Akshay Kumar to play marriage guru

Akshay Kumar is to take on the role of a marriage counsellor in the upcoming Thank You.

The actor was reportedly surprised when offered the role, which is unlike any of his others, according to Mid Day.

A source told the site: "It's an unusual turn of events for Akshay. He has often played a flirt in his films.

"So he was shocked when [helmer] Anees Bazmee came to him and narrated the role of Raj, a man who acts like a kind of a marriage counsellor for wives whose husbands (Sunil Shetty, Irrfan Khan and Bobby Deol) are cheating on them."

Kumar can be currently seen playing a second-generation London-born Sikh in the film Patiala House.