Mumbai, April 30 -- The much-awaited period drama 'Kesari Veer' is set to hit theatres on May 16, and the film's cast is busy promoting it.

Suniel Shetty, who plays a crucial role in the film, praised his co-star Sooraj Pancholi for his performance and also discussed casting him in the movie.

While speaking to ANI, the actor said, "Whenever I take up a project, I know who the hero and heroine are, and who will carry the film. In this film, I am just one of the characters, but the lead is Sooraj, and it will remain that way. Initially, there were fears about what would happen, especially about how the toxic world of social media would react to Sooraj's casting. But then we thought -- who are these toxic people anyway?"

He added, "So we ...