Bollywood star Akshay Kumar has publicly apologised to a fan after his bodyguard punched him at Mumbai airport.

Calling the incident "unfortunate and uncalled for", the 49-year-old "Airlift" star said he reprimanded the bodyguard and will make sure such things are avoided in the future.

"What happened that day was unfortunate and uncalled for. I was at the airport and I heard a commotion which made me turn around, I didn't notice anything wrong so I walked on. It was later brought to my notice that my bodyguard had punched a fan," Akshay wrote on Twitter.

"I have reprimanded him and given him a strict warning for the same. My sincere apology to the fan who was hurt. I hold my fans in the highest regard and such incidents are always upsetting. I will ensure such a scenario is avoided in the future", the actor wrote.