'Kesari' could not happen with Salman, says Akshay Kumar

Salman Khan, who was on board as a producer for "Kesari", may have backed out of the project but Akshay Kumar is all set to start the shooting for the film from January.

The 50-year-old actor, who is currently busy promoting his upcoming film "Padman", said Karan Johar is producing "Kesari", which is based on the Battle of Saragarhi."The film is titled 'Kesari' and it is being made. I will start this film in January. We will be continuously shooting for it after 'Padman' releases.

"Karan Johar and I are making it. It did not happen," Akshay told reporters here on the sidelines of an event when asked about Salman backing out of the film.In January, Salman had tweeted about joining hands as a producer with Johar for the film featuring Akshay.Later there were reports about the 52-year-old actor not being a part of the film anymore.