This Article is From Jun 07, 2014

Akshay Kumar: Would Love to do Character-Driven Films

Akshay Kumar: Would Love to do Character-Driven Films

Akshay is usually seen in commercial potboilers

Highlights

  • Akshay Kumar, usually seen in larger-than-life characters in commercial cinema, says he would love to take up character-driven roles if filmmakers approach him with such offers.
  • "The content has become the most important thing for me, but I have to do films like Boss or Khiladi 786," Akshay, whose latest release Holiday, the official remake of the Tamil hit Thuppaki, opened to mixed reviews from the critics, told IANS in an interview.
  • "People are making more commercial cinema than character-driven films. I would love to do character-driven films, but the roles have to come to me. Also, I have to diversify all the time. Our media is like a hawk and it will catch anything they feel is repetitive," he added.
  • He is never missed at the box office for too long, thanks to the frequency of his releases.
  • For instance, he was seen in five films in 2012 that included the content driven OMG: Oh My God! as well as commercial potboiler Housefull. In 2013, he opened his account with Special 26, a film with a superb plot and marvellous performances and it was followed by two more releases.
  • Holiday, directed by AR Murugadoss, was his first film of 2014 and there are two more to follow.
  • Asked whether he'd prefer to keep a longer gap between his films, he said: "I would love to, but the release of a film is not in my hands."
  • "My last film Boss released nine months back. The producers invest money and they have specific reasons to release a film on a particular date.
  • "I asked Reliance (co-producers of Holiday) and Vipul to release the film a little earlier, but they decided to release the film in June. My next film It's Entertainment will release on August 8 which will be followed by Gabbar.
  • "I can manipulate the producers, but I have never done that. I have never manipulated my career," he said.
  • With such a busy schedule, how often did he holiday?
  • "I take a week off every three or four months. I have one annual holiday, which is a month long. I have divided my life very well and try to take six to seven holidays in a year to spend some quality time with my family," said the actor, who is married to actress Twinkle Khanna. The couple raises two children - a son and a daughter - together.
Mumbai: Akshay Kumar, usually seen in larger-than-life characters in commercial cinema, says he would love to take up character-driven roles if filmmakers approach him with such offers. (Also Read: Movie Review: Holiday)

"The content has become the most important thing for me, but I have to do films like Boss or Khiladi 786," Akshay, whose latest release Holiday, the official remake of the Tamil hit Thuppaki, opened to mixed reviews from the critics, told IANS in an interview.

"People are making more commercial cinema than character-driven films. I would love to do character-driven films, but the roles have to come to me. Also, I have to diversify all the time. Our media is like a hawk and it will catch anything they feel is repetitive," he added.

He is never missed at the box office for too long, thanks to the frequency of his releases.

For instance, he was seen in five films in 2012 that included the content driven OMG: Oh My God! as well as commercial potboiler Housefull. In 2013, he opened his account with Special 26, a film with a superb plot and marvellous performances and it was followed by two more releases.

Holiday, directed by AR Murugadoss, was his first film of 2014 and there are two more to follow.

Asked whether he'd prefer to keep a longer gap between his films, he said: "I would love to, but the release of a film is not in my hands."

"My last film Boss released nine months back. The producers invest money and they have specific reasons to release a film on a particular date.

"I asked Reliance (co-producers of Holiday) and Vipul to release the film a little earlier, but they decided to release the film in June. My next film It's Entertainment will release on August 8 which will be followed by Gabbar.

"I can manipulate the producers, but I have never done that. I have never manipulated my career," he said.

With such a busy schedule, how often did he holiday?

"I take a week off every three or four months. I have one annual holiday, which is a month long. I have divided my life very well and try to take six to seven holidays in a year to spend some quality time with my family," said the actor, who is married to actress Twinkle Khanna. The couple raises two children - a son and a daughter - together.
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