Akshay dares 2 rap live at the 'Dare 2 Dance' launch

Bollywood action king Akshay Kumar on Wednesday enlivened the launch event of the forthcoming reality show "Dare 2 Dance" by rapping the title song, which he has also penned himself.

"I consider myself a bad singer. These guys (the channel officials) wanted someone with a 'besura awaaz' (flat voice), so I had no choice but to do it", he quipped.

Akshay, who is the host and mentor of the show, says he felt a strong connect with "Dare 2 Dance" as it mixes the two worlds of dance and adventure. That's why he went out of his way to ensure that it had an edge over other reality shows.

"Don't have a set!", was the first suggestion that the "Khiladi" actor gave to Ajit Thakur, the executive vice president and general manager of channel Life OK, when he took the idea of doing a dance-based reality show in a studio to Akshay. "He took the show to a different level. We started with something small, and he has made it so big", Thakur later said about the star's involvement.

Akshay said, "I didn't want the stage to be on the floor. I wanted it to be in mid-air, underwater, on ice...I wanted to see how to make this show different."

The "Dare 2 Dance" team during the launch event gave a glimpse of what's in store in the show, which was shot in the picturesque landscapes of Cape Town in South Africa.

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