Akshay’s Italian Eid surpriseby Times News Network

In the land of Michelangelo and Leonardo Di Vinci, Akshay Kumar has managed to paint a pretty picture with his generosity! Currently shooting in Italy for Sajid Nadiadwala’s Kambakht Ishq, Akshay became sentimental and dildaar on the occasion of Eid, and decided to treat the entire film unit to a sumptuous meal.
Based in a small village, Vicenza, 200 km east of Milan and 60 km west of Venice, the cast and crew is away from good network areas, computers… and is enjoying the simple life. “It’s beautiful here,” informs Amrita Arora, who is also a part of the film. “The sun is out, but it’s still freezing cold! We, of course, miss family when we are away, and especially when there are festivals to be celebrated. Arbaaz bhai and Malaika must’ve celebrated Eid in Mumbai, but Akshay made it special for all of us in Italy,” said Amrita.
About where he took the gang… it was a small, little restaurant that Kareena describes as charming. “The ambience was bliss. The restaurant was built like a traditional Italian house serving authentic Italian food, with sonatas playing in the background. It was a quiet dinner, like one would have with family,” the actress said.
Producer Nadiadwala added, “It was a surprise for us. Akshay felt like taking us out on Eid and making the day special and so he did. We feasted on risottos and lobster.” But shouldn’t Sajid have been the host, ideally? “Since the next day was a working day, we thought we’ll push the celebrations to the weekend. So I organised a bash on Saturday, instead. We booked a discotheque for ourselves and partied hard,” informed the filmmaker.