Kesari: Directed by Anurag Singh. With Akshay Kumar, Parineeti Chopra, Suvinder Vicky, Vansh Bhardwaj. Based on an incredible true story of the Battle of Saragarhi in which an army of 21 Sikhs fought against 10,000 Afghans in 1897. Kesari In 1897, an army of 21 Sikhs battles 10,000 Afghans to prevent the Saragarhi Fort from being taken down.