Akshay Kumar feels he is yet to get his due as an actor

Akshay Kumar has been in the industry for the past 26 years. The actor recently won a National Award and has also been honoured with Padma Shri. However, the actor feels that he has not yet got his due as an actor.

Recently, while talking to a leading daily, when he was asked if he finally thinks that he is getting his due as an actor, Akki said, “I still haven’t got my due as an actor from the industry, I just got the National Award.”

Talking about receiving the Padma Shri, the actor said, “That is recognition from the government, not the industry.” (Also Read: Akshay speaks up on ‘Battle of Saragarhi’ and Salman Khan co-producing it)

Akshay has always had a long standing association with his producers. Talking about it, he said, “I’m friends with every producer and director I work with. Our association is not limited to the films we’re doing that point in time. There are directors with whom I have had three flops, yet I have trusted them with the fourth film. A lot of people didn’t give up on me, so I don’t give up on the director if a film doesn’t work.”

Just before his film is about to release or on the day of the film’s release the actor takes off to a place to detach himself from the box office response of his movies. The actor said, “Well, anyone would be nervous, but I’m lucky that I get to experience it three-four times a year. I feel less nervous than those who have only one film a year because then, the pressure is more. At the most, I’ll be sad till the weekend. Also, it’s not that I want to vanish when my film releases, as some sections of the media report. For example, I’ve taken a 15-day break from the schedule of ‘Gold’ in London, to promote ‘Toilet – Ek Prem Katha’. Once this film releases, I’ll return and resume shooting as people are waiting for me there.”

Akshay is currently busy with the promotions of ‘Toilet – Ek Prem Katha’ which is slated to release on August 11, 2017.

Murtuza Iqbal

‘Eat Sleep Bollywood Repeat’ is his life Mantra. Dance is his first love and Rani Mukerji is his eternal crush. He is someone who loves being himself, and as for the ones who don’t agree, his reply? “Talk to my hand!”