss time jhumar mein Bulb lagate the kya With over 16000 tweets Akshays name continued to trend on Twitter even on Wednesday afternoonIn an apparent reference to the box office and critical debacle of Akshays Samrat Prithviraj a bigbudget period action film on legendary warrior king Prithviraj Chauhan an Instagram user urged the actor to not ruin this oneHis colleague Ajay took to Twitter to express his excitement about the film Dear akshaykumar looking forward to seeing you essay the role of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the Marathi film Vedat Marathe Veer Daudle Saat He is my favourite Maratha hero and Irsquom happy yet another film is being made saluting this great warrior wrote Ajay on TwitterAlso ReadAjay Devgn congratulates Akshay Kumar on his Marathi film debut lsquoVedat Marathe Veer Daudle SaatrsquoAkshay who hasnt yet reacted to the criticism replied to Ajay Thanks bhai Some Haters Are Deliberately Spreading Negativity Against AkshayKumar just bcz he always tries to uphold the glory of Hinduism through his movies wrote an Akshay fan on the microblogging siteA fan page of the National Award winner shared a tweet Our love respect and blessings always sic with you sir Best of luck akshaykumar paaji All the best sir please play this role with full dedication A lot of peoples emotions are attached to this great personality said another fan on TwitterThere were also those who pitched actor Sharad Kelkars name to play Shivaji Kelkar had famously essayed the role of the Maratha chieftain in the 2020 film Tanhaji The Unsung Warrior fronted by AjayWhich one you prefer Like for Akshay Kumar RT for Sharad Kelker AkshayKumar sharadkelkar sic posted a social media userOnly marathi actors can portray the character of shivaji maharaj I dont think any Bollywood actor will suit for this sic another saidVedat Marathe Veer Daudle Saat produced by Vaseem Qureshi is set to be released in cinemas on Diwali 2023 in Marathi Hindi Tamil and TeluguThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever