Akshay Kumar is a versatile actor who has been contributing to Hindi cinema for many years now. Known as Khiladi Kumar, Akshay has experimented with different genres in Bollywood; however, his comedy always stands out. His notable comic films include Hera Pheri, Garam Masala, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Heyy Babyy and more. With Khel Khel Mein, Akshay is back to the comedy genre. The superstar recently expressed that people don’t take comedy seriously in films while he said that the genre is taken quite lightly in Bollywood.
During the latest exclusive interview with Pinkvilla, Akshay Kumar who is promoting Khel Khel Mein revealed that he wants people to take the comedy genre seriously.
Akshay said, “Why do people take comedy so lightly in our industry?…I have never seen the best film award going to a comedy film.”
“Maine kabhi nahi dekha hai ki koi hero jo comedy karta hai ko best hero ke role mein da jaaye. Aisa kyun hota hai? (I have never seen a hero who does a comic role getting the Best Hero award. Why is this happening?”)” he added.
Supporting his statement, Akshay mentioned famous comedians Charlie Chaplin, Jim Carrey, Jackie Chan and Barry Hill. The superstar said that he watches Charlie Chaplin’s movies or the TV show Friends in stressful situations.
“It gives you a lot of peace. Shouldn’t there be an award for that? I hope people in my industry take comedy seriously,” he said.
Watch the full interview here:
Speaking to Forbes India this year, Akshay Kumar revealed that the shift from action films to comedy films was a ‘crazy moment’ in his life. Akshay revealed that the actor has trained in martial arts and is blessed with action skills. The superstar revealed that there was a time when he was offered roles based on stunts rather than acting.
The Khel Khel Mein star also revealed that he was not offered roles in other genres like drama, romance or comedy because he was seen as a non-comic actor. Akshay then overcame all odds and landed a role in Priyadarshan’s Hera Pheri, which was an “outright comedy”.
Talking about work, Akshay Kumar was last seen in the film Sarfira directed by Sudha Kongara. Radhika Madan was also in the lead role in this film. It was released on 2 August. Akshay has had many flop films in recent times, including Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, Mission Raniganj, Selfie and Ram Setu.
Talking about Khel Khel Mein, this film has many star actors. Apart from Akshay, it has actors like Vaani Kapoor, Fardeen Khan, Taapsee Pannu, Amy Virk, Aditya Seal and Pragya Jaiswal. The trailer of the film was released on August 2 this year.
Directed by Mudassar Aziz, Khel Khel Mein is an official remake of the 2016 Italian film Perfect Strangers. It is scheduled to hit the screens on August 15 on the occasion of Independence Day. The Akshay Kumar starrer is clashing with Stree 2 and Veda at the box office.
After Khel Khel Mein, Akshay Kumar has many films coming up in the future. Akshay will be seen in Welcome to the Jungle, which is the third film in the Welcome franchise. Apart from this, he also has Skyforce, Singham Again, Hera Pheri 3 and Jolly LLB 3.
