Seven Deadly Arts with Akshay Kumar

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Seven Deadly Arts with Akshay Kumar is a seven-part television mini-series that aired on the National Geographic Channel in 2004. It was hosted by Akshay Kumar. [1] [2] [3] Kumar donated his time and talents to the show. [4]

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Description

The series showcases the seven martial arts of kalaripayattu, Shaolin Kung Fu, karate, taekwondo, aikido, Muay Thai, capoeira and . [5] [6] Kumar, who began learning martial arts at age 9, [4] played the master for taekwondo, karate, and Muay Thai, and played the student of the other forms of martial arts from different trainers. [7] The series' tagline was "The first thing you learn to kill is your ego". [8] [9] Kumar shared his personal beliefs about martial arts and talked about the benefits it brought to him. [10]

Broadcast

National Geographic Channel announced the series' launch on 27 April 2004. [11] The first part was aired on Sunday, 9 May 2004 at 8:00 p.m. The rest of the parts were aired on the following Sundays. [12] Before the series was launched, National Geographic Channel had planned to broadcast the series' second part in October–November 2004. [13]

Cast

Production

Kumar and his personal trainer, Mehul Vora, wrote the script. [14] Vora also choreographed the mini-series. [15] The series was shot in Manali, Himachal Pradesh and Mumbai in a span of 40 days. The series marked Kumar's television debut. [16] [17]

During the series, Kanishka Sharma taught Shaolin Kung fu to Kumar. [18] Sifu Kaniska Sharma is the first Indian to be trained in Shaolin Temple Secular Discipline Union in China. [19] Yogesh Sahu directed the series. Puran Chauhan also trained Kumar. After the series, Chauhan worked as a stunt director in several Hindi films. [20]

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