Filmy Friday: When Akshay Kumar revealed why no big directors work with him | Bollywood Life

Akshay Kumar is one of the most successful actors we have. His track record over the past many years has been absolutely brilliant. And what makes it even more special is that most of his films have been with new directors. In a past interaction, the actor revealed the reason behind it. He said, “I work with new directors because big directors don’t take me (in their films). That is the truth.” Also Read – Ranveer Singh visits a theatre as he completes 10 years in films – view pic

The actor explained, “When big people don’t take you (in their films), you have to start your own journey. If you don’t get a job in a big publication, you will go through a smaller one. From there you jump. You cannot just sit at home and wonder why people don’t take me (in their films) despite me being so capable.” Also Read – Throwback Thursday: When Shah Rukh Khan revealed why he can never work with Akshay Kumar

When asked if there was ever a time when big directors were only interested in working with the Khans, Akshay replied, “They (big directors) went to the people who deserved. You see, it’s not that only the Khans were around. There were the Kapoors and the others. I presume I didn’t deserve it, so I earned it my way.” Also Read – Akshay Kumar to reunite with Mission Mangal director Jagan Shakti for a sci-fi venture? Here’s what we know

He added, “I still don’t have big directors (approaching me). They are producing films with me, but they are not directing (me).”

The actor had added that he doesn’t guide new directors. “My input is nothing. I am not any kind of guiding force. I have not opened a school. They come, they do their own work. They do a good job, that’s why they are with me. Actually, more than anything else, I trust the script and the screenplay. With that, 60% of your job is done. The rest is done by the director,” said Akshay.

Interestingly, Akshay’s Sooryavanshi is a rare film that is directed by a big director (Rohit Shetty). The film was slated to release in March 2020, but was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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