Overview

• Akshay Kumar calls Tom & Jerry “the most violent series” he’s seen and says its brutal, over-the-top action drove his creative vision.
• He recounted recreating helicopter rescues in Sabse Bada Khiladi, airplane hangs in Khiladi 420 and a mid-air hammock wine scene in Khatron Ke Khiladi from the cartoon.
• When fans compared his viral Khiladi 420 biplane stunt to Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible sequence, he insisted his muse was the cartoon duo, not Hollywood.
• He reaffirmed his reputation for performing his own stunts, highlighting his commitment to authentic, high-adrenaline action.
• He will appear as Lord Shiva in the Telugu film Kannappa, which stars Vishnu Manchu and Mohan Babu with cameos by Prabhas and Mohanlal when it releases June 27, followed by Welcome to the Jungle and Priyadarshan’s Bhooth Bangla.