Parineeti Chopra signed on for lead part in Kesari

Parineeti Chopra has been finalised as the lead actress of Akshay Kumar-starrer "Kesari". She is excited to be part of the project.

Producer Karan Johar made the announcement via Twitter on Wednesday. "The lead actress in ‘Kesari' is Parineeti Chopra," Karan wrote.Parineeti also followed with a tweet: "So excited to be a part of this amazing journey! Thank you Karan Johar, Akshay Kumar, Anurag Singh."The filming began in January itself. It is based on the Battle of Saragarhi.Akshay has called it his "most ambitious film". He posted his first look from the movie, and he is seen sporting a saffron turban and a beard.