Inspired by Jason Statham, Akshay pulls off #BottleCapChallenge

Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has tried his "kick" at the #BottleCapChallenge. The trend, which went viral after Hollywood action star Jason Statham's flawless execution, caught the eye of Akshay, who is known as India's very own action icon.

#BottleCapChallenge entails a performer to uncap a bottle with a back-spin kick, not their hands. Akshay posted a slow-motion video of him successfully pulling off the stunt on Twitter on Wednesday.

The 51-year-old actor called upon others to also try the trick as well. "#BottleCapChallenge Inspired by my action idol @JasonStatham, I will repost/retweet the Best I see, come on Guys and Girls get your Bottle out and your Legs in the Air, Let's Do This #FitIndia #WednesdayMotivation," Akshay wrote alongside the video.

Statham was challenged by American singer John Mayer who had successfully pulled off the trick. Video proof of the same was shared by the "Clarity" hitmaker on Instagram. "The first @erlsn.acr did it. Then @blessedmma followed and challenged me. I now challenge @jasonstatham. #bottlecapchallenge," Mayer wrote in the caption.

Statham accepted the singer's dare and shared a video on the social media platform in which he perfectly performs the trick. He may not have started the trend but it was "Hobbs & Shaw" actor video that went viral on social media. "#bottlecapchallenge #challengeaccepted @erlsn.acr. This thing landed on my head from @johnmayer but will quickly go to a couple of fellas we've seen do push-ups badly," the actor wrote.

He also challenged filmmaker Guy Ritchie and mixed martial artist James Moontasri for the same.