This festive season, get ready to watch the year’s biggest blockbuster on television as Zee TV will showcase the world television premiere of the critically acclaimed and commercially successful ‘Rustom’ at 5 PM on Sunday, 16^th October. Co-produced by Zee Studios, Rustom is a riveting thriller and courtroom drama starring superstar Akshay Kumar as the naval commander- Rustom Pavri. The film is about a husband’s struggle to uphold his wife’s self-respect. Superstar Akshay Kumar and filmmaker Neeraj Pandey, who have worked together in Special 26 and Baby, have come together again for ‘Rustom’. Written by Vipul Rawal, the film is inspired from real-life incidents and set in the late '50s.  It also features Ileana D’Çruz as the leading lady, Esha Gupta in a grey role, Arjan Bajwa as a flamboyant playboy Vikram Makhija along with Sachin Khedekar, Pavan Malhotra, Kumud Mishra, Parmeet Sethi, Sharad Kelkar, Kanwaljit Singh and Brijendra Kala adding further depth to this strong ensemble cast. With its ensemble start cast, extraordinary performances and some chartbusting music, the movie is sure to entertain television audiences just as it appealed to every cine goer’s sensibilities.

On the film’s world television premiere, Akshay Kumar shares, On the film’s world television premiere, Akshay Kumar shares, “I found the concept of Rustom interestingly gripping. It was very thrilling for me to portray a character who has nothing but love and patriotism in his heart. This film will leave you thinking twice about the legal system, our action’s and the ability to do the right thing at the right time. I hope that audiences at home will enjoy this story of a man who stood by his wife against all odds in the television premiere on Zee TV.”

An edge-of-the-seat romantic thriller, its dialogues have been trending worldwide. The film is high on intrigue and suspense showcasing the dedicated service of Rustom Pavri (Akshay Kumar), a dashing naval officer, his idyllic married life with his English-born wife Cynthia (Ileana D’Cruz), and their perfect world.

Watch Rustom's World Television Premiere on Sunday, 16th October at 5 pm only on Zee TV.