This is, however, not the solitary plot to have spurred a race among filmmakers. At least three stars or directors have evinced interest in the Battle of Saragarhi, which was fought between 21 Sikh soldiers and a 10,000-strong Afghan tribal army way back in 1897. Sensing tremendous potential in the war story, Ajay Devgn was the first to announce a film, Sons of Sardaar, by releasing its poster last year. It was revealed shortly afterwards that Karan Johar and Salman Khan had also collaborated to produce a film on the same theme with Akshay Kumar in the lead. Though the Dabangg star is said to have withdrawn from the project since then because of his “good friend” Devgn, Akshay and Johar are all set to make Kesar on the same theme. Interestingly, away from this high-profile scuffle for Saragarhi, director Raj Kumar Santoshi is also quietly working on a similar plot with Randeep Hooda.