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Mumbai, Sep 22: Akshay Kumar is a happy man nowadays. And why not? The actor’s riding high on the success of his recent movies. Now the Punjabi munda has added another feather to his cap, or rather a diamond to his pagdi!

Akshay, who is all set to play a Sardar, albeit a clean-shaven one in Vipul Shah’s forthcoming movie Singh is King, will be sporting a real expensive turban that costs a whopping Rs 65 lakh.

The movie that stars Katrina Kaif opposite him and is being directed by Anees Bazmi, will have Akshay in a never-before seen avtar.

“Akshay has been given a very special look for this movie. The pagdi would be the highlight of the look and would have a real diamond,” revealed an insider. “The idea is to develop the coolest Sardar that you have seen on screen. So we are developing a funky look for him and the turban is a big element. It’s a designer pagdi, but the real cost is that of the diamond,” says producer Vipul Shah.

“Akshay has this remarkable ability to carry off a variety of looks, because he is essentially good looking and has a very athletic frame. And we’re sure he’ll be able to carry off this look as well,” he adds. Interestingly the brief to designer Shabina Khan was that it should look like a crown claiming his status as a King. After all the money being spent on the pagdi, it is certainly befitting a king!