Akshay in awe of Trisha

09Nov09

Akshay Kumar is seriously impressed with the tamilian beauty Trisha Krishnan. The duo is paired opposite each other in Priyadarshan’s upcoming flick Khatta Meetha.the khatron ka khiladi may have been skeptical about Priyardhan casting Trisha as the lead but all his doubts were put to rest at the movie sets.

The actress confessed beforehand that she wasn’t fluent in the language(Hindi) even though she studied it as a second subject in her school but later on took the entire set by surprise once she started delivering her dialogues.

Akki insisted on the actress who requested to be spoken to,in English, to talk in Hindi on the set as it would help her during the shoot but to Akki’s complete surprise, Trisha turned out to sound like a complete pro in Hindi when the shoot began.

“Trisha is turning out to be the surprise package. Before the shoot, she had informed us that she couldn’t converse in Hindi…But she took all of us by surprise when she spoke fluently in Hindi. I could see the smile on Akki’s face as he was delighted with her performance,” Priyadarshan commented.

The movie Khatta Meetha will showcase the actress playing two characters in two different time periods but it wont be double role.

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Akshay’s Re-take on generosity

06Nov09

Akshay Kumar who is better known as Kiladhi no.1is becoming a better human being every day. After his act of generosity towards the spot boys of the film set of the movie Blue,he still has room in his heart for more benevolence.Although the actor is accused of charging a hefty amount from the producers for his movies even when most of them bomb at the box office but this doesn’t keep him from showing his magnanimity for what he loves the most.

When he was selected to be the Brand ambassador of the 34th National Games in Jharkhand which wasn’t something unusual as the actor’s keen interest in sports and martial arts is well known,Akshay declined to take any fee for his role as the brand ambassador.

After a lot of insistence from the organisers,Akshay asked them to hand over the amount to a special charity for the Special Olympics which will be held on December 21st in the Capital,New Delhi. Akshay has an old and long association with the trust which he supports wholeheartedly.

People in Bollywood and outside may be singing praises of the superstar but he doesn’t want to talk about his charitable act. Thats Akki for you !

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Akki titles his own film

04Nov09

Akshay Kumar’s upcoming flick that is going to be directred by Nikhil Advani is titled Patiala House. Akshay defends the title by saying that the film deals with one of the largest joint families in India and it is not the first time Akshay Kumar has titled his own film. If he has suggested the title Patiala House to Nikhil Advani, he had also helped Vipul Shah in suggesting title for his film SINGH IS KINNG.

Akshay Kumar agrees, “I wanted a title that suggested largeness in terms of numbers. Patiala is synonymous with a large peg and that is understood universally as something which is bigger than regular. Hence, Patiala House, a cluster of several houses that hosts a whole of family and cousins.”

Nikhil Advani, who is directing this film that is being co-produced by Bhushan Kumar of T-Series and Mukesh Talreja, says, “Our story is universal in spirit as it is a story about all joint families who have a patriarch who makes their decisions and wants to keep everyone under one roof. Kalon family has been living for the last four generations in Southall and he has created his own fiefdom in Patiala House.”

Now, with a new trend of giving title to his own film let’s see same like Akshay Kumar how many stars will follow his footsteps.

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Akshay’s Diwali Greetings to Spot Boys

02Nov09

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The Khatron ke Khiladi Akshay Kumar is spreading diwali cheers among the people on the film set. After the successful completion of the movie Blue which was made with a budget of whooping 100 crores,Akshay decided to share his contentment with the spot boys of the movie by gifting them Rs. 2.5 lakhs.

While driving with the director of the movie Anthony D’Souza,the hero shed out two bunches of thick currency notes and gently handed it over to Anthony who was understandably stunned.

Akshay then told him that they were a diwali bonus for the spot boys who were an important part of the movie.Director Anthony D’souza was all praises for the hero on his act of magnanimity which he said was a rarity in the industry.
The amount was distributed to the 18 spot boys of the movie who were overjoyed and overwhelmed with the appreciation given to them for their hard work which goes unnoticed all the time.
Akshay now plans to hold a special screening of the movie for the spot boys and their families.

