Samrat Prithviraj, the first historical by Yash Raj Films is directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi, is based on the life story of brave and mighty king Prithviraj Chauhan and portrays the great warrior's valour and his valiant fight against the invader Muhammad Ghori.
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, whose upcoming film Samrat Prithviraj , is all set to hit the theatres, has appealed to the union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan to include in history textbooks stories related to Indian kings like Prithivi Raj and Maharana Pratap.