Akshay Kumar On Box Office Debacles: “I’m Not Dead, Feels Like People Are Sending Me Obituary Messages”

Mumbai:

Akshay Kumar on Friday commented on the field workplace failure of his previous few releases, saying it’s absurd that individuals are writing him off simply because a few of his movies didn’t do nicely. The actor stated he’s not too bothered by such feedback and can proceed to work laborious the way in which he has performed in his three decade outdated profession. Kumar’s previous few movies together with Sarfira, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, Mission Raniganj, Selfiee, Raksha Bandhan, Samrat Prithviraj and Bachchhan Pandey carried out poorly on the field workplace.

“No matter occurs, occurs for the nice, I do not suppose an excessive amount of (about field workplace failure of his movies). 4-five movies of mine haven’t labored, and I get so many messages, saying, ‘sorry yaar, fikar mat kar’ (Don’t be concerned my pal). I am not lifeless! “It appears like individuals are sending me obituary messages, like how folks ship condolences by messages. One journalist even wrote, ‘You will be again’, I known as him up and requested, ‘Why are you penning this? What does ‘again’ imply? The place have I gone?’,” Kumar instructed reporters right here on the trailer launch of his upcoming movie, “Khel Khel Mein.

The 56-year-old actor stated his focus is to proceed working laborious. “I am right here and I will maintain working. I will all the time maintain working regardless of no matter folks say. Within the morning, I get up, train, and go away for work and return dwelling, no matter I earn, I earn alone. I will by no means snatch something from anybody. I will carry on working until they shoot me down (to cease me from working).” Khel Khel Mein boasts of an ensemble forged together with Taapsee Pannu, Vaani Kapoor, Fardeen Khan, Ammy Virk, Aditya Seal and Pragya Jaiswal.

The comedy-drama is directed by Mudassar Aziz of Glad Bhag Jayegi and Pati Patni Aur Woh fame. Khel Khel Mein is about to conflict on the field workplace with two Hindi films, John Abraham-starrer VedaaStree 2, on August 15.

Aziz, nevertheless, stated he’s rooting for all of the movies and hopes all of them do nicely. “We’re all part of the Hindi movie business, and a festive weekend is developing, I do not view it as us in opposition to them. I really like Amar Kaushik (director of Stree 2), I’ve nice respect for the work he does and I would like each our movies to do nicely.

“I would like Hindi movies to do nicely. Now we have to work laborious sufficient to make our business prosper. When a festive weekend like that comes, we must always ask audiences to return in (to cinemas),” the director stated, including, in “Khel Khel Mein” he even provides a shout out to Stree.

“It is my manner of calling out to Amar and saying that permit’s have a terrific weekend on the field workplace. Let’s all do nicely as a result of that is what Hindi cinema wants,” Aziz stated.

Khel Khel Mein is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Vipul D Shah, Ashwin Varde, Rajesh Bahl, Shashikant Sinha and Ajay Rai.

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