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Amina

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Posted: 19 years ago

Walking the walk

Stuck in a traffic jam, Akshay Anand has to walk 10 kms...

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Path breaker: Akshay Anand

Akshay Anand aka Brijesh Thakur of Saat Phere was excited at being short-listed to play Rohan Lamba in Viraasat. He was looking forward to the first day of shooting with zeal. But the first day of shooting turned out to be his worst nightmare.

Akshay was at Thiruvananthapuram and his first shoot of Viraasat was scheduled in Mumbai. The actor decided to fly to Mumbai and take a flight back to Thiruvananthapuram immediately after the shoot. After the shoot at Madh Island, Akshay made his way to the domestic airport at Santa Cruz but got stuck in a huge traffic jam. As he was getting late, he first began to walk towards the city, then engaged an auto rickshaw and finally reached the airport, only to find that his flight had taken off!

Akshay recalls, "It was a tough day. We started walking and realised that it was one of the worst traffic jams I had ever witnessed. There were several marriage processions on the way and an upturned bus that made it worse. We walked till we reached the main road, which is about 10 kilometers from our shooting location and it took us about two-and-a-half hours to reach there. Then I hopped into a rickshaw to the airport. The traffic wasn't any better on that route. But by the time I reached the airport, I had missed my flight. There were several marriage processions on the way and also an upturned bus to make matters worse. It took us about two and a half hours after which I engaged a rickshaw. The traffic wasn't any better, but we reached the airport somehow. Alas, it was too late. I had missed my flight. However, I got another flight that was behind schedule."

Akshay feels that this incident occurred on the most unsuitable day. "It was my first day of the shoot and I was also recovering from food reactions. I called my driver to find out where he was just before boarding the flight. He told me that he was still at Malad."

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ramas

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Posted: 19 years ago

oh my 10km walk that is a lot. he must be tired from all that walk and shows his dedication for his work. Thanks for the article.

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Rimpy Kaur

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Posted: 19 years ago

Originally posted by: ramas
oh my 10km walk that is a lot. he must be tired from all that walk and shows his dedication for his work. Thanks for the article.

I agree

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.:Ashi:.

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Posted: 19 years ago

already posted
but thanks anyway 😊

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Uma Srivastava

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Posted: 19 years ago

Wow!! I bet he didn't have to go the gym for a week!! I feel sry for him but good luck to him.

and please please please make sure that this topic is not posted before!! 😉

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