Manushi Chillar talks about age gap with Samrat Prithviraj co-star Akshay Kumar

Manushi Chillar has stepped into the realm of Bollywood with her debut period-drama Samrat Prithviraj starring Akshay Kumar. The actress is equal parts nervous and excited about the movie as it has hit the theatres today.

The former Miss World took to her social media and shared a sweet post, urging people to relish the larger-than-life experience of Samrat Prithviraj at the theatres.

The movie has received decent reviews so far, and fans are loving every bit of this historic drama. The film features Akshay Kumar as Samrat Prithviraj, while Manushi plays Sanyogita, his love interest in the film.

The film roped in many controversies since its announcement. Now, addressing the question about massive age gap between her and Akshay Kumar in the film, Manisha told Indian Express, “I would like to point out that our characters (Prithviraj and Sanyogita) also had an age difference. Irrespective of who is older than whom, it doesn’t matter if the woman or man is older, the cast should be appropriate. When you are an actor, you should look like the character, irrespective of the character being younger or older than your actual age.”

“You’re a good actor if you’re able to look (close to your character). Your director plays an important role in it too because he has to present you in a certain way. You have to look the age of the character you’re portraying, that’s more important than the actual age of the actor. In the future I’m sure that I’ll play characters much older or younger than me, but as long as I am able to convince people that I am the character, then I have done my job, she further told Indian Express.