Vidyut Jammwal Welcomes Furious 7 Star Tony Jaa As First Guest On Chat Show; Actor Reveals How Muay Thai Is Inspired By Lord Hanuman And Ganesha
Vidyut Jammwal recently welcomed actor Tony Jaa as his first guest on chat show ‘X-Rayed by Vidyut’. During the conversation with Jammwal, the Ong-Bak actor revealed martial arts form Muay Thai is inspired by Lord Hanuman and Ganesha
The genre of action got its due in India after Vidyut Jammwal arrived at the movies like a bolt from the blue and performed real-world combat-based action and stunts without a body double. Established as India's true action star, Jammwal now surprises netizens with a series of epic conversations titled, X-Rayed By Vidyut. Its first episode just dropped and action fans have more reason to rejoice because the guest that Jammwal invited over is none other than the legendary star, Tony Jaa, who popularised Muay Thai around the world. During the conversation with Jammwal, the Ong-Bak actor revealed martial arts form Muay Thai is inspired by Lord Hanuman and Ganesha.
What happens when you two of the world's top martial artists get talking? Those who have watched 'X-Rayed By Vidyut' know and those who haven't are about to find out. At the outset Jammwal says, "X-Rayed is where people will get to know what legends are made of, to know what the actors, the legends and the stars want you (the viewers) to know. This is not about any film promotions, but only about the star."
The Indian action hero shares that in the 80s and 90s, Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee and Jean-Claude Van Damme ruled the action genre and then in 2000 came Tony Jaa, who changed the world of action and made it his own. In the course of the episode, Vidyut asks Jaa about his journey to becoming an international action star, to which Jaa says, "When I was a kid I had a dream to become an action star after I watched The Drunken Master starring, Jackie Chan. I wanted to be an action star and I began seeing that movie in my dream. I began to work for my dream to be an action hero. Mr Panna taught me how to kick-off action. I kept doing it and training for it."
Jaa adds, "I talked about it (my dream) to the universe and it happened! I can't believe it. Nobody believed it. I come from the locals, I am not from Bangkok. I was 6 years old when I saw the movie." Also Read: Tanushree Dutta Stands In Solidarity With Kunal Kemmu And Vidyut Jammwal After Disney+ Hotstar Snub, Asks, 'Is It So Hard To Show Some Appreciation?'
For those who look up to action stars for their fitness game, X-Rayed By Vidyut is an enlightening treat.
Image source: Instagram/ Vidyut Jammwal, Tony Jaa
