Check pic: Akshay Kumar unleashes his 'desi swag' as Tapan Das in 'Gold'Aug 7 (AZINS) Akshay Kumar recently took to Twitter and shared a stylish monochrome picture and wrote "My most interesting onscreen character coming to you on 15th August. #8DaysToGo "

In Gold, Akshay plays the role of a hockey team manager who trains team India to win its first gold medal as a free nation at 1948 Olympics in field hockey. From the film's trailer and songs, Tapan Das comes across as a diligent but funny man, However Akshay Kumar says: "Tapan is not a goofy or humorous character, it is his quirks that makes the scene funny."

Sharing details about Tapan's character's inspiration, director Reema Kagti said: "The person who inspired his character is very controversial, alcoholic, unpopular and argumentative but at the same time he knows the game really well."

The upcoming sports drama Gold starring Akshay Kumar releases this Independence Day, being the perfect Independence day release as it marks 70 years of free India’s first gold medal at the 1948 Olympics.

Starring Akshay Kumar, Mouni Roy, Kunal Kapoor, Amit Sadh, Vineet Singh and Sunny Kaushal, Gold promises power packed performances by the ensemble cast. Gold is produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar, helmed by Reema Kagti and is all set to release in 8 days on August 15, 2018.