The 1971 India-Pakistan war hero Major General Ian Cardozo is the subject of the movie Gorkha, which actor Akshay Kumar had previously confirmed. Cardozo has since decided to withdraw from the project. Fans have been asking the actor for an update since the Aanand L Rai production’s announcement in October 2021, wondering if it has been shelved.
A source reveals that Akshay Kumar decided to walk out of the film after questions were raised about the authenticity of the story. “Some veterans from the unit that Major General Cardozo was attached with during the war reached out, putting major question marks on his version of the events. Akshay has utmost respect for the armed forces and does not want to associate with a story that may have a shadow of doubt,” says the source.
During the 1971 conflict, Major General Cardozo allegedly used a khukri to amputate his own leg after walking on a landmine. When questioned about the movie in August of last year, Rai responded that they were still working on it and that production will begin as soon as the script was finalised.
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