Akshay Kumar-starrer ‘Prithviraj’ had 50,000 costumes, 500 turbans used during shoot

TIL Desk Bollywood/ Ahead of the release of Akshay Kumar-starrer ‘Prithviraj’, the makers revealed that they had to create over 50,000 costumes and also used 500 different types of turbans during the shoot. “Rarely do films take this much effort and embark upon such monumental tasks.

Every element of our film which is based on the life of Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan has been dealt with utmost sincerity, authenticity and reverence. We have paid attention to the minutest details while making the film because we wanted this to be the most glorious retelling of Samrat Prithviraj’s life on the big screen,” Akshay said.

According to director Chandraprakash Dwivedi, a special costume designer was specially flown in from Rajasthan to stay in Mumbai and make costumes from scratch.“Detailing was key to making a film like Prithviraj.