Actor Akshay Kumar will once again play the role of a real life hero. Akshay Kumar will play the role of coal mining engineer Jaswant Singh Gill. Jaswant Gill saved 65 people by risking his life.
Image Credit source: (pic collage- @easterncoal twitter)
Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar is once again going to be seen in a strong character. Akshay has appeared in many real ‘hero’ biopics on screen. He has done great films like Kesari, Airlift and Rustom. Now soon Akshay Kumar will play the role of coal mining engineer Jaswant Singh Gill. Akshay will again be seen in Sardar’s look in this film. Recently, the poster of Akshay’s Sardar look was also released, in which Akshay’s weight has increased slightly. Wearing a turban with thick beard and moustache, Akshay looks like a complete Sardar.
What is the story of Jaswant Singh Gill?
Let us tell you that in the year 1989, Jaswant Singh Gill had saved 65 miners trapped in the coal mine. This was India’s first coal mine rescue. Remembering Jaswant Singh Gill, Union Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi tweeted, “Salute to Late Veer Jaswant Singh Gill, who saved 65 workers from a coal mine in 1989. We are proud of our Coal Warriors who fight every day against India’s odds.
Grateful to you @JoshiPralhad ji, for recalling India’s first coal mine rescue mission – this day 33yrs ago. I’m lucky that I #SardarJaswantSinghGill I am playing the character of G in my film. Its a story like no other!@easterncoal
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) November 16, 2022
Responding to this tweet, Akshay Kumar has also tweeted and said that such a story cannot be any other. At the same time, Jackky Bhagnani has also tweeted about this and said that it is my good fortune that I am getting a chance to spread the story of Sardar Gill to the people. The film is being directed by Tinnu Suresh Desai, who has previously made Rustom with Akshay.
Who was Jaswant Singh Gill?
Jaswant Singh Gill was born on November 22, 1939 in Sathiala, Amritsar. He studied at Khalsa School and graduated from Khalsa College. On November 16, 1989, water started entering the coal mine and people started drowning during a miner explosion in Mahabir Colliery of Eastern Coalfields Limited, Bengal. In this difficult time, Jaswant Gill saved 65 people regardless of his life. Jaswant Singh Gill passed away on November 26, 2019. Jaswant Singh Gill was awarded Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak by the then President Ramaswamy Venkataraman for his bravery.
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