Akshay Kumar gains weight for ‘Raksha Bandhan’, talks about how he ‘enjoys the process'

There is no denying the fact that Akshay Kumar has maintained strong standards of fitness throughout his career.

However, recently he got that a chance to let himself go and feast to his heart’s content. Akshay who plays a character from Delhi in Aanand L Rai’s Raksha Bandhan had to bulk up for the film.

Interestingly, he had to lose six kg to look leaner as a cop for Sooryavanshi.

However, the actor is not at all complaining. “I quite enjoy the process of losing or gaining weight for a character because I am able to do it in a healthy way. I have gained 5 kg in a totally natural process. And it also allowed me the rare indulgence of eating meri maa ke haath ka halwa. What a blessing!” he gushes.

Kumar, who is currently shooting for Raksha Bandhan in Mumbai, will be seen sharing screen space with five fresh faces who play his sisters in the film.

Akshay Kumar will also be seen in Priyadarshan’s upcoming project.

Confirming his upcoming collaboration with Akshay, Priyadarshini told IANS: "Yes that is happening next year. It was supposed to happen this year but got pushed. We start shooting next year."

"It will be a comedy film. I don’t want to take any more risks. Let me entertain my audience. So far, the films in which we both worked have been very successful. Those were almost 70 per cent humorous films with a nice emotional ending."

Akshay will also be seen in "Hungama 2" The comedy features Paresh Rawal, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Meezaan Jaffrey and Pranitha Subhash. The filmmaker clarifies the film is not an extension of his 2004 hit "Hungama".