 The day after Akshay landed in Mumbai after his back treatment he
was doing some of the most dangerous stunts affordable to a star.
Before he left for his back treatment Akshay Kumar was unsure if he
could ever return to normal health-related activities that he liked,
let alone action sequences. In fact Vipul Shah’s action-laden climax
for ‘Action Replay’ which was to be shot after Akshay’s return was
seriously jeopardized.
But after the hydro-therapy that he underwent in Germany last week,
Akshay Kumar returned to work, more confident than ever before, ready
and eager to shoot heart-stopping stunts for ‘Action Replay’. When
Vipul offered to change the climax Akshay laughed and told him to
change his plans to change.
Not only was Akshay seen hanging from cables doing and flying
through the air, he even cajoled his co-star Kirron Kher to get try the
aerial stunts.
Speaking from Manori where director Vipul Shah shot Akshay’s action
sequences with action direct Allan Amin immediately after the actor’s
return from Germany the director confided, “It’s true we were very
unsure about what shape Akshay’s back would be in once he returned from
his hydro treatment. The climax of ‘Action Replay’ required very
complex and strenuous stunts on wire-cables. I offered to change the
climax and do away with the cable stunts. After all, those are tough
even for actors with normal healthy backs. Akshay told me to wait until
his return before taking a final call.”
The actor’s recovery post his treatment has been far more quick and complete than imagined.
Vipul just can’t stop gawking at the actor’s recovery level. “Why
just me? The entire cast including Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Om Puri,
Rajpal Yadav and others just can’t believe Akshay’s capacity to bounce
back on his feet. Here we were thinking of doing away the cable stunts
and somehow managing the climactic action without the planned aerial
shots. But Akshay has been wired and suspended midair for almost a week
now. Cable stunts are really tough on the back. But Akshay was
super-confident on his return.”
Akshay was so kicked by the idea of starting afresh on his
newly-repaired back that he even encouraged Kirron Kher to join him on
the cables in Manori.
Says Vipul, “A shot required her to join Akshay in the air. Kirron
ji was at first hesitant. But we ensured her it was fully safe to be
suspended with cables. Akshay is so charged and enthusiastic he will
soon have the whole cast and crew on cables. We are shooting funny
action sequences. But hanging midair from thousands of feet is as
dangerous whether done for fun or otherwise.”
Akshay who sounded discernibly pained before his restorative trip to
Germany is raring to go. “I’m back on my feet and doing action scenes
for Vipul’s film. The treatment worked fully and I am completely
recovered.”
Apparently Akshay has recommended the hydro-treatment to Sunny Deol
who suffers a chronic back problem and has undergone to major surgeries
to repair his back. For Akshay surgery was never an option, even when
his back had given a decade back and he was laid up for six months.
Sampurn Wire
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