Akshay
Kumar
may
be
away
in
Australia
shooting
for
Vipul
Shah"s
Singh
Is
Kinng
but
he"s
been
busy
off
the
sets.
Says
a
source
close
to
Akshay,
“Akki
and
some
of
the
crew
of
Singh
Is
Kinng
have
been
staying
in
self-contained
luxury
villas
along
the
Gold
Coast.
The
villas
are
very
expensive
but
since
Akshay
and
the
cast
and
crew
are
in
Australia
for
a
month
and
a
half
it"s
more
comfortable
than
staying
in
a
hotel."
Khana
khazana
Adds
the
source,
“The
kitchens
are
high-tech
and
are
fully
equipped.
Akshay
is
very
conscious
about
his
diet
and
every
evening,
you"ll
find
him
cooking
salads,
soups
and
sandwiches.
The
production
unit
gets
the
necessary
groceries
delivered
to
him."
The
source
adds,
“Parathas
are
Akki"s
favourite
but
now
he"s
stopped
eating
them.
He
can
cook
everything
from
pasta
and
fettucini
to
Thai
dishes.
Akki
has
always
loved
cooking.
When
Twinkle
and
Aarav
join
him,
he
cooks
for
them
too.
Akshay"s
favourite
is
sushi,
he
and
Twinkle
often
indulge
themselves
at
Wasabi."
Akshay
laughs
when
contacted,
“Yes.
I
love
cooking.
It"s
a
great
stress-buster
but
more
than
food
now
people
are
busy
cooking
up
controversies
about
me.
Earlier,
people
said
that
I
edited
my
films.
Today,
they
say
I
am
editing
my
promos.
I
am
in
Australia
and
the
director
of
Welcome,
Anees
Bazmee,
is
shooting
with
me
here.
So
maybe
it"s
my
double
who
is
editing
promos
back
in
Mumbai."
Double
mazaa
Having
gone
through
a
successful
year
with
three
comedies,
Namastey
London,
Heyy
Babyy
and
Bhool
Bhulaiyaa,
Akshay
is
gearing
up
for
his
next
release,
Welcome.
“Earlier,
everyone
said
I
was
synonymous
with
action.
Now
I"ve
become
synonymous
with
comedy.
I"m
happy
that
the
three
comedies
I
did
this
year
had
the
box-office
laughing.
Welcome
is
a
laugh-riot
from
the
word
go
and
I
hope
everyone
enjoys
it."
Is
he
bidding
adieu
to
comedy?
Says
Akshay,
“No.
Comedy
comes
as
naturally
to
me
as
action!
Next
year,
I
have
a
variety
of
films.
I
am
getting
back
to
action
with
Chandni
Chowk
To
China
and
Tashan.
But
for
now
I
want
everyone
to
Welcome
the
New
Year
with
a
bang!" says
Akshay.
Story first published: Friday, December 14, 2007, 15:10 [IST]