Whenever,
wherever
Akshay
Kumar
is
shooting,
especially
in
the
unexplored
interiors,
he
likes
to
seek
out
places
of
worship
to
visit
and
find
solace.
It
could
be
a
small
Gurdwara
tucked
away
in
the
by
lane
of
Amristar
or
a
Mata
temple
on
a
hill
in
Manali,
Akshay
will
climb
that
extra
mile,
trek
that
extra
vertical
distance
to
get
there.
So
it
was
in
Baramati
where
Akshay
shot
for
several
months
this
year
for
the
new
Priyadarshan
film
Khatta
Meetha.
In
Baramati,
Akshay
discovered
a
small
temple
in
a
far-off
place
that
he
immediately
felt
connected
with.
Akshay
began
to
frequent
that
temple
every
day.
Says
a
source
from
the
unit,
“Earlier
he
wouldn"t
tell
anyone
where
he"d
disappear
early
in
the
morning,
or
any
time
of
the
day.
Soon,
we
found
where
he
was
off
to.
What
we
didn"t
know
was
that
he
had
taken
a
mannat
that
he"d
return
to
the
temple
when
Khatta
Meetha
was
ready
for
release".
So
it
was
that
Akshay
left
on
early
Saturday
morning
by
a
chartered
flight,
just
before
he
left
for
Manali
to
shoot
a
song
with
Aishwarya
Bachchan
for
Vipul
Shah"s
Action
Replayy
to
fulfill
his
mannat
in
his
favorite
temple
at
Baramati.
While
Akshay
refused
to
comment
saying
religion
was
a
very
personal
matter,
a
source
very
close
to
him
said,
“Akshay
takes
matters
connected
to
God
very
seriously.
He
wouldn"t
leave
for
Manali
to
shoot
until
he
had
fulfilled
his
mannat
in
that
temple
in
Baramati".