Khiladi Akshay Kumar reveals he takes inspiration from Tom and Jerry, not Tom Cruise: Tom is hanging on a airplane

Jun 18, 2025 12:20 PM IST Akshay Kumar breaks silence on comparisons between an airplane stunt in his movie Khiladi 420 and Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible While Akshay Kumar is the OG Khiladi and motion king of Bollywood, Tom Cruise is the most important motion star of Hollywood. Well, currently their high-octane motion stunt sequences have been the speak of the city, with many netizens evaluating the 2. In one explicit viral video, Akshay is seen doing a stunt on an airplane for his 2000 movie Khiladi 420. Right below this, taking part in concurrently, is a clip of Tom performing the same stunt on a airplane in a Mission: Impossible movie. Akshay has now reacted to this viral video which has taken social media by storm. Akshay Kumar and Tom Cruise In a latest chat with Pinkvilla, Akshay Kumar revealed that he drew inspiration for his stunts from the beloved cartoon Tom and Jerry, not Tom Cruise. He was quoted saying, “You know where I draw all this inspiration from. You will not believe it from Tom and Jerry.” Akshay went on so as to add, “I love watching Tom and Jerry. I think it is the most violent thing. It is very violent. It is apparently made for children, but actually, if you look, there is so much action. I remember Tom coming from the helicopter, hanging and picking up Jerry, so I did that in Sabse Bada Khiladi. Then, Tom is hanging on a plane which is there in Khiladi 420.” Akshay additional described the youngsters’s cartoon as ‘violent’. He acknowledged, “It is so violent. Please try to understand; it is a violent film you are showing your children (laughs).” On the movie entrance, Akshay has already had three releases this yr — Sky Force, Kesari Chapter 2 and Housefull 5. Up subsequent, the Bollywood famous person will probably be seen within the upcoming Telugu movie Kannappa as Lord Shiva earlier than taking theatres by storm with Jolly LLB 3 co-starring Arshad Warsi. Akshay has additionally been within the information currently concerning Priyadarshan’s Hera Pheri 3, the place the actor will reprise his beloved character Raju as soon as once more.