Akash Puri plays a valiant soldier

 Child-artiste-turned-hero Akash Puri is beginning his career with a larger-than-life role of a valiant soldier in his upcoming release ‘Mehbooba’. “He did a lot of hard work to breathe life into the fiery lover boy role,” says a source. Directed and produced by his father and leading filmmaker Puri Jagannath, the war-centric flick has already raised huge expectations and expected to draw good openings on May 11, aver makers. 

Puri Jagannath who made blockbusters like ‘Desamuduru’, ‘Pokiri’ and ‘Businessman” is giving his son a star-studded launch. "It is a very special film for me,” he had said. Billed to be a romantic drama set in the backdrop of India-Pakistan border, the film boasts of high octane action sequences.
 
The visuals shot in Kashmir look stunning. Pretty girl Neha Shetty plays the female lead in this reincarnation love saga, while ace composer Sandeep Chowtha has scored lilting tunes. Actually, Akash showed traces of his acting brilliance as a cricket-crazy school boy in ‘Dhoni’ and now beefed up his body and looking like a well-built youngster who could take on anybody for his lady love. Quite a good makeover indeed!