Actor Akshay Kumar, who has over millions of well-wishers across India, credits his fans for making an actor a "star".
"What I have understood with these many years in the industry is that an actor is a star because of his (or her) fans and should do anything in power to entertain viewers," Akshay said in a statement.
Akshay added that when he joined the Hindi film fraternity, he "didn't have much of a choice.
"All I was ever really good at was stunts as I had to make my mark. That was what I focused on the most," he said.
The "Khiladi" actor added that he doesn't take things for granted and has gone through highs and lows in his over a decade long movie career.
"There was a time when I delivered 14 flops in a row. I was down in the dumps, and suddenly the 15th film worked and then there were 16 films which were box office hits," he said.
Akshay is known for action film as well as comedy movies like "Singh Is Kinng" and "Welcome".
The actor feels great to know the audience love the movies he does and adds that he likes doing films which offer "wholesome entertainment to the entire family".
"There is lot of hard work put in by a lot of people to make the movie and bring it to audiences. I like doing film which offer wholesome entertainment to the entire family, and the 'Singh' series is a perfect blend of comedy, romance, action and a lot of masti!" the "Baby" star."
The "Khiladi" star shared that he requested his co-star Lara Dutta Bhupathi to be a part of "Singh Is Bliing", which will be aired on Zee Cinema on January 30.
"I love working with Lara. In fact I had requested her to do 'Singh Is Bliing' which she obliged. And her performance is flawless in the movie as usual," he said.
FILMS LIKE 'AIRLIFT' COME ONCE IN AN ACTOR'S LIFETIME
Akshay Kumar is overwhelmed with the response to his latest film “Airlift”, which revolves around the evacuation of Indians from Kuwait during the 1990 Iraq-Kuwait war. The actor says such type of films come “almost once in an actor's lifetime”.
“My Twitter feed has been flooded with #Airlift, so much positivity and love... I couldn't have asked for more and for sure wasn't expecting this much hence feeling very overwhelmed,” Akshay tweeted on Wednesday.
“While most of you have written I should do more films like 'Airlift'... I wish I could but honestly films like these come very rarely, almost once in an actor's lifetime and I am extremely fortunate to be a part of it. Thank you all for everything,” he added.
Directed by Raja Krishna Menon, “Airlift”, which also stars “The Lunchbox” actress Nimrat Kaur, tells how the Indian government evacuated 1,70,000 people of Indian origin and also of other nationalities through 488 flights during the Iraq-Kuwait war.
According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, “Airlift”, which released on January 22, has collected Rs.72.50 crore till now.
“#Airlift is sensational on Tuesday. Crosses Rs.70 crore. Should easily surpass Akshay's highest *Week 1* biz - #RowdyRathore Rs.79.52 crore,” Adarsh posted on Twitter on Wednesday.
“#Airlift Friday Rs.12.35 crore, Saturday Rs.14.60 crore, Sunday Rs.17.35 crore, Monday Rs.10.40 crore, Tuesday Rs.17.80 crore. Total: Rs.72.50 crore. India biz. Speeding towards Rs.100 crore. Fab,” Adarsh added.
Many Bollywood celebrities like Rishi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Anupam Kher, Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan, Hansal Mehta, Karan Johar, Riteish Deshmukh and Pulkit Samrat have given a thumbs up to the film while sharing their reviews on the micro-blogging site.
