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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar) * Our early AK experiences and how we came around * [Episode 16 where we discuss Tees Maar Khan](https://audioboom.com/posts/4467736-danny-bowes-vocabulary-boy) * [Episode 22 where we discuss Bollywood films shot in Alberta including 8x10 Tasveer](https://audioboom.com/posts/4773054-dancing-on-hoodoos-bollywood-in-alberta) * [Akshay Kumar is Canadian?](https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2010/06/government-canada-names-akshay-kumar-new-canadian-tourism-commission-ambassador-india.html) * [Khiladi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khiladi_(franchise)) * [Special 26](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_26) * [1987 Opera House heist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Opera_House_heist) * [Raid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_(2018_film)) * [The heist film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heist_film) * [Lupin the Third](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupin_the_Third) * [Flexing his dramatic muscles](http://www.borntoworkout.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Akshay-Kumar-Six-Pack.jpg) (INTERVAL ( “[Blame The Night](https://youtu.be/E45hHSWOtqk)” from Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty) * [Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday:_A_Soldier_Is_Never_Off_Duty) * [Thuppakki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuppakki) * [Sonakshi Sinha plays sports](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JLWzJxG2Ac&feature=youtu.be) * [Adopt a dog](https://www.tampabay.com/storyimage/HI/20140804/ARTICLE/308049606/AR/0/AR-308049606.jpg&MaxW=1200&Q=66) * Support the troops * Tonal whiplash or, playing hide the terrorist with Sonakshi * [Baby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_(2015_Hindi_film)) * [Naam Shabana, in hindsight it might be more of a prequel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naam_Shabana) * [The Boss Baby](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYjQyNTQyYjItMGYyOC00MWFiLWE5ZGUtOWUzM2M4ZGYxYjY2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyODE5NzE3OTE@._V1_UY268_CR1,0,182,268_AL_.jpg) * [“Cruising”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8Q2MgdMskQ&feature=youtu.be) * [What if there was a wife?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhurima_Tuli) NEXT TIME: Fantasies!!! Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the[Alberta Podcast Network](https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.com) powered by [ATB](https://www.atb.com/listen/Pages/default.aspx) Check out [Northwest Fest](https://www.northwestfest.ca) Listen to [Overdue Finds](https://www.epl.ca/podcast/) Find us on [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers/id1036988030?mt=2)! and [Stitcher](https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/matt-bowes/bollywood-is-for-lovers)! and [audioBoom](https://audioboom.com/channel/bollywood-is-for-lovers)! and [iHeartRadio](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/270-bollywood-is-for-lovers-28344928/)! and [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1m38Hxx8ZFxTJzadsVk5U3)! and [Google Podcasts](https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hdWRpb2Jvb20uY29tL2NoYW5uZWxzLzQ2OTg2OTAucnNz)! Thank you to [Becca Dalke](http://dalkedesigns.ca) for the artwork! Follow us on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/BollywoodPod)! Like us on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/BollywoodIsForLovers)! #AkshayKumar, #Special26, #NeerajPandey, #ManojBajpayee #AnupamKher, #JimmySheirgill, #Holiday, #HolidayASoldierIsNeverOffDuty, #A.R.Murugadoss, #SonakshiSinha, #FreddyDaruwala, #SumeetRaghavan,#Govinda, #Baby, #TaapseePannu, #RasheedNaz, #RanaDaggubati, #DannyDenzongpa, #KayKayMenon