Kesari (2019) is a Bollywood war drama that recounts the events leading to the Battle of Saragarhi, a historic last stand fought in the region now part of northern Pakistan and Afghanistan. In this battle, 21 soldiers of the 36th Sikhs of the British Indian Army valiantly held off 6,000–10,000 Afridi and Orakzai tribesmen. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Parineeti Chopra, Rakesh Chaturvedi, and Vivek Saini in pivotal roles.