Akki to perform stunt at IPL

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has begun on a smashing note and every star associated with it is raring to go. It’s almost like a show of strength for everyone involved.

Akshay Kumar, brand ambassador for the Delhi Daredevils team, has been busy shooting overseas for the past month. But today, the actor will be specially flying down to New Delhi to be an integral part of the match being held in the capital. As reported (‘Akshay, SRK stand-off’; Hitlist, April 14), the actor is taking time off his busy schedule for the tourney.

King Kumar is indeed being given the treatment befitting a real king. The company that’s signed him, GMR Sports, has sent a private aircraft to Bangkok for the actor and his family.

The flight,exclusively meant for Akshay, wife Twinkle and son Aarav, will reach Delhi this afternoon. Later tonight, the plane will take the actor back to Bangkok where he resumes shooting for his film, Chandni Chowk to China.

And all this hasn’t been done just for a mere appearance at the match. In sync with the name of his team, Akshay will be performing a special daredevil stunt for the audience once he lands at the Ferozshah Kotla Ground today where the Delhi Daredevils take on the Rajasthan Royals.

All preparations for the stunt are being finalised in Bangkok and Akshay is more than excited about the proceedings. “It’s my tashan (good luck) for the Delhi team,” he says.

Akshay’s new release Tashan hits theatres next Friday but he hasn’t seen it yet. For the last 20 days, he was busy shooting for CCTC in China and now the schedule continues in Thailand.