By Hindustan Times
Fans of Akshay Kumar’s daredevil stunts are in for a disappointment. The actor, who recently did five death-defying stunts, including jumping off an airplane and swimming with sharks in his superhit film, Rowdy Rathore, won't host the fifth season of the preferred action-reality show, Khatron Ke Khiladi, the desi version of Fear Factor.
In all likelihood, actor Ajay Devgn will replace Akshay because the new host. While the channel, Colours, refuses to issue a press release yet, sources say it was Akshay who turned down the show, as wife Twinkle Khanna, who's pregnant with the couple’s second child, is because of deliver across the same time that the television show goes on floors.
Devgn, meanwhile, confirms having been approached. “Yes, I’m in talks to host Khatron Ke Khiladi. I'D like to be part of it if things work out,” he said on a trip to HT House on Wednesday. His last tryst with TV, because the judge of the 2008 dance reality show, Rock N Roll Family, along side wife Kajol and mother-in-law Tanuja, had got a typical response from the viewers.
Akshay Kumar, 44, was a relentless factor with Khatron Ke Khiladi that sees 13 celebrity contestants perform deadly stunts. He hosted the primary two seasons of the show after which returned for the fourth, after actor Priyanka Chopra, who replaced him within the third season, did not leave an impact.
The news comes at a time when riding high at the success of Rowdy Rathore, Akshay is again being hailed because the original action star. Ex-contestants say that the show will lose its energy without Khiladi Kumar. “Akshay and Khatron Ke Khiladi are synonymous with one another. People love his style and effort because the host,” says actor Pooja Bedi, a contestant on season one. Actor Aashka Goradia, who was on season 4, adds, “There can’t be Khatron Ke Khiladi without Akshay. It’s incredible how he motivates contestants.” , too, are disappointed. Ishita Sharma, 25, says, “Akshay is a smart host. He shouldn't be replaced.” Amrit Bindra, a DU student says, “The show won’t be the similar. When Priyanka hosted the show, it wasn’t good. But when Akshay has to go, maybe Ajay Devgn is a great substitute.”
