Akshay Kumar struggles to play alcoholic

Akshay Kumar, who will be seen playing an alcoholic in his upcoming film, ��The Shaukeens�۪, says he found it rather challenging to pull off this role as it was far removed to how he is in real life.

���I am playing an alcoholic in the film. It was a very different shade to pull off. In the film, I am playing an angry man too. So, these are various shades which have been put in my character and I am not really of that kind in real life,�۝ Kumar told PTI.

It can be noted that Kumar, who is known to follow a healthy lifestyle, has previously confessed that he has never had alcohol.

��The Shaukeens�۪ is directed by Abhishek Sharma and stars Akshay Kumar alongside Lisa Haydon, Annu Kapoor, Paresh Rawal and Anupam Kher.�� The film is slated to release on 7th November.

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