Akshay Kumar describes importance of emoting on screen for awards

Akshay Kumar is one of the few actors who’s tried his hand in all genres. His versatility has won him accolades, and as he gets ready for his��upcoming��comedy ��’Singh is Bliing’,��Kumar says that only tragic roles fetch the best actor awards, not the comedic ones.

To the Deccan Chronicle, Kumar said, “For the past two-and-a-half years, I’ve been doing films with a message. Now, I’ve finally decided to do commercial films. There are very few people who can be the hero despite doing comedy. There was Amitabh Bachchan saab and Kishore Kumar saab- I just followed them. It’s tough to do comedy, but guys who do it don’t get their due. The genre is looked down upon. Unless you do romantic or tragic roles and unless you cry and scream on screen, you don’t get the best actor award. People look at comedy as buffoonery.”

Kumar, who is also known to be very generous to his staff, also explains that his films not only benefit him but those around him as well. He says, “The way I work benefits not just me, but also those around me. My make-up man tells me that he makes most money in the business simply because I work so much. If all the actors do just one or two films in a year, how will the industry thrive?”

‘Singh is Bliing’ is directed by Prabhu Deva, and��is slated to release on 2nd October.