Mauritius officials denied Akshay Kumar permission to shoot dangerous stunt

Bollywood action King actor Akshay Kumar was recently stopped by Mauritius officials from performing a dangerous stunt there. Akshay Kumar, who is famous for his daredevil action stunts in his films himself, had to shoot a scene that required the superstar and Lisa Haydon to sit on a couch, which was attached to a helicopter as it flew over the sea. However, the authorities in Mauritius,declined them permission to shoot the scene as they found it too dangerous.

AS per sources, Director Abhishek Sharma says, “They felt a stunt like this needed a pilot who could manouvre the chopper with precision, as an error of even a fraction of a second could prove fatal. And they didn’t have one who could manage that. Moreover, Akshay didn’t want to use cables as it would dilute the impact of the scene.”
Abhishek Sharma added that, they shot the same scene in Cape Town, South Africa, without safety cables. for the safetey of the actors during the shoot, three teams of diving experts were present on the shore, ready to move into the water in case of an accident. Everything went well and Akshay even popped a bottle of champagne on the couch at the end of the scene.” smiles the director.
‘The Shaukeens’ produced by Murad Khetani and Ashwin Varde, also features Anupam Kher, Annu Kapoor and Piyush Mishra.
The Shaukeens releases on November 7.