First pic from 'Sooryavanshi' Bangkok schedule out, Akshay nostalgic

First picture from the sets of Rohit Shetty's 'Sooryavanshi' lands online. The image features Akshay Kumar, who worked as a chef and waiter in Bangkok before making it big in the movies. The actor says, filming stunts on the same streets where he would ride a bike to deliver food makes him feel nostalgic.

Mumbai: Bollywood star Akshay Kumar is currently filming his upcoming movie 'Sooryavanshi' in Bangkok, Thailand. The makers of Rohit Shetty directorial have released a picture of Akshay form the sets in which he is seen riding a bike. The actor says shooting his own stunts in the city makes him feel nostalgic. Read on to find out why.

The 51-year-old actor learned combat sport Muay Thai and worked as a chef and waiter in Bangkok before making it big in the movies.

"I always have a lot of fun doing my own stunts. Rohit is anyway a class apart when it comes to action in his films. And doing these bike stunts on the streets of Bangkok was extra special.

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"Many years back I would ride a bike in Bangkok to deliver food. Now I am doing the same all over again, to earn my food," Akshay said in a statement.

Directed by Rohit Shetty, 'Sooryavanshi' is the fourth movie in the filmmaker's cop universe. The first three films were 'Singham', 'Singham Returns' and 'Simmba'.

The movie features Katrina Kaif in the lead opposite Akshay.

Presented by Reliance Entertainment, the film is produced by Rohit Shetty Picturez in association with Dharma Productions and Cape of Good Films.

With inputs from PTI