Like Tom Cruise, who at times seems to be eager to meet his end in front of a camera, the 65-year-old Chinese superstar reportedly performs many stunts himself. Such devotion to his work might delight the actor’s fans, but sometimes it lands him in big trouble.

Axar.az reöprys citing foreign media that movie star Jackie Chan, who shot to international fame thanks to his Kung Fu skills and comedy talent, has revealed that he nearly drowned when he was filming a scene in a new action film. The 65-year-old actor shared his chilling inside story while promoting his new creation “Vanguard", about kidnappings, which is set to be released in January and that he made director, producer, and long-time partner Stanley Tong.

"When I saw Jackie saved and when he emerged out of the water, I just could not hold back my tears", Stanley Tong recalled his feelings.

Chan seemed to be light-hearted about the incident, joking at a presser that "you need the fight to survive when you are in the hands of Tong”, but acknowledged that day he felt scared.

"When I took a shower later that night and remembered the incident, I suddenly felt really scared and started shaking. I was thinking about how I could have so easily died", he told journalists.