Everyone only has eyes for Akshay Kumar and his pretty co-star Manushi Chillar in Chandraprakash Dwivedi’s Prithviraj .

The fact is Sonu Sood who during the past year has shot up the popularity charts due to his philanthropic work, has a very important role in Prithiviraj.

Informs a reliable source, “It is a role parallel to Akshay Kumar’s . Sonu Sood plays the poet Chand Bardai who penned the epic poem Prithviraj Raso on the life of Prithviraj Chauhan.”

The character was very close to Prithviraj and in a way instrumental in the creation of the legendary aura surrounding Prithviraj.

Sources say the scope of Sonu Sood’s role in Prthiviraj has further been expanded after his fan following multiplied manifold during the past one year.