Manushi Chhillar opens up on age gap with Samrat Prithviraj co-star Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar and Manushi Chhillar starrer Samrat Prithviraj released today. The movie marks Manushi’s debut in Bollywood. Samrat Prithviraj has been making headlines for multiple reasons. Earlier, many fans had expressed their disappointment because of the age gap between the actors. Netizens questioned why Akshay is sharing screen space with 24-year-old Manushi in the film.

Manushi recently addressed the age gap between her and Akshay in the film. She told Indian Express, “I would like to point out that our characters (Prithviraj and Sanyogita) also had an age difference. Irrespective of who is older than whom, it doesn’t matter if the woman or man is older, the cast should be appropriate. When you are an actor, you should look like the character, irrespective of the character being younger or older than your actual age.”

 

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She further added, “You’re a good actor if you’re able to look (close to your character). Your director plays an important role in it too because he has to present you in a certain way. You have to look the age of the character you’re portraying, that’s more important than the actual age of the actor.”

She continued, “In the future I’m sure that I’ll play characters much older or younger than me, but as long as I am able to convince people that I am the character, then I have done my job.”

Before the film released, Akshay had shared a note on Instagram and requested people who watch the film ‘to not give out spoilers that reveal several aspects’ of the film. Samrat Prithviraj also stars Sanjay Dutt and Sonu Sood.”

 

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Mamta Naik

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