Akshay Kumar to feature next in an episode of 'Man vs. Wild' with Bear Grylls?

Indian megastar Rajinikanth has been making headlines for his recent tryst with British adventurer Bear Grylls as y filmed an episode of Man vs. Wild inside Bandipur National Park at Mysuru on Tuesday. Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar is evidently next in line to feature in famous wildlife survival series with Bear Grylls. As soon as actor was spotted leaving Mysuru airport earlier on Wednesday, news of his stint in Indian edition of Man vs. Wild spread like wildfire along with many pictures and videos of Akshay Kumar.

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Akshay Kumar, who is stationed at a nearby resort, will reportedly shoot for an episode of show on Thursday. actor's crew reportedly spent most of Wednesday scouting for a location to shoot inside Bandipur Forest Reserve. One of previous Indian celebrities to star in show was ne or than our Prime Minister Narendra Modi who shot for Man vs. Wild with Bear Grylls at Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand earlier last year.

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Criticism from environment activists

A lot of environmentalists have even shown resistance for  filming of show at a national park as it has attracted a lot of attention because of celebrities like Rajinikanth and w Akshay Kumar. As per reports, re have even been protests at national park demanding an arrest of actor Rajinikanth for agreeing to shoot in middle of Bandipur reserve at a time when it is most susceptible to wildfires.

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Even though forest officials, who have permitted filming schedule till January 30, have justified that focus on Bandipur Forest Reserve will help showcase flora and fauna to a global audience, conservationists and wildlife activists have refuted ir claims by highlighting that televised shows such as se don't focus on serious wildlife issues.

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