Akshay Kumar shares 'selfie of a lifetime' with Salma Hayek

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar has shared with his fans his 'selfie of a lifetime' with Hollywood actress Salma Hayek.

Akshay was in Dubai on Sunday for The Global Teacher Prize event, where teachers from around the world were being honoured.

Akshay took to Twitter to share one of his unforgettable selfies, and captioned it: "Selfie of a lifetime... Honouring all the Teachers around the World, #TeachersMatter in Dubai! Salma Hayek."

Selfie of a lifetime... Honouring all the Teachers around the World, #TeachersMatter in Dubai! @salmahayek pic.twitter.com/Py89zgc6y1

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) March 13, 2016

Apart from Akshay, Bollywood actors Parineeti Chopra and Abhishek Bachchan were also part of the event. And Parineeti's dream of taking photograph with Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey was photobombed by Akshay and Abhishek.


Ali Zafar, Parineeti Chopra, Salma Hayek, Abhishek Bachchan, & Matthew McConaughey at the event (Image: Twitter)

The "Ishaqzaade" actress captioned the photograph: "Rab ne bana di jodi... Me and Matthew McConaughey! But photobombed! Abhishek Bachchan, Akshay Kumar."

Rab ne bana di jodiiiii .. Me and @McConaughey !!! But photobombed !!! @juniorbachchan @akshaykumar pic.twitter.com/77RQnjsWW9

— Parineeti Chopra (@ParineetiChopra) March 13, 2016

The Global Teacher Prize is a $1 million award presented annually to exceptional teachers, who make outstanding contribution to their profession.

Starstruck on meeting Matthew McConaughey, Salma Hayek: Parineeti Chopra

Parineeti Chopra, who was the only Indian actress at a prestigious event in Dubai where teachers were honoured, says she was "starstruck" upon meeting Hollywood talents Matthew McConaughey and Salma Hayek there.

Parineeti attended the Global Teacher Prize event in Dubai on Sunday, and even made time for a selfie moment with McConaughey — a picture perfect moment which was photobombed by actors Abhishek Bachchan and Akshay Kumar.

"I was starstruck. It's not everyday that you meet these amazing, great performers," Parineeti told IANS over phone from Mumbai, when asked about her meeting with the Hollywood stars.

Parineeti says she was 'star struck' on meeting Matthew McConaughey and Salma Hayek. Photo from Solaris Images

For the 27-year-old actress, it was a "proud moment" to be a part of an event, which also saw the participation of former US President Bill Clinton and Pope Francis.
"The fun and game is on its own, but it was very proud moment for me that I was a part of this," she said, adding that she, Akshay, Abhishek and even Ali Zafar got ample personal time with Interstellar star McConaughey and Desperado actress Hayek.

"We actually got a lot of time to spend with them. We were in Akshay’s room just taking pictures, chilling and talking about everything. We all went down to the beach, where the event was being held. The dinner was at the beach, so we just ate together. We got to spend the whole evening with them," Parineeti said in a tone which exuded excitement.

"I am so glad that they were humble and grateful enough to just spend time with us," she added.
Parineeti even shared that she told McConaughey about her liking for Interstellar, while she was surprised when Hayek told her that she has seen some of her work.

Together, they even danced to Bollywood songs like "Khaike paan Banaras wala" and "Jumma chumma".

Describing the moment, Parineeti said: "Ali was singing when he came down and took Abhishek and me on the stage. We started singing and dancing, and then we got Matthew to come on stage with us and I started him teaching him the steps."

"We even got a lot of time to spend with his wife... So I tried to make her dance. We ended up dancing to Mr Bachchan's songs 'Khaike paan', a little bit of 'Jumma chumma' and a lot of other old Bollywood songs.