Akshay denies booking charter flight for sister, threatens legal action against 'fake news'

Akshay Kumar rubbished the reports of him booking a charter flight for his sister Alka Bhatia and her kid. The actor has also said that he is contemplating legal action against fake news.

Mumbai: Actor Akshay Kumar on Sunday dismissed reports that he booked a special chartered flight for his sister's family amid the coronavirus-led lockdown and threatened "legal action" against such misinformation.

There were reports that Akshay booked a flight for Alka Bhatia - "his sister and her two kids, a daughter and a son, and her house help" to Delhi from Mumbai, in which no one else was allowed to travel.

Taking to Twitter, Akshay dubbed the news as "fake" and said his sister hasn't travelled anywhere since the lockdown was announced.

"This news about me booking a charter flight for my sister and her two kids is fake from start to end. She has not travelled anywhere since the lockdown and she has only one child!" the actor wrote rubbishing the reports.

Akshay denies booking charter flight for sister, threatens legal action against 'fake news'

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"Contemplating legal action, enough of putting up with false, concocted reports," he added.

His tweet comes a day after the actor debunked rumours about fresh casting for the follow-up of his hit music video Filhall.

"I have heard a lot of fake news during coronavirus pandemic but now fake casting is also happening. #Filhall yeh padhiye #FakeNewsAlert #FakeCastingAlert," he tweeted on Saturday.

On the film front, Akshay is awaiting the release of Sooryavanshi and Laxxmi Bomb. He also has Prithiviraj biopic in pipeline.

With inputs from PTI