Akshay
Kumar's
dashing
on-stage
stunt
at
the
Balaji
Global
Indian
Film
and
TV
Honors
on
Saturday
night
was
almost
ruined
by
what
the
actor
and
producer
Ekta
Kapoor
believe
was
out-and-out
sabotage.
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Says
an
insider,
"It
was
an
act
specially
choreographed
by
Milan
Luthria
unveiling
Akki's
look
for
Ekta's
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Mumbai
2.
The
actor
would
make
an
entry
in
a
very
stylish
way,
perform
an
action
scene
and
leave
soon
after.
The
two
had
even
rehearsed
a
day
before
at
the
venue
itself."
Everything
went
on
smoothly
then.
Adds
the
source,
"On
the
awards
night,
Akshay's
act
began
with
an
audio-visual
of
OUATIM
(starring
Ajay
Devgn
and
Emraan
Hashmi)
set
to
music.
When
the
actor
came
onstage,
the
music
stopped.
The
Khiladi
figured
out
the
problem,
strolled
onto
the
stage
and
completed
his
act
as
if
nothing
had
happened.
Akshay
always
tells
people
that
no
matter
what
-
the
show
must
go
on.
It's
something
he
learnt
from
his
father.
However,
it
was
obvious
that
Akshay
was
visibly
upset."
Later,
at
Ekta's
request,
Akki
sportingly
performed
again
this
time
to
the
proper
music.
According
to
the
source,
"When
Ekta
made
enquiries,
she
was
told
it
was
a
'technical
glitch'
but
she
feels
that
it
couldn't
be
possible.
Both
feel
the
music
was
deliberately
stopped.
The
Balaji
head
honcho
is
determined
to
get
to
the
bottom
of
this."
Ekta
doesn't
deny
that
she
believes
it
to
be
sabotage,
"I
am
surprised
how
a
technical
lapse
can
happen
on
a
rehearsed
act
especially
if
all
other
acts
went
smoothly.
Why
was
it
that
such
a
thing
happened
only
on
Akshay's
entry?"
Both
are
convinced
that
what
happened
was
not
an
accident
but
sabotage.
The
folks
in
charge
of
the
background
music
were
outsourced,
but
a
finger
of
suspicion
is
being
pointed
at
a
producer
AK
formerly
worked
with,
was
close
to
and
had
a
falling
out
with.
As
the
stylish
action
sequence
had
to
be
done
twice,
Akki's
back
pain
was
aggravated.
"It
was
so
bad
that
he
had
to
cancel
an
event
on
Sunday
night,
something
he
normally
never
does.
He
has
become
a
hero
in
Ekta's
books
for
bailing
her
out
by
performing
twice
for
her
event.
She
had
no
idea
he
had
a
bad
back," reveals
our
source.
Story first published: Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 13:55 [IST]