Not Many of My Guest Say It: Bear Grylls Amazed by Akshay Kumar's Habit of Drinking Cow Urine Daily

Akshay Kumar, the only Bollywood performer to feature in the Forbes 2020 list of the World’s 10 Highest Paid Male Actors, left his fans surprised recently by revealing that he drank elephant poop tea during his sting with Bear Grylls. After Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Superstar Rajnikanth, he is the third Indian to feature in Man Vs Wild.

In a live session on Instagram with adventurer Bear Grylls, actor Akshay Kumar revealed that he drinks cow urine every day “for Ayurvedic reasons” and that therefore, drinking elephant poop tea on the show Man Vs. Wild was not a big deal. Ayurveda is an alternative medicine system with historical and religious roots in the Indian subcontinent. 

Grylls looked baffled with the revelation on the video and laughed about it, saying he has not heard anything like this from many of his guests.

“I tell you what, not many of my guests say that they drink cow urine every day. This is like a holiday,” Grylls exclaimed.

Viral Video: Actor Akshay Kumar Says He Drink Cow Urine Every Day In A Live Instagram Session With Bear Grylls

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Akshay, who was also joined by actress Huma Qureshi, was asked how he convinced himself to drink elephant poop tea on the show.

He said: "I wasn't worried. I was too excited to be worried. I have cow urine because of Ayurvedic reasons every day, so that was okay.”

Akshay's fans were also unimpressed by his habit, which he made public for the first time. Many took to Twitter to express their cringe on him drinking "animals pee".

Everything finally makes sense.. All that cringy crap that he passes off as comedy is coming from drinking a living animal’s Pee.
Awesome.🙌🏻 https://t.co/1X6N7aMmjC

— Anjali_Sharma☮️🌈 (@TribeccaAngie) September 10, 2020

Please tell Akshay Kumar that he is waiting at the wrong exit of the cow. It gives milk as well.

— Opinions (@Ignorant_duck) September 11, 2020

In India, consuming cow urine and the usage of cow dung for their medicinal properties have remained the subject of debate debate, with most doctors and nutritionists rejecting the claims of Hindu believers.

Hindus consider the cow as a holy animal, and many believe cow urine has medicinal properties to treat diseases like cancer.

Amid coronavirus pandemic, Hindu organisations, as well as political leaders, have touted the consumption of cow and cow dung as an effective precaution or even remedy for coronavirus.

Please tell Akshay Kumar that he is waiting at the wrong exit of the cow. It gives milk as well.

— Opinions (@Ignorant_duck) September 11, 2020