How Akshay Kumar’s Kesari piqued public interest in Battle of Saragarhi 1897

Akshay Kumar’s upcoming film Kesari has piqued public interest in the Battle of Saragarhi that took place in 1897. The trailer has clocked more than 20 million views in around 24 hours since its release. The September 12, 1897 battle, in the North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan), is distinct as 21 Sikhs of the 36th Sikh Regiment (now the 4th Battalion of the Sikh Regiment) of British India, defended an army post against more than 10,000 Afghan and Orakzai tribesmen.

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