Blue which is full of heartbeat skipping stunts has proved to be a big success during the first four days at the box office.Akshay Kumar reportedly has suffered a lot of injuries during the shoot but it all seems to have been paid off,doesn’t it? The movie also sees a 8 minute special appearance by the gorgeous Katrina Kaif who is being signed up to be paired up with the khiladi in the sequel to the same movie.After all she is a lucky charm to the handsome hunk.
Only time will tell if the charm works,for now Blue is the way to go.

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Akshay Kumar’s tiff with Rajesh Khanna

30Oct09

Akshay Kumar is the son-in-law of Rajesh Khanna. Long time back he married his eldest daughter Twinkle Khanna and the duo now are even blessed with a son.

Since then he shares a strong bond with his mother-in-law Dimple Kapadia and they are going to play mother and son in Nikhil Advani’s film Patiala House. However, his relationship with father-in-law Rajesh Khanna has never been that great.

The news is doing the rounds that all is not well between Akshay and his father-in-law. Matters worsened when Rajesh Khanna made a statement that he wanted to join the Bigg Boss 3 much against the wish of his son-in-law. Earlier the tiff was over the bungalow in which Rajesh Khanna lives. Rajesh refused to sell his bungalow to his son-ii-law. He wanted to buy Rajesh’s multi-crore bungalow Aashirwad on Carter Road, Mumbai. However, his father-in-law rejected him straightaway, thus creating rift and misunderstanding between themselves.

Hope all’s not true!!!

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Akshay hurts his right eardrum

28Oct09

Bollywood’s stuntman Akshay Kumar hurt himself while shooting for Sajid Nadiadwala’s Housefull at the Goregaon Sports Complex. Akshay injured his right eardrum and it started bleeding but he insisted to finish the shot.

This incident happened when Akshay Kumar was shooting an underwater sequence in a swimming pool. He dived into the deep-end of the pool quickly and hurt his right eardrum. As soon as the shoot got over Akshay asked Sajid Nadiadwala to take him to the Kokilaben Ambani hospital in Andheri.

Akshay Kumar has been advised to rest at home for the next 10 days as the doctors have found a slight internal injury to his eardrum and advised him rest.
Sajid Nadiadwala quoted, “Akshay is a thorough professional! I have seen him in extreme pain or shivering from fever but he doesn’t utter a word but continues shooting. In Italy, while shooting for Housefull, we had to shoot in a hotel on the edge of a cliff, which had eight floors. While foreign stuntsmen would think twice and use cables and other things to move from the balcony of one floor we would see a cool-as-a-cucumber Akshay jumping with only cables to different balconies. I have never seen any actor perform as scary stunts as him. I used to get scared but now I have stopped. He knows what he’s doing and enjoys performing high-voltage stunts.”

Helloo India, Action Replay, Khatta Meeta and Patiala House are the next releases of the actor…

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Blue sequel in pipeline

26Oct09

This is Akshay Kumar’s latest debacle and it was made at such a huge budget. ‘Blue’ bombed at the Box Office but has had little effect on the filmmakers as a sequel to the money-spinner is already in the pipeline. And those who were disappointed for Akshay not being paired opposite Katrina in ‘Blue’ will have something to cheer about in it’s sequel.

After romancing Zayed Khan in her eight minute long role in the film, Katrina will be seen playing Akshay’s ladylove in the film’s next installation.

The sequel to the film is already in work and will have Akshay romance Katrina while Sanjay will stick by Lara Dutta. As for Zayed Khan, the stunner will be seen romancing a new girl – Neha Uberoi, a sizzling newcomer who was last seen in Woodstock Villa opposite Sikander Kher.

Director Tony D’Souza is back with next project with the same budget as ‘Blue’. It will start off as an undersea adventure and then move to the sky. Touted to be titled as ‘Aasman’; the film will also have John Abraham who will have Sonal Chauhan cast opposite him.

