‘Details matter’: Akshay Kumar thanks retired Army officer for stating mistake in Gorkha poster

Actor Akshay Kumar has a complete record of movies lined up, together with Atrangi Re and Raksha Bandhan. Recently, the actor introduced his newest mission, Gorkha, which will probably be produced by Aanand L Rai. The movie is predicated on the lifetime of Major General Ian Cardozo, a legendary officer of the Gorkha regiment of the Indian Army.
On Friday, the primary poster of the movie was launched, the place a fierce Akshay was seen holding a curved knife or a khukri. However, an ex-Gorkha officer, Manik M Jolly, identified a serious mistake within the poster. He talked about {that a} conventional khukri was totally different from what the poster reveals. He wrote, “Dear @akshaykumar ji, as an ex Gorkha officer, my thanks to you for making this movie. However, details matter. Kindly get the Khukri right. The sharp edge is on the other side. It is not a sword. Khukri strikes from inner side of blade. Ref pic of Khukri att. Thanks.”

Dear @akshaykumar ji, as an ex Gorkha officer, my due to you for making this film. However, particulars matter. Kindly get the Khukri proper. The sharp edge is on the opposite aspect. It just isn’t a sword. Khukri strikes from interior aspect of blade. Ref pic of Khukri att. Thanks. pic.twitter.com/LhtBlQ9UGn
— Maj Manik M Jolly,SM (@Manik_M_Jolly) October 16, 2021
Akshay wrote again, “Dear Maj Jolly, thank you so much for pointing this out. We’ll take utmost care while filming. I’m very proud and honoured to be making Gorkha. Any suggestions to get it closest to reality would be most appreciated.”
The ex-Gorkha officer had earlier pointed a mistake within the poster of Sam Bahaur, the biopic of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw starring Vicky Kaushal. He had written, “Someone who’s been dressed wrongly as evident from Colored images. He’s a Gurkha Officer. He wore Black rank badges , not golden. This is the least that’s expected from movie makers. Get the uniform right of such legendary soldiers.”
Gorkha will probably be directed by Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan.