On
Indian television, there are several reality shows that are adapted
from international TV formats like "Celebrity Big Brother" and 'Dancing
With The Stars". But Bollywood star Akshay Kumar hopes his new show
"Dare 2 Dance" turns the tables.
Akshay Kumar
Known to push his limits on the big screen, Akshay has dared to take
creative liberties with "Dare 2 Dance". He says it's the
first-of-its-kind show in the world, and that he'll be glad if it is
ever adapted internationally.
"I'll be very proud if somebody from the international world calls up
the channel's team to say 'We want to buy the rights of this show'.
I'll honestly be very proud," Akshay said at the show's launch here
Wednesday.
Much to his delight, channel officials have already received a query regarding the show.
"On the basis of the promos, we have already got a query asking for
the rights to the show from the eastern European market. It's a
production house from there," Ajit Thakur, executive vice president and
general manager, Life OK, revealed here.
Spread across 16 episodes, the show, to be aired on Life OK starting
Saturday, mixes dance with adventurous dares. And Akshay, as the anchor
and mentor dares them to groove mid-air, underwater, in the midst of
fire and on ice among other rough and tough situations.
It has Indian as well as foreign contestants and has been shot in the picturesque Cape Town in South Africa.
For "Dare 2 Dance", the actor has played roles other than just being the anchor.
"He (Akshay) was called to anchor the show, but he played a stuntman,
dancer, producer (well, almost), creative director and he even rapped
for the title song," Thakur said, praising the actor's efforts to take
the "small idea" of the show to a huge scale.
Akshay said he didn't want to be a boring anchor.
"It was boring to just stand and watch them doing the tasks, so I
preferred enjoying with them and performing with them," he said.
Thakur said: "Yes, my team called me and said we will have to
increase the insurance amount because we never planned for Akshay to do
the stunts. He was underwater, he did the ice-skating and he even went
mid-air."
Overall, it was a fun experience for Akshay.
Meanwhile, Thakur is already contemplating over the next destination abroad for season two.
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