Akshay Kumar proclaims action star Tiger Shroff as Bollywood's 'Tony Jaa'!

Tiger Shroff, who is just five films old in Bollywood, has been hailed for his jaw-dropping action sequences and powerful performance in his latest release Baaghi 2, which has earned a massive Rs. 25.10 crores on day one. Superstar Akshay Kumar, who is also known for his stunts and action in his movies, has praised Tiger Shroff for his action in Baaghi 2 and even proclaimed Tiger Shroff as Bollywood's Tony Jaa.

Akshay Kumar took to his social media handle and tweeted, "Take a bow @iTIGERSHROFF Bollywood can proudly announce that we have our very own Tony Jaa in the industry. Your action is a force to be reckoned with #Baaghi2"

To which Tiger Shroff replied saying, "Thank you so much sir means the world coming from you! But we had you much before me and thank you for giving guys like me an opportunity to follow after you. Lots of love#theoriginal#theirreplaceable#actionman"

Tony Jaa is a world-renowned Thai martial artist, actor, action choreographer, stuntman, director, and Buddhist monk. Tony Jaa is also known for his power-packed performances in films like Fast and Furious 7, xXx: Return of Xander Cage amongst others. Tiger considers Tony Jaa as one of his idols and Tony had even wished Tiger all the very best for Baaghi 2.

The Baaghi actor had also shared a video wherein Tony Jaa is seen wishing Tiger Shroff all the best for his upcoming action thriller 'Baaghi 2'. The actor had met Hollywood stuntman and had shared fun videos of the duo practising a few moves and dancing.