Overview
- An on-air account disclosed Friday on Wheel of Fortune said Akshay Kumar selects martial-arts students and pays to send them to Thailand for training.
- The contestant, Vispy, added that Kumar also covers expenses for students to compete in international events.
- Kumar, a long-time martial-arts trainee known for doing his own stunts, responded by urging self-discipline and saying there is no age limit to learn.
- Vispy credited Kumar with helping raise the profile of Kudo in India, describing it as a hybrid martial art.
- The reports ran in entertainment outlets such as News18, Mid-day, and Bollywood Hungama without an official statement from Kumar’s team, surfacing alongside coverage of his upcoming Priyadarshan film Bhooth Bangla.