Akshay
Kumar
has
become
more
of
a
family
man
with
the
passage
of
time.
He
hates
being
away
from
his
wife
and
son
for
long
periods.
He
prefers
to
shoot
out
of
Mumbai
preferably
during
his
son
Aarav's
holidays
so
that
his
wife
Twinkle
and
his
son
can
join
him
for
long
outdoors.
Last
week
when
he
had
to
leave
for
Chandigarh
for
a
long
spell
of
shooting,
Akshay's
son
had
school
to
attend
and
couldn't
come
along.
Akshay
was
homesick
and
lonely.
Twinkle
and
Aarav
would
now
be
joining
Akshay
in
Chandigarh
over
every
weekend
when
Aarav
has
two
days
off.
Says
a
source
from
Chandigarh,
"Akshay
has
been
really
missing
his
wife
and
son.
He
told
Shirish
to
get
his
wife
Farah
and
their
triplets
over
so
that
there
would
be
a
family
atmosphere
while
they
shoot.
He
has
even
asked
Sonakshi
to
invite
her
parents
to
Chandigarh
where
he
will
play
host."
And
now
Shrish's
better-half
Farah
is
also
joining
in
the
revelry.
Taking
a
break
from
her
schedules
in
Mumbai,
Farah
has
decided
to
take
off
for
Chandigarh
with
her
triplets.
Sonakshi
of
course
is
completely
regaled
by
her
hero.
She
sees
a
lot
of
likeness
between
her
first
leading
man
Salman
and
Akshay.
They
both
treat
her
with
kids'
gloves
and
can't
do
without
their
families.
It's
one
prankster
to
another
for
Sonakshi
Sinha.
If
Salman
Khan
was
a
masti-khor
during
all
of
Dabangg,
Akshay
Kumar
is
non-stop
fun
and
games.
He
has
Sonakshi
in
splits
in
Chandigarh,
so
much
so
that
onlookers
often
wonder
if
the
joke
is
on
them.
Akshay's
back
problem
seems
to
have
vanished
in
the
pure
unpolluted
air
of
Chandigarh.
Shooting
for
Joker,
Akshay's
first
film
in
3-D,
is
a
picnic
thanks
to
Akshay's
never-ending
antics.
"Akshay's
antics
have
us
in
splits.
When
we
had
unseasonal
rains
here
in
Chandigarh
and
were
confined
indoors
Akshay
was
a
one-man
entertainment
show
for
us.
He's
a
very
patient
and
co-operative
actor.
It
certainly
helps
to
have
a
hero
like
that," says
Shirish.
About
the
shooting
in
3-D,
Shirish
says,
"It
is
not
very
different
from
shooting
a
normal
film
since
I
always
shot
visuals
with
a
lot
of
scale
and
depth.
The
most
important
thing
for
3-D
is
a
good
depth
of
field
in
every
frame
and
a
lot
of
patience."
Story first published: Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 12:02 [IST]