‘Gold’ demands Akshay Kumar to prep like never before. Read detail…

After essaying real life characters in ‘Airlift’ and ‘Rustom’, Akshay Kumar is now set to play the captain of Indian Hockey team, the same that fetched the country the very first Olympics gold medal in 1948 Olympics. Three hockey experts have been brought on board for training him.

The actor is keen to learn small detailing about the sport, although he won’t be seen playing much. (Also Read: There might be no ‘Housefull 4′ for Akshay Kumar? )

“Akshay needn’t have learnt hockey. He is sporty by nature. Also, he won’t be shown so much on the field. This is not going to be so much about the game of hockey itself, like ‘Chak De! India’ was. It is going to be about what went on behind the scenes, how Akshay as the captain of the team prepared the team to the spectacular victory,” a source close to the development told Subhash K Jha.

“Akshay wants to use his body language in a way that spotlights the character’s progress without external props. He has played real-life characters in ‘Airlift’ and ‘Rustom’. But he didn’t need to transform physically until now for this role,” he added.

Akshay’s character is said to be packed with a great sense of patriotism. Directed by Reema Kagti, ‘Gold’ is set to release sometime next year.

Ranjini Maitra

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