Akshay Kumar is celebrating his 57th birthday today. The Khiladi Actor is set to star in Priyadarshan’s Bhooth Bangla for his next cinematic venture. To mark his birthday, here’s a flashback interview where Akshay talks about his career and film journey while shooting for Suhaag.
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00:00A film's hero is basically a script.
00:03If your script is not strong, you can't do anything.
00:07Many people ask me this question.
00:09Would you like to be an actor, a star or an action hero?
00:13I prefer giving an answer. I just want to be a good human being.
00:16See, I'm in this in line just with one motto.
00:20That is, believing in God is living life with confidence.
00:24Do that and you'll always be successful.
00:31Mr. Akshay, when did you decide to become an actor?
00:37I had never taken this decision.
00:40This decision, you can call it a coincidence, came by itself.
00:44Basically, should I tell you how it happened?
00:50I used to teach martial arts.
00:54One of my students came to me and said,
00:58Sir, why don't you do modelling?
01:01You have height, body and physique.
01:03Why don't you try for it?
01:05I didn't know what modelling was.
01:08I said, what do I have to do for that?
01:11He said, take a photograph and give it to me.
01:14So I took a photograph for the first time.
01:17I posed like this and I gave it to him.
01:22And within about 2-3 weeks after that, I got an assignment.
01:27And that assignment I was paid about Rs. 3,500.
01:30And the work I did for a month, I used to get only Rs. 4,000.
01:34And these two hours, just standing in a pose and getting Rs. 3,000, Rs. 3,500,
01:39I felt something strange.
01:41And then I got attracted to this line.
01:45Then I went to films for modelling.
01:48And the rest is history.
01:51You didn't have to struggle as much as others did.
01:56No, to be frank enough, I didn't have to struggle.
02:00My struggle was not for this line, it was different.
02:04When you make films, who do you want to credit for its success?
02:10The hero of a film is basically the script.
02:13If your script is not strong, you can't do anything.
02:17The first credit I always give it to the script writer who has made the script.
02:22And then comes the captain of the ship who has directed that script.
02:26Who has directed that ship.
02:28According to this, he has taken it.
02:31And... I am coming, I am coming.
02:34And then comes the producer.
02:38According to this, he builds up his product.
02:43Then comes us and all other aspects.
02:48Would you like to present yourself as an action hero in front of the audience?
02:57Many people ask me this question.
02:59Would you like to become an actor, a star or an action hero?
03:03I prefer giving an answer. I just want to be a good human being.
03:06So that they say, okay, here he is. He is a nice man. That's all.
03:11Tell me any of your three qualities that are good about you.
03:16See that, always these kind of things you...
03:21My colleagues, my co-stars or my directors can tell you better.
03:27If you want, I will bring my director. Make him sit and ask him.
03:32Which director has explored your talent the best?
03:38Like I told you, script is the main thing.
03:41If you get a good script, everything comes out well.
03:44If the script is not good, then the picture doesn't work.
03:50As far as acting is concerned...
03:56From my first film, Sovan, till today, I am working hard on myself.
04:04What do you want?
04:07Just like you need training in martial arts, do you need training in acting as well?
04:15I can tell you that I have not taken any training.
04:18I came to this film industry raw.
04:21None of my forefathers belonged to this industry.
04:25I am just on my own. I just have one man to be.
04:28But he is with me. That is Mr. Pramod Chakravarty and his whole family.
04:33And I have nobody else.
04:38Who is your inspiration?
04:43See, I would give an inspiration to a person who inspires me a lot.
04:46I would give his even living lifestyle also.
04:49That is Mr. Denny Denzopa.
04:52I like the way the person acts, his lifestyle, his way of living,
04:57his meeting with people, his pure magic of words.
05:02I am a nice man too.
05:07A hero works even after getting married.
05:11Whereas a heroine does not work after marriage.
05:14What do you have to say about this?
05:17I don't think so it is like that.
05:19But basically what happens is after when a heroine gets married,
05:22she either stops working or her husband says stop working.
05:28So these are the basic kind of things what happens.
05:32That is why she goes away, she leaves this industry and goes away.
05:35That's what I have seen in this industry.
05:38For four and a half years I have been seeing.
05:40That's what I have seen.
05:41I think she can still carry on. Why not?
05:44She can easily carry on.
05:48To maintain her figure and be perfect, good looking.
05:52After all she is a heroine. She can carry on.
05:55She has been carrying on since so many years.
05:57So what is marriage? Marriage is just being together.
06:00And after work is aside, she can still carry on.
06:03And there are many heroines, after marriage also,
06:06when I see them, they still maintain themselves so well.
06:09According to you, who would you call a complete film?
06:18A film which entertains the public for at least two and a half hours.
06:23And when they come out, they really say,
06:27Let's go father, we have collected Rs. 10.
06:30That is a complete film.
06:31When this dialogue comes out of the film, that's a complete film.
06:35What would you like to say to your fans or viewers?
06:39See, I have been this in line, just with one motto.
06:43That is, believing in God is living life with confidence.
06:48Do that and you will always be successful.