One of the best action stars of Bollywood, Vidyut Jammwal is known for his slick moves and martial arts skills on screen. Like several other action heroes in the industry, Vidyut also considers Akshay Kumar to be the idol he grew up following and during a recent conversation with a news outlet, he opened up about Akshay's significance in his budding years.

According to a report in TOI, the actor said, "Like many youngsters, I was also a huge fan of Akshay Kumar who is known as one of the best action superstars of our country till date. I was training in martial art and as we all know he also started his career as a stunt man and a trained martial artist, he made me dream of becoming a hero in the film! I think he is one of those actors who has taken the action in our cinema to the next level."

Vidyut further added, "Nowadays, in cinema martial artists have found a new place of respect because of Akshay sir. My show would have been incomplete without his presence." Akshay recently made an appearance in a special episode of Vidyut's reality show 'India's Ultimate Warrior'.