Akshay Kumar, unlike many other Bollywood celebrities chooses to be different on most occasions. This time, he welcomed the new year by chanting Gayatri Mantra.

This time, on the occasion of New Year, he welcomed it by chanting Gayatri Mantra. Akshay is currently vacating in Maldives.

As he’s known to be an early riser, the actor chose to welcome the new year in a spiritual manner and shared a short video.

He said I Woke up and greeted my old friend, the sun and started my 2022 with all things positive except for Covid.

On the work front, Akshay is going to have a busy year ahead with so many films in his kitty. He will be featured in a period drama ‘Prithviraj’

Akshay will next be seen in an action film titled ‘Bachchan Pandey’ and ‘Raksha Bandhan’. Both these films will be released later in 2022.

Akshay has some more films on his name like ‘Cindrella’, ‘OMG 2’, ‘Gorkha’ and ‘Ram Setu’. The shooting for them will commence soon.

Prithviraj is a historical period drama which will also star Sanjay Dutt, Sonu Sood and Manushi Chhillar in their pivotal roles.

The motion poster of the film has already been released on September 9, 2021.Earlier, the film's schedule was delayed due to Covid-19

Akshay will next be seen in an upcoming action comedy Bachchan Pandey to be produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. It will also star Kriti Sanon and Jacqueline Fernandez