Akshay Kumar flies back from UK as mother admitted to hospital

Mumbai, (PTI): Superstar Akshay Kumar on Monday flew back to the country after his mother Aruna Bhatia was admitted to a hospital here.

Kumar was in the UK shooting for his upcoming movie ”Cinderella”, produced by Vashu Bhagnani and directed by Ranjit M Tewari, sources said.

”He flew back to the country this morning as his mother is unwell. She is currently admitted in the hospital. He was shooting for ‘Cindrella’ in the UK. ”He has taken permission from the Bhagnanis (producers) and has come here,” the sources said.

The shooting will continue and the unit will continue to film sequences that do not require Kumar’s presence. He is expected to be back in the UK within the next few days, provided his mother’s health shows signs of improvement.

The 53-year-old actor’s mother is reportedly admitted in the intensive care unit (ICU) of Hiranandani Hospital, in suburban Mumbai.

However, there is no clarity about her illness and no information was available at the time of filing this report.

On the work front, Kumar most recently featured in Tewari’s spy thriller ”Bell Bottom”. He will next be seen in films like ”Prithiviraj”, ”Sooryavanshi”, ”Bachchan Pandey”, ”Atrangi Re”, ”Ram Setu” and Raksha Bandhan”. (PTI)