The famous 'Battle of Saragarhi' was fought on September 12, 1897, by 21 Sikhs of the 4th Battalion of the Sikh Regiment, who gave up their lives defending an army post, fighting against 10,000 Afghans. The battle occurred in the North-West Frontier Province and is now named the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and is part of Pakistan. The 21 Sikh contingent was led by Havildar Ishar Singh and they all fought to death.

Apparently, they had a brave cook too who also fought with them and died. So they were actually 22 of them. Some historians consider it one of the greatest military battles as a result every year September 12 is celebrated as 'Saragarhi Day' across many parts of the world and in India. The epic poem 'Khalsa Bahadur' has also been written in the memory of these brave men. To commemorate these men, the British had built two Saragarhi Gurudwaras, one in Amritsar, close to the Golden Temple and one in Ferozepur Cantonment, the district these men belonged to. We have learnt that Ajay Devgn's Sons Of Sardaar will not be a comedy like the first, but will be based on the story of these real sons of sardaars, the 'Sikhs of Saragarhi.'

Ajay's earlier portrayal of Bhagat Singh won him a National Award.And we have no doubt that he will play this brave Sikh equally well. Ajay has always believed in a big cinema experience and we have heard that he is planning to make this biggest battle of heroism on an international scale, both in terms of budget and technology. 'The Battle of Saragarhi' has all the drama, is a true story and is highly patriotic and we have no doubt that it has the ability of becoming one of India's biggest films ever made. He will be shooting this film postShivaayin July 2016 for a release on the Diwali of 2017.