Mumbai: Actor Akshay Kumar on Wednesday reached Mysore to join British adventurer Bear Grylls in his shoot for Into the Wild with Bear Grylls.
The show is inspired by the enormously popular show Man Vs Wild which also features Grylls.
Akshay and Grylls will commence filming for an episode at Bandipur National forest on Thursday.
Discovery has also signed Rajinikanth to feature in the first episode of a new format series titled Into The Wild with Bear Grylls.
The show marked the television debut for Rajinikanth, admiringly addressed as Thalaiva, who has gained cult status for being a humane superstar - simple, humble, generously loved - and adored by millions for more than four decades.
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The British adventurer has also shared a picture with Rajinikanth which was clicked during the shoot of the special episode of his television show in Karnataka.
Into The Wild with Bear Grylls is produced for Discovery Communications India by The Natural Studios and Banijay Asia. While Grylls, Delbert Shoopman and Deepak Dhar are executive producers.
Meanwhile, the actor landed in a legal soup as one of his latest commercial has hurt the Maratha sentiments. A complaint has been registered at Worli Police Station against the Mission Mangal actor.
On the professional front, Akshay will next be seen in Rohit Shetty's cop action drama titled Sooryavanshi.
With inputs from ANI.
