Akshay Kumar: “I keep experimenting with genres”

It can be said that Akshay Kumar has shifted from comedies over the last few years to cinema which is content-driven somewhat. However, it seems the actor is not in favour of being labelled.

“I am doing different kinds of characters and they are not chosen on the basis of a particular message to give in a film. Whichever script I find exciting, I take it up. Last year I did comedy with Housefull 3. I keep experimenting with genres. I don’t want any particular image for myself, I don’t want anybody to say that I am an action or a comedy hero. I want people to think ki ye koi bhi role kar leta hai (He can do any kind of a role),” said Kumar, according to Hindustan Times.

With the forthcoming ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’, the actor is bringing some attention to social issues in India. However, when asked about this, he says, “I have previously also experimented with different kinds of films. I did an off-beat film like Sangharsh (1999), which everyone called a great film, but it didn’t do well on the box office. I did a film 8 x 10 Tasveer (2009) but not even 4 by 5 people came to see it in theatres (laughs). Thankfully, I got a lot of chances to prove myself but (breaking an image) it’s quite hard actually.”

The film releases next month.

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