Akshay
Kumar
at
The
Launch
of
his
Amazon
Prime
New
Web
Series
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Filmibeat
Akshay
Kumar
is
the
latest
from
Bollywood
to
make
his
digital
debut
with
Amazon
Prime
Video's
action-packed
thriller
series.
The
show,
tentatively
titled
The
End,
will
take
the
51-year-old
actor
back
to
his
action
roots
he
owes
to
the
Khiladi
films
of
the
1990s.
Jennifer
Salke,
Head
-
Amazon
Studios
(Worldwide),
told
PTI
that
"Akshay
is
starring
in
a
big
action
thriller
series,
temporarily
titled
'The
End'.
It
will
be
very
exciting."
Salke
said
it
will
be
an
"edge-of-the-seat"
action
series.
Akshay,
whose
recent
filmography
features
socially-relevant
films
and
comedies,
said
the
show
cannot
be
termed
as
his
comeback
to
the
action
genre.
"When
did
I
go
away
from
it?
I
have
never
gone
away
from
action.
Action
is
within
me.
I
call
myself
a
stuntman
first
and
then
an
actor,"
the
superstar
said
at
the
launch
event
of
the
show.
The
actor
arrived
at
the
launch
in
his
signature
action
style
-
this
time
with
hands
and
legs
on
fire.
While
Akshay
refrained
from
divulging
the
plot
details,
he
said
it
will
be
"a
fun
and
an
entertaining"
story.
On
his
digital
debut,
the
actor
said
it
was
his
son,
Aarav,
who
urged
him
to
venture
into
the
space.
Salke
said
the
next
big
hit
can
come
from
anywhere
in
the
world
and
Amazon
believes
a
show
like
this
will
cross
all
boundaries.
The
concept
of
the
show
is
the
next
best-kept
secret
like
the
'Lord
of
The
Rings' concept,
she
added.
"It
will
be
a
global
hit.
We
will
be
behind
it
in
the
way
we
have
been
behind
so
many
projects
like
'The
Marvelous
Mrs
Maisel',
'Jack
Ryan',
'Homecoming',
etc," she
said.
James
Farrell,
Head
of
International
Originals,
Amazon
Prime
Video,
said
the
superstar
has
been
contemplating
about
revisiting
his
action
days
for
a
long
time.
He
added
that
they
started
discussing
the
project
three
years
ago.
"Akshay
has
been
thinking
about
this
one
for
years.
He
is
just
trying
to
figure
out
what
he
could
do
for
his
fans
that
was
different.
He
wanted
to
go
back
to
his
action
roots
but
not
have
it
as
the
usual
three-hour
film
arc.
(He
thought)
'What
I
could
do
for
multiple
years
with
lots
of
twists
and
turns?'" Farrell
told
PTI.
He
added
that
the
series,
which
is
expected
to
start
production
soon,
will
take
place
over
"many
seasons
and
many
years".
The
series
will
be
produced
by
Abundantia
Entertainment,
the
banner
behind
Prime
Video's
another
hit
series
"Breathe".
Credits
-
PTI