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Akshay moves to Hollywood

23Oct09

The real khiladi Akshay Kumar is now a superstar who has worked with almost all the big and small directors of Indian Cinema and now Akshay Kumar is moving towards the west countries to try his luck.

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One of the famous Hollywood director David Ellis, who has directed thrillers like The Final Destination, is really keen to work with the Akshay after having a close attention on his work in his latest release Blue.

David Ellis had liked the hardwork done by the actor and the director of ‘Blue’. David had a opinion that such stunts which he saw in Blue were just impossible in movies outside Hollywood. David Ellis believes that Akshay Kumar has great potential to make big hit in the West too.

Akshay Kumar has been chosen to act in one of the David Ellis Hollywood film and the film will be served to both Indian and international audiences.
Bollywood projects of the star are De Dana Dan, Housefull, Helloo India, Action Replay, Khatta Meeta and Patiala House.

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Akshay Kumar “A Mona Sardaar” in Patiala House

21Oct09

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Years ago, in Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi Akshay Kumar is trapped into a lustful bath by seductress Rekha. That role was initially offered to Dimple Kapadia. “Can you imagine how embarrassing that would’ve been?” Dimple had almost choked later on. That role, blessedly, went to Rekha.

But Dimple and Akshay are now finally aptly coming together as mother and son in Nikhil Advani’s London-based, cross-generation drama Patiala House.After the debacle of their common venture Chandni Chowk To China, Nikhil is ready to shoot Patiala House which casts Rishi and Dimple as man and wife. Akshay will play their ideologically-opposed son. And since the film is in his native language Hindi, he seems much more confident.

Akshay plays a second-generation Sikh in London, he won’t be wearing a turban in this film that implies he will be a Mona Sardar. His father, played by Rishi, will be in a turban once again after Love Aaj Kal.

The film will star the spirited Anushka Sharma in her first film outside the Yashraj banner and opposite Khiladi Kumar. Apparently
Akshay, who loved Anushka’s performance in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi has himself asked her to step into Patiala House. They’re both so warm and so Punjabi in their demeanour and will share a great chemistry on screen.

Rishi and Dimple will also pair up for the fourth time after trendsetting Bobby, Sagar and more recently in Pyar Mein Twist.

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Blue touted as dangerous by Akshay

15Oct09

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, who has performed innumerable death-defying stunts in his nearly two decade old films career, says his upcoming underwater thriller Blue is his most dangerous film ever.

Akshay posted on his blog akshay.bigadda.com, his experiences while shooting for Blue, most dangerous movie he has been a part of. The movie is being touted as the most expensive ever in the film with industry with budget of Rs.80 crores.

Shooting with such world-renowned experts like Hollywoods renowned underwater cinematography specialist Pete Zuccarin has been one memorable experience for Akshay. James Bomalick of Indiana Jones fame was also engaged to choreograph the action sequences in the movie.

“What I loved shooting about this film other than the extreme stunts, the pressure and hardcore diving sessions with all those hungry sharks around, was the fact that I got to work with the most talented team I’ve ever come across.

“Pete Zuccarini is a person Ill never forget. He taught me not only to look like a fish but act, swim and feel like I belonged underwater and thats why I pushed myself to my limit in this film, posted Akshay.

The 42-year-old further wrote that the crew’s dedication motivated him to attempt at being a human dolphin for them.

“I trained myself to be able to handle whatever these guys could throw at me. When there is an entire crew waiting for you to nail a shot, you do not want to go wrong. I respected their time and effort and they respected my attempt at being a human dolphin for them, he added.

We hope Blue gets appreciated and so also Akshay’s efforts.

Blue, which is about an underwater treasure hunt, has been directed by debutant Anthony D’Souza. Releasing Friday, it also features Sanjay Dutt, Zayed Khan, Lara Dutta, Katrina Ka

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