After two decades the Khiladi was keen to offer her guru dakshina. As she had helped him in his struggling days, Akki offered to teach her a stunt.
He taught Pratima how to keep a small amount of kerosene in her mouth and blow it out to create a ball of fire in the air.
It must have been a cakewalk for the actress after all the fiery verbal volleys she breathes in her serial.