The day Akshay narrowly escaped the jaws of death
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There were 40-45 sharks around me
(Web Desk) - Akshay Kumar opened up about a time when he had a near-death experience on the sets of Blue (2009).
One of Bollywood’s first high-octane thrillers, Akshay starred in the film as Aarav Malhotra.
Blue followed the story of a group of people entering the sea to find lost treasure.
The freak incident involving Akshay Kumar occurred when the actor was in the water without oxygen tanks.
Sharks were also closing in on Akshay, and he lost a significant amount of blood in the process.
Akshay recalled: “I hit my head on a sunken ship and got injured 150 feet underwater, and the blood oozed out.
“I was in a daze. I could’ve been dead. I could’ve been eaten by one of the sharks.
“There were 40-45 sharks around me. Two sharks actually smelled the blood and started coming my way.
“One of the sharks chased me all the way to the top of the ocean as I swam back to safety.
“I realised sharks are not a threat to you until they feel threatened.”
Although ‘Blue’ had huge expectations attached to it, the film was declared a flop at the box office.
The movie also featured Sanjay Dutt (Sagar ‘Sethji’ Singh), Zayed Khan (Sameer ‘Sam’ Singh) and Lara Dutta (Mahima ‘Mona’ Singhania).
