Akshay
Kumar
returned
last
night,
from
his
birthday
bash
held
in
Italy,
where
he
was
shooting
for
Sajid
Nadiadwala's
Housefull.
The
actor
will
mingle
today
with
near
and
dear
ones
at
a
party
hosted
by
a
wife
Tina,
at
the
couple's
Juhu
residence.
Says
a
source
close
to
Akshay,
"Akshay
is
very
excited
about
this
birthday
as
it
is
on
an
auspicious
date
09.09.09.
He
is
excited.
He
was
in
Italy
shooting
for
Housefull,
and
producer
Sajid
Nadiadwala
shot
double
shifts
so
that
Akki
could
complete
his
film
faster
and
rush
back
for
the
party
his
wife
was
planning
back
home.
Sajid
had
a
small
bash
for
the
birthday
boy
at
their
hotel
in
Puglia
(Italy).
The
guests
had
pastries
instead
of
cake
as
they
couldn't
get
a
proper
one
there."
Today,
at
the
bash
organised
by
his
wife,
Akki
will
spend
time
with
Sajid
and
Wardha
Nadiadwala,
Vipul
and
Shefali
Shah,
builder
Vicky
Oberoi
and
his
wife
Gayatri
Joshi,
Sajid
Khan
and
possibly,
the
House
Full
cast.
"While
Akshay
was
away,
Twinkle
was
in
Kolkata
spending
time
with
sister
Rinke
but
she
came
back
on
Sunday
night
to
put
together
her
hubby's
birthday
party.
Their
son
Aarav
has
been
a
contributor
to
the
plans
for
papa's
party."
The
friend
continues,
"For
Akshay,
his
birthday
couldn't
have
come
on
a
better
day
—
as
he
considers
9
to
be
his
lucky
number.
All
his
car
plates
have
the
number
9
while
some
of
his
T-shirts
have
it
too.
Akshay
likes
to
have
his
films
release
on
the
9th
of
every
month
or
at
least
multiples
of
9.
In
fact,
the
distributors
of
Hollywood
film
9
approached
him
to
explore
the
option
of
launching
an
online
game
based
on
the
film,
considering
he
loves
the
number
9."
Akshay
admits,
"Yes.
9
is
a
number
that
has
always
been
lucky
for
me.
I
have
always
had
a
long
association
with
the
number.
I
have
been
told
by
people
that
I
am
a
typical
'9'
person.
Maybe
that's
true
because
the
characteristics
of
the
number,
normally
add
up
to
lots
of
adventure,
ambition,
aggression
and
hard
work
—
which
I
have
too.
Today's
date
comes
once
in
a
lifetime
and
fortunately
for
me,
my
birthday
is
also
today.
I
couldn't
wish
for
a
better
birthday!"
Story first published: Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 10:38 [IST]