Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar who celebrated his 52nd birthday on September 9, recently took to social media to thank his friend and industry mate Juhi Chawla for a special birthday present. After thanking fans for their warm gestures in a previous video, Akshay Kumar took to social media and thanked his 'Mr. & Mrs. Khiladi' co-star for the 'best gift'.

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Here's how Juhi Chawla celebrated Akshay Kumar's birthday

To celebrate Akshay Kumar's birthday, Juhi Chawla, who is also a part of the 'Cauvery Calling' initiative, pledged a 100 trees for the cause. On the occasion of Akshay Kumar's birthday, she had put out a post saying, "As our Khiladi Kumar is forever upbeat to champion a cause, to celebrate his birthday today we pledge a 100 trees as a part of the greater Cauvery Calling initiative. Happy Birthday @akshaykumar"

Take a look:

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Akshay Kumar happy with the 'bonus share of goodwill'

Akshay Kumar who is known for advocating several social issues was overwhelmed by Juhi Chawla's gesture and hailed it as the 'best gift' friends can give each other. In the post, he said that he is moved by Juhi Chawla's compassion and dedication towards a worthy cause and thanked Sadguru for the 'Cauvery Calling' initiative which got him 'a bonus share of goodwill'

Here's his post:

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The ‘Cauvery Calling’ initiative

Sadhguru is the founder of the Isha Foundation, a non-profit and spiritual organization. Starting Tuesday, he is leading a motorcycle rally from Talacauvery, the origin of the Cauvery river in Karnataka, culminating in Chennai. Around 3500 km would be covered. The aim of the 'Cauvery Calling' rally is to seek public support for the conservation of the Cauvery river. The Isha Foundation has set a target of planting 242 crore trees in the Cauvery basin, thereby revitalizing the river itself and improving the lives of millions of farmers. The focus would be on motivating farmers to switch from water-intensive crops to agroforestry. Basically, Agroforestry implies the practice of growing fruit or timber trees along with full-time crops or on a full-fledged basis. 

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What's next for Akshay Kumar 

On the professional front, 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'. Moreover, on the occasion of his birthday, Akshay Kumar has confirmed that he will be donning the warrior hat for his next historical drama titled 'Prithviraj'. The film will reportedly revolve around the First Battle Of Tarain led by Chauhan. It is expected to go on floors by November this year. The biopic will be shot in Mumbai and Rajasthan. The actor unveiled the teaser and first look of the film and informed that the period film will be directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi and will release on Diwali 2020.