Apparently Bollywood actor Actor Akshay Kumar has personally had to call up fellow actor Abhishek Bachchan to apologise for the comments made about his wife, Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan by Canada-based stand-up comedian Russell Peters during the promotion of his recent Indo-Canadian film, ‘Speedy Singh’ (Breakaway).
A close source claims, “Akshay called up Abhishek and said that he’s extremely upset with the way Russell commented on Aishwarya. He said that he had no control over what Russell was going to say. Akshay sounded distressed over the occurrence,”,
The sources also claimed that the actor has vowed to not work with the Canadian stand-up comedian ever again or even play host to him in Mumbai…but this is just 
rumours from what we believe and there has been no actually confirmation of this.
Abhishek who has a lot of respect for his fellow actor Akshay, accepted the apology.
“Akshay is a dear friend. He had nothing to do with what Russell said, and he should not be apologising for a remark from an actor of his production. The derogatory comments were made by Russell, who should ideally be the one to say sorry,” said one of his staff members when contacted.
Meanwhile, reports claim that a formal apology was apparently being drafted by Ajay Virmani, a co-producer who also incidentally happens to be the father of the lead actor in the film, Vinay. Ajay has been a host to Aishwarya in Toronto in the past.
“I didn’t have any control over what Russell says, and what he said is not reflective of our opinion or what the film is all about. Aishwarya is a fantastic actress and a legend. I apologise for his comments,” said Ajay in a statement.
