Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar revealed in a recent interview that he drew upon his emotional experiences to act in his latest film ‘Sarfira’. He shared that he was reminded of his father’s death while shooting for the emotional scenes in ‘Sarfira’. The ‘Airlift’ actor also revealed how reliving the grief of his father’s death helped him act as ‘authentic’ as possible. He also revealed how difficult it was for him to get out of that particular emotion after the scene.

In an interview with Baradwaj Rangan on Galatta Plus, Akshay said, “There are many things in the film that I can relate to. This character lost his father and the trauma he went through. When that scene was happening, to be honest I went into that kind of shock, remembering how I lost my father. I don’t use glycerine to cry; I use my emotions to cry. When you watch the film, you will see that I am actually crying because I have gone into that mood.”

He further added, “There were many times when Sudha Kongara Prasad (‘Sarfira’ director) would say ‘cut’ and my head would still be down, because I was still crying. It is not easy to come out of that feeling. I had gone too far, and I know in my mind that she has said ‘cut’, but it is very difficult to bring it back (to reality). I used to request her to take long shots because then I would live with that feeling. You go away from that feeling, and you have to come back again. It becomes very difficult. Sudha was so kind that she used two-three cameras.”

‘Sarfira’ has been released in theaters today i.e. on 12th July 2024. The story is about a man who aims to create affordable airlines for low-income people. This film is a Hindi remake of Surya’s ‘Soorarai Pottru’. Radhika Madan is also in an important role in it.