The multifaceted actor Akshay Oberoi recently shared his fondest memories of popular movies like Fighter & Piku in an open discussion with Lehren. In addition, the rising star discusses his relationships with co-stars Anil Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, and Hrithik Roshan. He ends by sharing some life lessons with a cinematic twist.
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00:00How do you feel after becoming a fighter, a squadron leader like Bashir Khan,
00:12Siddharth Anand's film Indian Air Force, Vardhi Pehni, Hrithik Roshan, Deepika, Neel Kapoor sir?
00:18How do you feel after becoming a fighter?
00:21I have been acting for so many years, but I have never been released
00:28When I go out, people say, Bashir, Akshay Oberoi, you were in Fighter, right?
00:34Coming in such a big film, the impact it has, I have just realized
00:40And honestly, this is very important for an actor
00:44Because this is a business, an art, but a business
00:47And in business, this is very important
00:50So when a film makes money and reaches the audience, the actor benefits a lot
00:55So thank you Siddharth Anand
00:57Mamta Anand, I love you
01:00And his film was the first film of Home Banner
01:02He took you and went to a very good box office
01:05He broke all the records on Netflix
01:07Yes
01:08So sir, if it's about a set, would you like to share anything with Hrithik sir, Anil sir?
01:12I had a lot of fun with him
01:14I have done a lot of work with Anil sir
01:16I did a small role, I did a small role
01:18When I saw a girl, I felt like I did a small role
01:20Then on selection day, there was a Netflix show that he had produced
01:23So he saw my journey
01:25He saw my growth, that by doing small things one by one, I came here
01:29So he felt that I was doing the right thing
01:33I did a small scene with Deepika
01:36And Siddharth and Mamta Anand had produced a web show, Flesh
01:42In which I played the role of a transgender, transvestite, flesh-stripped owner
01:47That came on Eros Now, but Eros Now was closed
01:50So it didn't work
01:52But I got a fighter from there
01:54So a film that goes full circle, I feel this film is like that
02:00When I was a kid, I was a fan of Hrithik Roshan
02:02When I used to watch his films, I used to feel that we have the same eyes
02:05I can also become an actor
02:07So this film is a full circle journey
02:10So working with him is a matter of luck for me
02:14That I got to work with so many talented people
02:18First, I got to dance with Hrithik Roshan
02:20Then I got to speak dialogues with so many senior actors
02:23It was a lot of fun
02:25Sir, have you ever asked Anil sir
02:27How does he look 25 at the age of 65?
02:29I think the world asks him
02:31Everyone knows how well he has maintained himself
02:36Hats off
02:37And you have so many paintings in your house
02:40So Anil sir, I became Majnu bhai in Welcome
02:42He made so many
02:44I wish I had Majnu bhai's paintings, it would have been so much fun
02:48Sir, speaking of Deepika
02:51I remember you were in Piku
02:53You go on a wonderful dinner date with her
02:57We order food
02:59I was thinking that we went on a date with Deepika
03:01Then the doctor calls
03:03Piku, do you know what this is made of?
03:05So she gives the description of the poop
03:08You start discussing and the date ends
03:11Why don't you order something?
03:13No, I am not hungry
03:15So how did you feel, sir?
03:17With such a beautiful girl
03:19Such a cute scene
03:21Such a mixed feeling scene
03:23That scene was so well written
03:25I read it
03:27I was doing an ad with Sujit sir
03:29And I think a big star was doing that role
03:31As a guest appearance
03:33But something happened
03:35The date problem came
03:37So he called me
03:39Even today, with a big director
03:41If there is a big director
03:43Who I respect
03:45If he calls me for a scene
03:47I will do it today
03:49It was the same thought process
03:51When I read the scene
03:53It was such a funny scene
03:55It was really funny
03:57We have never seen such a scene
03:59On an Indian screen
04:01I was ready
04:03I wanted to do it
04:05Working with Deepika
04:07She was such a big star
04:09Bachchan sir was also there
04:11We didn't have a scene
04:13With Deepika
04:15But the film was so big
04:17That I thought
04:19I got this much
04:21People still talk about it
04:23Day before yesterday
04:25It was the 9th anniversary
04:27I was tagged on everything
04:29And I said
04:31People say
04:33I won't do a single scene
04:35After doing a scene
04:37You can give an interview
04:39Sir, you are very talented
04:41You are very good looking
04:43Sir, as we have heard
04:45Since childhood
04:47How a Bollywood hero looks
04:49You look the same
04:51And the parallel cinema actors
04:53Like you used to say
04:55Now all the actors are good
04:57Sir, in your heart
04:59Sir, as much as you feel
05:01You should have come on screen
05:03The audience should have seen you
05:05In mainstream Bollywood
05:07We couldn't see that much
05:09You have a big box
05:11But what made you come on screen?
05:13My parents gave me a star name
05:15Akshob Roy
05:17If there is a film star
05:19His name should be Akshob Roy
05:21You are right
05:23There is sadness in it
05:25But because of that
05:27I work harder
05:29If I had got these things
05:31Everyone has a destiny
05:33You can't change it
05:35I had to teach the universe
05:37That you should work hard
05:39And you will get the result
05:41Slowly
05:43If I had got it in 26 years
05:45I wouldn't have spoken like this
05:47I would have been a different person
05:49I wouldn't have paid attention to acting
05:51I would have paid attention to other things
05:53Which car I am buying
05:55Which house I am buying
05:57Which look I am going to come
05:59I would have paid attention to all these things
06:01Not on craft
06:03Universe gives you what you deserve
06:05At the same time it teaches you
06:07I am very happy that my journey has gone like this
06:09Because in today's date
06:11I value everything
06:13Now I am getting entry in mainstream cinema
06:15After Fighter
06:17I have worked for so many years
06:19I can't change anything
06:21I am the same person
06:23Thank God this happened
06:25I am getting things at the right time
06:27I am slowly absorbing it
06:29Because this is an abnormal career
06:31If I had got so much attention in 26 years
06:33People would have called me
06:35Girls would have gone crazy for me
06:37I would have gone crazy
06:39This is the truth
06:41Slowly and steadily
06:43Slow and steady wins the race
06:45Your values are so much
06:47Your upbringing is amazing
06:49Let me tell you one more thing
06:51We came from the sun
06:53And sir's shoot was going on
06:55I haven't seen anything like this
06:57This man is an actor
06:59He is a star
07:01He brought 4 glasses for me and my crew
07:03And he himself filled it with his own hands
07:05Who does this?
07:09How can someone be so down to earth?
07:11Life teaches you these things
07:13I have been pushed so much
07:15And I have been rejected so much
07:17That I value everything
07:19If you are interviewing me
07:21I will never forget
07:23I will remember your name
07:25Because life has taught me these things
07:27Life has taught me these things
07:29Life has taught me these things
07:35If my first film in 26 years
07:37Had gone well
07:39That man wouldn't have been so down to earth
07:41He would have said that he is a star
07:43And he wouldn't have been an actor
07:45The man who forgets these things
07:47The man who forgets humanity
07:49He is not an actor
07:51He is a star
07:53He is not an actor
07:55You are connected to the earth
07:57I am connected to the earth
07:59And I will go away
08:01Like I am today
08:03The first craft will be for me
08:05Acting will be for me
08:07Everything else will be on the side