‘Prithviraj’ trailer: Chandraprakash Dwivedi’s historical stars Akshay Kumar and Manushi Chhillar
The film, also starring Sanjay Dutt and Sonu Sood, will be released in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu in cinemas on June 3.

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