On
Indian
television,
there
are
several
reality
shows
that
are
adapted
from
international
TV
formats
like
"Celebrity
Big
Brother" and
'Dancing
With
The
Stars".
But
Bollywood
star
Akshay
Kumar
hopes
his
new
show
"Dare
2
Dance" turns
the
tables.
Known
to
push
his
limits
on
the
big
screen,
Akshay
has
dared
to
take
creative
liberties
with
"Dare
2
Dance".
He
says
it's
the
first-of-its-kind
show
in
the
world,
and
that
he'll
be
glad
if
it
is
ever
adapted
internationally.
"I'll
be
very
proud
if
somebody
from
the
international
world
calls
up
the
channel's
team
to
say
'We
want
to
buy
the
rights
of
this
show'.
I'll
honestly
be
very
proud," Akshay
said
at
the
show's
launch
here
Wednesday.
Much
to
his
delight,
channel
officials
have
already
received
a
query
regarding
the
show.
"On
the
basis
of
the
promos,
we
have
already
got
a
query
asking
for
the
rights
to
the
show
from
the
eastern
European
market.
It's
a
production
house
from
there,"
Ajit
Thakur,
executive
vice
president
and
general
manager,
Life
OK,
revealed
here.
Spread
across
16
episodes,
the
show,
to
be
aired
on
Life
OK
starting
Saturday,
mixes
dance
with
adventurous
dares.
And
Akshay,
as
the
anchor
and
mentor
dares
them
to
groove
mid-air,
underwater,
in
the
midst
of
fire
and
on
ice
among
other
rough
and
tough
situations.
It
has
Indian
as
well
as
foreign
contestants
and
has
been
shot
in
the
picturesque
Cape
Town
in
South
Africa.
For
"Dare
2
Dance",
the
actor
has
played
roles
other
than
just
being
the
anchor.
"He
(Akshay)
was
called
to
anchor
the
show,
but
he
played
a
stuntman,
dancer,
producer
(well,
almost),
creative
director
and
he
even
rapped
for
the
title
song," Thakur
said,
praising
the
actor's
efforts
to
take
the
"small
idea"
of
the
show
to
a
huge
scale.
Akshay
said
he
didn't
want
to
be
a
boring
anchor.
"It
was
boring
to
just
stand
and
watch
them
doing
the
tasks,
so
I
preferred
enjoying
with
them
and
performing
with
them," he
said.
Thakur
said:
"Yes,
my
team
called
me
and
said
we
will
have
to
increase
the
insurance
amount
because
we
never
planned
for
Akshay
to
do
the
stunts.
He
was
underwater,
he
did
the
ice-skating
and
he
even
went
mid-air."
Overall,
it
was
a
fun
experience
for
Akshay.
Meanwhile,
Thakur
is
already
contemplating
over
the
next
destination
abroad
for
season
two.