Akshaye likes to play games

Besides acting, guess what Akshaye Khanna's hobby is? He likes to play chess on the sets in his spare time. And we heard that after Aamir Khan, 'AK' is the only player who is an expert at this mind game. The other day we spotted him on the sets of his multi starrer Race . Guess what he was doing? He was engrossed in a game of chess and giving him company was the petite Katrina Kaif.

"If not an actor, I would have become a professional chess player or a grandmaster like Viswanath Anand," he says. While Katrina is new to Bollywood as well as to the game, Akshaye is an old player. "I'm learning the tricks from Akshaye and he's a dam good player. You can't just beat him in this game," Katrina says "It's a great game to relax your mind and since I'm working on a multi starrer, at times we have to wait for hours for out shot's turn and chess is the best game to pass time and also sharpen your brains."

While Akshaye prefers to remain quiet and concentrate on his game. "When he is shooting, only three things keep him going, tea, cigarettes and a game of chess. He can sit in at the chess table for hours and hours on end," says his man Friday. We decided not to intrude further and left him with his pretty opponent and his favourite game... chess.


http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2582381.cms