Akshay Kumar began his career as a bona fide action star, earning the nickname “Khiladi” for his work. With the technological transition in the industry, filmmakers are relying on VFX and AI. However, Akshay always believes in maintaining authenticity and prefers performing his own stunts. In a recent interview, he recalled life-threatening on-set incidents during action films.
Akshay recalls near-death experience during action scenes
In a candid conversation with Subhankar Mishra, Akshay shared, “Ek baar Sainik mein hua tha. Ek building se doosri building jaate-jaate mera haath thak gaya tha, and I thought mein chala jaunga, ek building se dusre building. Tab kuch nahi tha, VFX bhi nahi tha, khud hi sab karna padta tha. International Khiladi mein, boat ke scene mein mera aadha shareer cut jaata. Samne se catamaran aa raha tha, aur meri boat uske beech se jaane wali thi, main poora cut ho jaata, lekin bach gaya.”
Akshay further added, “Once, during International Khiladi, in a boat scene, half of my body could have been cut off. A catamaran was coming from the front, and my boat was about to pass right through it, I could have been completely sliced, but I survived. Jab maine Khiladi 786 mein jump maara tha, mujhe hot air balloon par dive karna tha, tab bhi bach gaya,” added Kumar.
Akshay Kumar upcoming movies
The actor recently reunited with Priyadarshan for Bhooth Bangla. The film has received a mixed response on Day 1. The film also features Paresh Rawal, Asrani, Rajpal Yadav, and Wamiqa Gabbi. Apart from this, he also has Haiwaan alongside Saif Ali Khan, which marks the latter’s return to the big screen after a while.
He also has Welcome To The Jungle in his kitty, which features around 27 actors and is touted to be a multi-starrer entertainer. The film is all set to release this year. It features Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Raveena Tandon, Sanjay Dutt, Lara Dutta, Shreyas Talpade, Disha Patani, and many others. He recently confirmed that the war drama Gorkha has been shelved. Sharing an update on Hera Pheri 3, the actor stated the film is not happening anytime soon due to multiple issues.
Akshay has joined the cast of the fifth instalment of the popular Golmaal franchise, directed by Rohit Shetty. He will join co-stars Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Sharman Joshi, Kunal Kemmu, and Shreyas Talpade.
