After Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar To Appear On 'Man Vs Wild' With Bear Grylls; Actor Reaches Mysore For Shoot (PIC Inside)

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar will shoot for an episode of 'Man Vs Wild' with Bear Grylls at Bandipur National forest.

Mysore: Actor Akshay Kumar on Wednesday reached Mysore to join British adventurer Bear Grylls in his shoot for 'Into the Wild with Bear Grylls'. The show is inspired by the enormously popular show 'Man Vs Wild' which also featured Grylls. Akshay and Grylls will commence filming for an episode at Bandipur National forest on Thursday. Discovery has also signed Rajinikanth to feature in the first episode of a new format series called 'Into The Wild with Bear Grylls'. The show marks the television debut for Rajinikanth, admiringly addressed as Thalaiva, who has gained cult status for being a humane superstar - simple, humble, generously loved - and adored by millions for more than four decades.

Karnataka: Actor Akshay Kumar arrived at Mysore, earlier today, to shoot for an episode of 'Man vs Wild' with British adventurer Bear Grylls. pic.twitter.com/P3tNrJAfqx

— ANI (@ANI) January 29, 2020

The British adventurer also shared a picture with Rajinikanth which was clicked during the shooting of the special episode of his television show in Karnataka.

After our episode with Prime Minister @NarendraModi of India helped create a bit of TV history, (3.6 billion impressions), superstar @Rajinikanth joins me next, as he makes his TV debut on our new show #IntoTheWildWithBearGrylls on @DiscoveryIN. #ThalaivaOnDiscovery pic.twitter.com/WKscCDjPZc

— Bear Grylls (@BearGrylls) January 29, 2020

'Into The Wild with Bear Grylls' is produced for Discovery Communications India by The Natural Studios and Banijay Asia, where Grylls, Delbert Shoopman and Deepak Dhar are executive producers.