79: The People’s Champion: Akshay Kumar in Special 26, Holiday, and Baby

In a show of nationalistic pride, we turn our attention to the prolific and versatile Akshay Kumar in three contemporary action thrillers. 

Show Notes:

• Akshay Kumar

• Our early AK experiences and how we came around

• Episode 16 where we discuss Tees Maar Khan 

• Episode 22 where we discuss Bollywood films shot in Alberta including 8x10 Tasveer

• Akshay Kumar is Canadian?

• Khiladi

• Special 26

• 1987 Opera House heist

• Raid

• The heist film

• Lupin the Third

• Flexing his dramatic muscles 

(INTERVAL ( “Blame The Night” from Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty)

• Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty

• Thuppakki

• Sonakshi Sinha plays sports

• Adopt a dog

• Support the troops

• Tonal whiplash or, playing hide the terrorist with Sonakshi

• Baby

• Naam Shabana, in hindsight it might be more of a prequel

• The Boss Baby

• “Cruising”

• What if there was a wife?

NEXT TIME: Fantasies!!!

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