Mumbai: Akshay Kumar today started filming his "most ambitious" project "Kesari" and also released his first look at the movie.   Karan Johar on Tuesday had made an announcement of his collaboration with the actor for the film based on ”The Battle of Saragarhi”.

The director had taken to his twitter account to announce the film’s collaboration saying, ”Extremely excited to see this exceptional and brave story unfold!!! @akshaykumar #KESARI #holi2019.”

"Feeling nothing but immense pride and gratitude while sharing this. Beginning my 2018 with #KESARI, my most ambitious film and a lot of passion. Need your best wishes as always," Akshay, 50, tweeted.