Superstar Akshay Kumar suffered a grave personal loss few days ago. His mother Aruna Bhatia passed away on 8th of September after getting severely ill. Akshay was working on his upcoming film UK at moment when he got to know about his mother's illness. He left the production to rush home and soon after his arrival, his mother passed away.

Akshay performed the last rites and the funeral and reports suggest that he's now all set to jet off to UK to resume the production. Although he's going through an emotional turmoil at the moment, Akshay understands his work commitments as well. His absence from the sets for too long and adversely affect people attached with the project.

The film titled 'Cindrella' is being helmed by director Ranjit Tewari who recently directed Akshay in the film 'Bell Bottom'. The film also stars Rakul Preet Singh and it is being said to be a psychological thriller.