Akshay
Kumar
took
everyone
by
surprise
when
he
jumped
out
of
his
car
and
sprinted
through
London
when
he
found
himself
stuck
in
a
traffic
jam.
The
actor
was
there
for
the
shooting
for
Sajid
Nadiadwala's
House
Full.
One
day,
after
pack-up
from
East
London,
the
crew
and
Akki
—
with
his
trainer
Jennifer
—
were
travelling
back
to
his
apartment
in
Central
London.
They
were
about
eight
miles
away
and
stuck
in
traffic,
when
she
challenged
him
to
beat
traffic
and
reach
before
the
unit;
Akshay
did
just
that.
Akshay
admits,
"Yes,
Jennifer
challenged
me
to
run
the
rest
of
the
way
home
and
see
if
we
could
beat
the
car!
Then
my
driver
laid
a
bet
saying
that
they
would
reach
the
hotel
before
them,
so
the
bet
was
on.
She
and
I
started
running
at
10.30
at
night
and
passed
all
the
other
cars
with
my
co-stars
(Riteish
Deshmukh,
Arjun
Rampal
and
Lara
Dutta),
the
producer
(Sajid
Nadiadwala)
and
director
(Sajid
Khan)
sitting
in
them."
Since
there
are
several
Hindi
movie
buffs
in
London
—
Indians,
Arabs
and
Asians
—
and
he
was
soon
recognised
and
had
people
running
after
him.
He
laughs,
"Guys
were
running
after
me
trying
to
figure
out
if
it
was
really
me.
I
heard
them
shout
out
aloud,
'Is
he
Akshay
Kumar?'
By
the
time
I
reached
my
hotel
it
was
almost
like
half
an
Indian
army
was
running
behind
me.
I
was
excited,
thrilled
and
exhausted
too
by
the
time
I
reached
the
hotel!"
Akshay
cycled
many
times
while
in
London.
"I
bought
a
couple
of
mountain
bikes
and
cycled
back
from
the
set
to
my
hotel
through
the
middle
of
London.
While
some
people
stopped
to
take
pictures.
I
would
cycle
through
Hyde
Park
everyday.
It
was
great
fun!
I
felt
great,
with
my
lungs
burning
and
legs
pumping
but
I'm
not
alone
—
there
are
hundreds
of
people
trying
to
become
fit.
If
you
want
to
be
fit,
I
recommend
buying
a
bicycle,
riding
around,
forgetting
about
your
stresses
and
just
breathing
in
the
air
that
surrounds
you."
Story first published: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 11:34 [IST]