‘If Bollywood made Ice Road 2, Akshay Kumar would be the lead actor': Sydney actor Saksham Sharma

Sydney-based actor Saksham Sharma appears opposite Liam Neeson in Ice Road: Vengeance (also known as Ice Road 2), where he portrays Vijay Rai, an ally to Neeson's character in a fight against mercenaries in Nepal. Image credit: Saksham Sharma

Sydney-based actor Saksham Sharma has gone from being a magician and a popular YouTuber to sharing screen with Liam Neeson in Ice Road 2 on Amazon Prime. In a fun twist, he says if the movie were made in Bollywood, actor Akshay Kumar would’ve played Neeson’s role. Hear about his journey and his views on the evolving role of migrants in Australia today.

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Published 16 September 2025 10:34am

By Itee Dewan

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Sydney-based actor Saksham Sharma has gone from being a magician and a popular YouTuber to sharing screen with Liam Neeson in Ice Road 2 on Amazon Prime. In a fun twist, he says if the movie were made in Bollywood, actor Akshay Kumar would’ve played Neeson’s role. Hear about his journey and his views on the evolving role of migrants in Australia today.

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