Actor-producer Akshay Kumar, who will be making a comeback to the 'Khiladi' series with his upcoming flick 'Khiladi 786', got nostalgic about his struggling days during a recent event when the first look of 'Khiladi 786' was launched. Addressing mediapersons, Akki said, "I would like to thank Abbas-Mustan for signing me for their movie 'Khiladi', which gave me the 'Khiladi' tag. At the time, I was a struggling actor, who did not know much about the industry, but after the movie, the 'Khiladi' tag got attached to me and everyone started calling me 'Khiladi', a tag which has stuck till date. I am very thankful to them for this." Directed by Ashish R Mohan and produced by Himesh Reshammiya and Akshay Kumar, 'Khiladi 786' is slated to release on December 7 this year.