I have got all that I wanted, says Akshay Kumar
Bollywood actor's blissful life isn’t just a veneer, it’s a real existence that he works hard to keep
By
- Lipika Varma/
Published
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Akshay Kumar (AFP)
There
would be many who would like to be in Akshay Kumar’s right now as we
speak. But the journey to this moment has been a tough one, and replete
with hard work. “It’s been a good twenty one years. I have grown on both
my bank balance [smiles] and age. I am 45 today, happily married with
an adorable son. I have got all that I wanted. For me, my lows have
always been like my highs merely because I have enjoyed my days when I
felt low too. I wanted to overcome those moments and the only way I
could do so was by being happy. That’s how I have got into a happy phase
of my life.”
And
yet the one thing that gnaws on the star’s conscious is the inability
to spent more time with his son and wife,” I work as little on Saturdays
and Sundays I deliberately do not work at all. That way I have a day
and half completely to spend with my kid and family. My son loves
trekking and I make it a point to take him to Mama Bhanja mountain in
Thane. This is close to Pokhran.”
In
fact, taking his son trekking is what Akshay enjoys the most. “I also
play volleyball with him and cook randomly at home when time permits.
This is how I remain close to my near and dear ones.”
Going
on, he says “You know it takes years to maintain a good relationship,
but seconds to break. It is like this tree we planted. Till it gets
enough water and care, it will grow, flourish and give ample shade to
us. But the moment we turn indifferent, like many do today, it would
die.” This, adds the Khiladi, is the single most reason why we find a
lot of divorces happening and friendships breaking. “I would love to
give a piece of my mind to people who abstain from holding on to any
relationship that they once may be in. Making and mending of
relationship takes a lot of time and patience. Breaking is easy.”
Akshay
admits to being conservative in his thinking on relationships. “Our
religious books often speak about ‘moh and maya’. That being too
attached to anything brings in tons of sadness, when it’s gone. And that
we need to keep a space from everything, so that we are not dependent
on anyone. I follow these mantras in life and hence I have been able to
maintain my relationship with most of the people around me.”
Not
wanting to sound too philosophical, he turns to his film career on our
behest.”I am longing do an action hero film, or one with a negative
role. After ‘Ajnabee’, I have never played a negative character. Though I
came to be known as the action hero, but slowly and gradually that too
changed and I was known for my comedy. This happened as filmmakers found
my comic timing great. Comedy roles started pouring and it was all that
I did.”
Talking
up his next venture, ‘Desi Boyz’, he adds,” This film looks like a
comedy, but it isn’t all that. Desi Boyz is an emotional film. I play as
an escort, but this scene is just for twenty minutes. The escort
character to me is like a costume fantasy that we as actors often
indulge in for the audience. All that flaunting of our bodies, taking
off the shirt, dancing and other acts... But all said and done, it would
not be too much to say that though we call ourselves as actors, what we
do is the role of bhands .” (laughs aloud)
In
the film, Akshay character is Jerry Patia, aka Jignes Patil. “After
recession, we [John and I] are on the lookout for good job, but
disheartened we take up being male escorts. Yes, there is a past of my
character, of which I cannot reveal much. But all I can say is the
character I play is enjoyable with a heady mix of comedy, seriousness
and sensitivity.”
Sharing
his experience of working with David Dhawan and now his son Rohit
Dhawan, Askhay says, “Rohit is very clear in what he needs. For him, it
is what he looks in his characters. His camera moves have to be along
with his imagination. He is the real captain of the ship. While David
Dhawan puts his camera first and leaves his actors to perform. There is a
lot of difference in their way of directing too. While Rohit does
everything in a closed room, David is an open book.”
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