Akshay"s
biggest
regret
before
he
left
on
Monday
night
for
Toronto
to
run
with
the
Olympics
torch
was
that
his
son
Aarav
couldn"t
accompany
him.
“It
was
just
for
a
day.
And
I
somehow
managed
to
squeeze
it
in
to
my
schedule.
For
Aarav
it"d
be
too
tiring.
If
I
was
going
for
at
least
5-6
days
I"d
have
taken
my
wife
and
son."
Humble
as
ever
Akshay
says,
“Right
now
as
I
prepare
to
leave
for
Toronto
to
run
with
the
Olympian
torch
I
just
keep
telling
myself
one
thing
over
and
over
again,
'No
matter
what
happens,
Akshay,
don"t
drop
that
torch.
Naak
kat
jayegi" It"d
be
so
embarrassing.
I"d
never
be
allowed
to
come
back
to
Canada."
Akshay
had
gone
to
Priyadarshan
to
get
permission.
“I
had
to
ask
my
director
for
a
few
days
off
from
his
tight
schedule
of
Khatta
Meetha.
He
kindly
agreed.
Now
I"m
very
excited
to
be
part
of
something
as
prestigious
as
the
winter
Olympics.
I
just
feel
the
whole
experience
will
be
truly
inspiring.
I
think
this
is
one
of
the
biggest
happenings
in
my
life."
Akshay
has
been
working
round
the
clock
to
beat
the
deadline
for
his
departure.
On
Monday
morning
he
was
not
tired.
“Only
when
I
go
home
in
the
night
do
I
allow
myself
the
luxury
of
feeling
tired.
On
17th
I
run
with
the
torch.
Then
I
return
to
Canada
again
to
see
some
of
the
Olympics
sports.
I
wouldn"t
miss
it
for
the
world."
On
November
16
the
Canadian
Prime
Minister
Stephen
Harper
handed
over
the
Olympian
torch
to
Akshay
in
Mumbai.
“When
I
was
given
the
torch
some
kids
came
running
to
just
touch
that
torch.
They
wanted
to
know
what
the
Olympic
torch
feels
like.
I
can"t
tell
you
what
a
proud
moment
that
was.
To
hold
that
Olympian
torch
in
my
hand
was
so
pleasing.
I
remember
as
a
child
on
black-and-white
television
I
used
to
see
sportsmen
carrying
the
torch."