Akshay Kumar had a terrible 2022. Though Akshay Kumar had 5 movie releases this year, all of them failed to impress the audience. From Bachchan Pandey to Prithviraj Chauhan to Rakshabandhan, Akshay Kumar’s movies turned disasters.
And, after playing an archaeologist in the recently released movie ‘Ram Setu’, Akshay Kumar is all set to play the character of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in an upcoming Marathi movie titled ‘Vedat Marathe Veer Daudale Saat’.
Recently, Akshay Kumar took to his Instagram to share a clip of his Shivaji’s get-up.
But, fans rejected Akshay Kumar’s first look as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Akshay Kumar or Sharad Kelkar – who played Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj better?
In the midst of criticism, many netizens came forward to share how Sharad Kelkar would have been a perfect cast for the role of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Sharad Kelkar as a chatrapati shivaji maharaj>Canadian @akshaykumar pic.twitter.com/9n6bdDAZD0
— Ř𝓲ⓣ𝑒𝔰𝐇 ʸ𝔞𝕕𝔞𝐕 (@AdianRitesh1) December 6, 2022
Sharad kelkar got some real attitude to be a maharaja, akshay lacks it.
— AAMIR عامر (@faakiraa) December 6, 2022
Impressive! Akshay is nowhere near as regal.
— flutter (@MukhtarX5) December 6, 2022
I hope Akshay Kumar does justice to the role of Chatrapathi Shivaji Maharaj but #SharadKelkar has set such high standards in depicting Chatrapathi Shivaji Maharaj,it will be really hard to beat his portrayal. pic.twitter.com/R5sLdtpITp
— Aditya Nayak (@adityavnayak) December 6, 2022
There are many things wrong with Akshay Kumar playing Shivaji Maharaj. For starters Shivaji Maharaj passed away when he was 50. Akshay is 55.
Could they not have found a Marathi speaking actor with good acting skills to play him? https://t.co/7GtqnbQN7j— Dr Apoorv Bhat (@AnarchistIndian) December 7, 2022
Not everyone can fit the shoes of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s Role 🫡
— Nationalist Mumbaikar 🇮🇳™ | (@Ayush_Shah_25) December 6, 2022
Sharad Kelkar looks Awesome. Also his Dialogue Delivery reflects the aura of Maharaj’s Role 🔥 https://t.co/RpGvRXPAHf pic.twitter.com/qT50xOkkpf
After successfully botching Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan’s biopic, Akshay Kumar is all set to ruin Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s biopic as well.
— Dhaval Balai (@DhavalBalai) December 6, 2022
Sharad Kelkar would be perfect choice for Shivaji in #VedatMaratheVeerDaudleSaat.
Waiting for Hera Pheri 3’s confirmation only.🥺 pic.twitter.com/MLwRFG9rdE
sharad kelkar as chhatrapati shivaji maharaj pic.twitter.com/aqu8Iu31YF
— Saharsh (@whysaharsh) December 6, 2022
Literally I didn’t want to see Akshay Kumar as our real life Hero Shivaji Maharaj instead of him Sharad Kelkar look their is fire in his eyes… He nailed the character… Akshay Kumar is looking like he is sufring from fever, look at his walk 😂😂
— Aman Yadav (@Amanyadaw15) December 6, 2022
Shard walk like lion in movie pic.twitter.com/n00DB11u5x
Ye to Aashram k bhopa swami lag rhe he the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ji to sharad kelkar bane the ek dum suitable the …
— sk (@2907_sk) December 6, 2022
Announcement me jitna achha lag rha tha ab utna hi kharab lag ra😐 CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ ji ke role ke liye Sharad Kelkar hi best hai.
— 💪Swapneel Shinde 💪 (@Swapnee48766753) December 6, 2022
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