Rohit Shetty’s Sooryanvanshi released yesterday and fans are going crazy over the action stunts and entry scenes of the stars in the film. Since the cop drama stars the ultimate action hero and Khiladi of Bollywood, Akshay Kumar, it is obvious that the stunts are as invincible and savage as the actor himself.

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The Sooryavanshi team including Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif and Rohit Shetty appeared recently in a special episode of the Indian game show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 13’ which is hosted by Amitabh Bachchan. 

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They discussed one particular scene where Akshay was supposed to hang from a chopper, leaving his bike behind. However, the khiladi took the stunt up a notch and did it without the harness. 

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The clip of the shot was shown on the show after which Amitabh Bachchan praised the actor for the thrilling scene. However, the director Rohit Shetty revealed that the stunt done by Akshay was completely unplanned.  

He said, “If you watch the film you will realise. What we did was, we harnessed the bike because it would fall otherwise. His (Akshay Kumar’s) job was to hold the ramp of the chopper. The chopper will take off a bit and then we will cut the shot, harness him and then take the next shot.”

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“We were shooting in Bangkok, I have no idea when he had a word with the pilot. He left the bike, held onto the ramp and the chopper took off (with Akshay hanging right there without a harness.). He is without a harness in that shot. Hum sab dekhte reh gaye kya ho raha hai (we were left wondering what was happening),” he added. He then said that the scene in the film is a real shot where “there is no harness.”

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Here is the video.

Akshay said, “I would just say not to try. Bewakoofi thi kaafi (it was stupidity).” Amitabh was impressed but warned him to not do it again as it is dangerous, “Sir, do not do it again, ever. Ye bahut hi mushkil hota hai (It is very difficult).” He also recalled doing a similar action sequence in his 1980 film Dostana that he pulled off without a harness. 

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Sooryavanshi also stars Ranveer Singh, Katrina Kaif and another action hero Ajay Devgn whose grand entry scene is already creating a buzz. Apparently, he appears Singham-style in the last 20 minutes to culminate the movie in a full-blown, action packed entry. 

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