Celebrated author Amish’s latest bestseller, “Suheldev – The King Who Saved India” will now be made into a feature film.

The film will be produced by Wakaoo Films, Casa Media, and Immortal Studios and directed by Senthil Kumar.

Despite the lockdown, the book (published by Westland Publications) has been a roaring success and is already the biggest bestseller fiction book of the year to date.

The novel tells the story of King Suheldev, who fought valiantly to drive the all-conquering Turkic hordes away from India. The story is set in the 11th century when the Turks, led by Mahmud of Ghazni, launched multiple raids on India and also destroyed the Somnath temple. It is then that the young warrior Suheldev gathered an army of his own, with soldiers from across religions, castes, and regions, to fight the Turkish marauders.

The film will be a magnum opus, an action drama which will be one of the first Indian films to be produced using Virtual Production technology.

The script is already under preparation, and the producers will soon announce the name of the lead actor to play the role of King Suheldev.