In 2019, Anurag Singh's "Kesari", a period drama based on the Battle of Saragarhi, starring Akshay Kumar and Parineeti Chopra in the lead roles. The movie earned 200 crores worldwide in the box office and is Akshay Kumar's highest grossing film. This was followed by Abhishek Varman's period romantic drama "Kalank" featuring Madhuri Dixit, Sonakshi Sinha, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Aditya Roy Kapur, and Sanjay Dutt. Then comes Good Newwz starring Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Diljit Dosanjh, Kiara Advani directed by debutant Raj Mehta which released on 27 December 2019.