Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has introduced an insurance initiative for nearly 650 stunt professionals across India, offering health and accident coverage in the wake of stuntman SM Raju’s death on the set of the Tamil film ‘Vettuvam’. The tragic incident, which occurred during a high-risk stunt sequence for ‘Vettuvam’, directed by Pa Ranjith and starring Arya, has once again brought safety concerns in film production into sharp focus. -Agencies
