Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar will soon come up with a martial arts training institute for women here. He thanked Aditya Thackeray, son of Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, for his support.

`I am thankful to Aditya Thackeray for coming up with the idea and also lending his complete support. This initiative is very close to my heart,` Akshay said in a statement.

According to a source, Akshay and Aditya will inaugurate the martial arts training institute for women in May. The first one is expected to be operational at Andheri Sports Complex.

The self defence three-month course for women will be free of cost.