DNA (March 22, 2018)

Akshay Kumar worked with director Reema Kagti for the first time in his upcoming film Gold, which is based on India’s first Olympic medal win in hockey, post Independence. The shooting of the sports drama, which took place in the UK, Punjab, and Mumbai, is over and the makers even celebrated it with a wrap-up party in December 2017. But we hear, the team was missing Akshay so much that some of its members recently turned up to meet him.

Says a source close to the film’s unit, “The movie is scheduled to release on the Independence Day weekend. And the team cherished the experience of shooting with Khiladi Kumar. So, a couple of Reema’s assistants along with some crew members went to meet Akshay. Guess after the time spent with him, they also knew that though he is strict about his eating habits, he has a sweet tooth. As a result, they brought two cakes made especially for him, a lovely pair of shoes in an unusual sky blue colour (Akki has a huge collection of footwear) and a T-shirt with the slogan ‘One more for safety’ embossed on it, which they gifted him.”

The superstar was touched by the gesture, but was puzzled by the slogan. However, he soon figured out what it meant. The source added, “Every time Akshay finished giving a take, Reema would ask him to give one more for safety, even if the earlier one was a perfect shot. The team wanted to gift the actor something that he would remember. So, they figured this would be an apt present.”