After Insurance, Akshay Kumar Is Now Rooting For Recognition Of Stunt Artists At Award Shows

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar and his contribution to the society is setting some really high benchmarks for other stars to follow. Akshay Kumar¡¯s contribution has time and again proved that his heart is at the right place.

Be it launching a website and app for promoting smooth monetary donations to the family of deceased army men or rooting for equal rights for stunt artists, Akshay Kumar has ensured that valid steps are taken to execute his ideas.

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Akshay was present at the event where they were launching a special insurance scheme for all the stunt artists working in Hindi Film Industry where he expressed his views on stunt artists and choreographers being accorded as much respect as heroes at every award ceremony.

I'm so Happy that finally My Stunt Community is NOW insured for their Brave work & Heartfelt Dedication to Entertain the people of this Country ??

A post shared by Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) on Apr 24, 2017 at 4:59am PDT

Expressing his opinion on the same, an agency report quoted the actor saying,

"I am a stuntman first before an actor. For 10 years, I worked as a stuntman in Hindi film industry before getting the opportunity of acting. So I know how stuntmen risk their lives to earn their bread. I know what it takes to risk their lives to entertain us. So I think they should get equal respect even at the award shows for their work."

Akshay and renowned cardiac surgeon, Dr. Ramakanta Panda of Asia Heart Institute, announced the insurance scheme that covers around 380 stunt artists between the age of 18 to 55 with a death compensation of Rs 10 lakhs. Emphasizing the importance of the insurance, Dr. Panda was quoted saying,

"Akshay came to me saying how could he help these people who are doing stunts in films and get injured and need treatment. He asked me if I can reserve some beds for them. Since they (stunt artists) work across the country, I thought insurance would be a better help. So we manage to collaborate with the insurance company to provide the facilities."