Akki keen to play Dara Singh in biopic

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar on Saturday expressed his desire to play legendary wrestler and actor Dara Singh onscreen if a biopic is ever made on the late icon.

At the launch of 'Deedara Aka Dara Singh', a book based on Dara Singh’s life, written by Seema Sonik Alimchand, Akshay said, “If Bindu (Dara Singh’s son) requests me, I would like to play the role of Dara Singh in his biopic.”

Akshay, who is fit as a fiddle at 49, also spoke about the kind of preparation he might have to go through to portray the role.

“Dara Singh was a huge man and I have to justify his appearance. I need at least two years to put on that kind of bulk and look like a wrestler,” he added.

About the legendary wrestler-turned-actor Dara Singh, who passed away in 2012, Akshay said, “Once, Dara Singh saab came for an inauguration. Somehow, I managed to get three tickets and I went there with my sister and father, who was also a wrestler.”