When Akshay visited Hong Kong as Jackie Chan’s private guest
22nd May 2004
10.51 IST
By ApunKaChoice Bureau
When Bollywood’s martial arts hero Akshay Kumar visited Hong Kong as martial arts superhero Jackie Chan’s private guest, he was personally looked after by the ever-efficient Hong Kong Tourism Board.
The hour-long meeting between the two martial art experts was arranged by the Hong Kong Tourism Board at Jackie’s private office in Kowloon where the two superstars caught up over Chinese tea to discuss films, family, fights and more.
The two met and discussed their first love, martial arts and of course Hong Kong, according to Hong Kong Tourism Board sources.
"I love visiting Hong Kong. The city has so much energy," Akshay, who was accompanied by his wife Twinkle Khanna and son Aarav, told Jackie.
At a visit to Hong Kong's new attraction 'Avenue of Stars' located on the waterfront of Tsim Sha Tsui, Akshay was captivated by the pavement plaques commemorating Hong Kong movie personalities past and present and milestone features outlining the location of film industry's 100-year history.
Akshay also spent considerable time exploring Madame Tussauds where sight of the wax idol of Bruce Lee, Akshay's self-proclaimed mentor stirred many emotions in the martial arts expert.
The possibility of the two cultures (Hong Kong and India) coming together for a film cannot be ruled out, Akshay said.
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