The special episode of Bear Grylls’ ‘Into the Wild’, featuring actor Akshay Kumar as a guest inside the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, will première on Sept. 11, the actor announced. Recently, the British TV host has featured everyone from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to actor Rajinikanth on the adventure show.
Akshay Kumar, who went into the wild with Bear Grylls, found way more than just adventure on the show. He found "brotherhood." In his latest Twitter post, Akshay Kumar shared a clip from the TV show Into The Wild With Bear Grylls and summed up his experience of featuring in one of the episodes in the best possible way. He wrote in his caption: "When a Western adrenaline adventurer meets an Eastern action junkie, don't expect fireworks because brotherhood is what we found. 2 fitness enthusiasts enjoying a stroll through wilderness is what I call a perfect walk in the park. Here's a preview Into The Wild With Bear Grylls."
In the video clip, the show's host Bear Grylls introduced Akshay Kumar like this: "The guy I am about to meet is known for his martial arts skills. The one and only legend AK." During the course of the video, the duo is seen surviving in the wild, climbing up trees, talking about their source of inspirations and consuming elephant poop tea.
He praised Bear Grylls by saying," Bear Grylls is and always will be the 'Man of the Wild', I'm over the moon to have been chosen to do what I wish I could do with my kids every day, and that's explore our beautiful lands! But for now, it's just Bear and me doing what we do Best."
Last week, Akshay Kumar shared a post based on the popular "Rasode Mein Kaun Tha" meme template and shared a picture with Bear Grylls. He wrote in his post: "Rasode mein Bear tha. Any guesses on what is he cooking?
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Akshay Kumar is the third Indian celebrity to feature on Bear Grylls' Into The Wild. Before him, superstar Rajinikanth appeared in an episode of Into The Wild, which was also shot in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a special appearance in an episode of Bear Grylls' Into The Wild, when they made a trip to Uttarakhand's Jim Corbett National Park.