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Published 15:18 IST, September 1st 2019

Akshay Kumar greets fan who walked 900 km from Dwarka to meet him

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar recently greeted a fan who walked all the way from Dwarka to meet him on Sunday. The boy named Parbat walked over 900 km.

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Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar recently greeted a fan who walked all the way from Dwarka to meet him on Sunday. The actor in a recent Twitter post revealed that the boy named Parbat walked over 900 km to reach Mumbai in 18 days and meet him. Akshay Kumar who was moved by the fan love shared a video of him on the micro-blogging site, where he can be seen expressing his fondness for the actor. Parbat who can also be seen carrying a national flag talked about the determination of youth in the country.

"Met Parbat today, he walked over 900 kms all the way from Dwarka. He planned it in a way to reach Mumbai in 18 days to catch me here on a Sunday. If our youth use this kind of planning and determination to achieve their goals, then there’s no stopping us! #SundayMotivation" Akshay Kumar captioned the post vas saying.

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Here's the post:

While Akshay Kumar was impressed by his die-hard fan also expressed concern over Parbat's wellbeing. In the video, he can be heard asking Parbat not repeating anything like that again because walking through the highway at night might not be safe. He elaborated his point in a consecutive post and said that he is 'grateful for all the love', but requested to 'not do these things'.

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Sharing a selfie with his dedicated fan, he wrote, "It’s always great to meet you all and I’m grateful for all the love you give me but a request to please not do these things...focus your time, energy and resources in bettering your life, that’ll make me the happiest. Wishing Parbat all the very best"

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What's next for Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar has a number of films in the pipeline for release. He will be starring in the upcoming venture, 'Housefull 4', 'Good News',  'Laxmi Bomb' and Rohit Shetty's 'Sooriyavanshi' which is slated for a 2020 release.

Mission Mangal

Akshay Kumar's latest outing 'Mission Mangal' has been showered with lots of praise. The film celebrates the success of ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) which made India the first country to launch its satellite in Mars' orbit in the first go. 'Mission Mangal' which emerged as Akshay Kumar's biggest opener has attained yet another remarkable feat by crossing Rs. 175 crore mark recently. 

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 As per media reports, the 'Mission Mangal' was also recently announced tax-free in the state of Maharashtra for its educational value. Apart from Akshay Kumar and Taapsee, the film also stars Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha, Kriti Kulari and Nithya Menon in pivotal roles. 'Mission Mangal' is produced by Cape of Good Films, Hope Productions, and Fox Star Studios and released on August 15, 2019.

Updated 17:09 IST, September 1st 2019