Friday,
July
06,
2007
Action
hero
Akshay
Kumar,
who
is
known
for
performing
his
own
stunts
and
who
had
learned
martial
arts
before
joining
film,
will
now
learn
deep-sea
diving
in
Thailand
because
he
does
not
want
to
utilize
a
double
for
the
underwater
sequences
in
his
next
film
by
Ashtavinayak.
Bollywood's
only
hero
with
expertise
in
the
martial
arts,
Akshay
Kumar,
is
being
sent
to
Thailand
by
Ashtavinayak
Films
for
a
training
course
in
deep-sea
diving.
The
measure
was
deemed
necessary
because
Akshay,
who
has
a
habit
of
performing
his
own
stunts,
didn't
wish
to
utilize
a
double
for
the
underwater
sequences
in
the
soon-to-come
film
by
Ashtavinayak.
The
film
is
scheduled
to
commence
shooting
by
the
end
of
2007.
Producers
chose
Thailand
because
it
has
one
of
the
world's
premiere
deep-sea
diving
facilities.
Akki
will
come
back
to
Mumbai
July
15th
after
finishing
the
course,
which
lasts
ten
days.
A
source
revealed,
"It's
a
ten-day
course
after
which
Akshay
will
get
a
certificate
if
he
completes
it
satisfactorily.
Knowing
his
passion
for
adventure
sports,
there
is
no
reason
why
he
won't
come
out
triumphant.
There
are
lots
of
underwater
scenes
in
the
film
and
Akshay
does
not
want
to
use
a
body
double.
He
would
rather
undergo
professional
training.
Ashtavinayak
is
game
for
it
as
they
want
the
best
for
the
film."
Kumar
previously
worked
with
Ashtavinayak
in
the
film
'Bhagam
Bhag',
which
turned
out
to
be
a
box-office
hit.
The
movie,
a
comedy
flick
directed
by
industry
veteran
Priyadarshan,
starred
Govinda
and
Paresh
Rawal
essaying
comic
roles
alongside
Akshay.
Following
that,
Akshay's
success
at
the
box-office
went
on
with
Vipul
Shah's
hit
film
Namastey
London.
It
is
only
because
of
his
recent
commercial
success
that
Ashtavinayak
has
chosen
to
bankroll
the
actor's
training.