Ajay Devgn to play the ancient Indian scholar Chanakya in Neeraj Pandey's film

Actor Ajay Devgan confirmed on Tuesday that he will play Chanakya, an ancient Indian scholar and political strategist in a film directed by Neeraj Pandey. Produced by Joint Venture Plan C Studios of Reliance Entertainment and Friday Filmwork (founded by Pandey and Shital Bhatia), Chanakya will mark the first collaboration with Devendra Pandey, whose film credits include A Wednesday (2008), Baby (2015) and Aryri (2018).

"I have been developing this film for some time on Chanakya," Pandey said in a statement, "This is an exciting act of passion for me, and I am sure that the audience will love Ajay in the depiction of the visionary talent.

The Shibashish government of Reliance Entertainment said, "Epic characters like Chanakya have an eternal sense of mystery and legend around them." "We have no doubt that film Chanakya will be received by the modern audience enthusiastically, which will provide serious insight into the art of running the state, which will be based on the practical education and teachings of the greatest master - Chanakya."

Chanakya, advisor to Maurya Emperor Chandragupta, wrote an ancient Indian political treatise on economics, economics. Along with several Telugu series Chanakya Chandragupta in the 1977 Telugu film Chanakya Chandragupta, her story has been recreated several times in the Chakravarti Ashok Emperor (2015) of Colors TV, including Dwijendral Ray's 1911 game Chandragupta.