Akshay Kumar now has a new love – ‘Parkour’, a French sport, which is the art of body movement. He first came to know about it when he tried it out for the Thums Up advertisement, which showed him jumping from one building to another and grabbing a bottle from a running truck. Now, he is quite fascinated with the sport and can’t get enough of it.
Parkour, often referred to as PK, is the art of moving from one point to another as smoothly, efficiently and speedily as possible, overcoming obstacles in the way with ease.Akshay has been studying the sport for a couple of years now, and is all set to undertake professional training in it. Sources say that Akshay has got in touch with the best Parkour teachers in the world to train him in the next level of the sport, which is supposed to be very strenuous.
The actor is totally smitten by Parkour, and has taught himself all there is to know about it. However, he is not interested in showcasing his Parkour skills on the silver screen. He plans to use them only in his advertisements. Could it be because the two movies in which he practiced Parkour – Tashan and Chandni Chowk to China – bombed terribly at the box office? Fans might get glimpses of the star practicing the sport, though, on his television game show Fear Factor.
‘Action’ used to be Akshay Kumar’s middle name, till his son Aarav was born. After Aarav’s birth, Akshay decided to play it safe, but now, the little guy is urging his dad to get back to his ‘Action Man’ image. And, being the dedicated dad that Akshay is, he has decided to take his learning of Parkour to the next stage. He also believes that learning this new skill will better him as a person and an actor, and equip him to face the increasing competition in Bollywood gracefully.
