{"id":10904,"date":"2010-12-17T14:44:36","date_gmt":"2010-12-17T14:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2010\/12\/17\/interview-akshay-kumar-talks-to-the-asian-today\/"},"modified":"2010-12-17T14:44:36","modified_gmt":"2010-12-17T14:44:36","slug":"interview-akshay-kumar-talks-to-the-asian-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2010\/12\/17\/interview-akshay-kumar-talks-to-the-asian-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Akshay Kumar talks to The Asian Today"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bollywood actor on Tees Maar Khan,Farah Khan and his \u2018reunion\u2019 with Katrina Kaif<\/h3>\n
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NEVER off our cinema screens, Bollywood\u2019s busiest actor ends 2010 with comedy caper Tees Maar Khan. <\/strong><\/div>\n

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The film is the first collaboration between Akshay and director Farah Khan whose previous films \u2018Main Hoon Na\u2019 and \u2018Om Shaanti Om\u2019 have been box office victories. <\/strong><\/div>\n

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We caught up with Akshay during his recent visit to London to talk \u2018Tees Maar Khan\u2019\u2026<\/strong> <\/div>\n

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Tees<\/strong> Maar Khan is already being touted as the next big one. It\u2019s the Farah Khan – Akshay Kumar combination for the first time. What\u2019s your feeling right now?<\/strong><\/div>\n

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I would never sit here and say \u2018My movie is going to Rock, It\u2019s going to have the biggest opening\u2019 and all that jazz. I\u2019m way too experienced or should I say not stupid enough to \u2018toot my own horn\u2019 or my movie like that.<\/div>\n

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Farah Khan and Akshay Kumar making a movie together for the first time is amazing in my eyes. I\u2019ve admired the woman for nearly two decades now, so my real feelings right now are \u2018honoured\u2019, \u2018excited\u2019 and of course \u2018nervous\u2019.<\/div>\n

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How was it working with Farah as a Director as well as a Co-Producer?<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Well in all honesty, it\u2019s been the smoothest, fastest, easiest and most enjoyable ride in movie making I\u2019ve probably ever had. What can I say? The woman is a perfectionist, she knows what she wants and she won\u2019t shut-up until she gets it! <\/div>\n

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She\u2019s exactly what I need, she lets me be an actor, she takes care of everything else, the costumes, the sets, the script, the dialogues, the back-ground, the songs, the choreography, she literally directs everything and for a woman with three kids she has the stamina of 10 men!<\/div>\n

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We shot most of this film in an extremely hot, dusty, deserted village in India\u2019s hottest month, and our Farah was an absolute trooper. She has made this movie so well in quite frankly rather difficult circumstances. I mean come on I found it hard most days and I had a van I could sit and freshen up in when the sun became unbearable and the sand storms became too strong. Farah still never stopped; I feel she deserves a medal for her movie making efforts as well as skill. She always pays great attention to every detail and organises her work so well. Most directors need to lean on brilliant assistants, as great as our crew was, Farah leans on no-one in life.<\/div>\n

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As an actor, this year has been the most crucial one for you. You\u2019ve had the maximum releases for any actor in your league. How does that feel?<\/strong>

\nIt feels the same as any other year (smiles). <\/em>It\u2019s been a long time now that I\u2019ve been releasing the most amount of movies per year. I know it\u2019s not everyone\u2019s cup of tea but right now that\u2019s how I like to work. Obviously the gamble is much much higher, but I love to make movies. Of course if they do well that\u2019s great, but as you can see not all releases can be blockbusters. But I get my pleasure out of making films and entertaining daily; I don\u2019t have the patience yet to build up one single movie for one entire year. Not yet anyway!<\/div>\n

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Does Tees Maar Khan bring Akshay back in the kind of a role that audience love to see him most?<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Yeah! You could say that, but as an actor I feel people should realise that in \u2018this industry\u2019 it is dangerous if you only do what the audience expects, as it is inevitably dangerous to attempt anything new as well. Hence the reason not every ambitious movie works, one aims to please and show versatility but 90 per cent of the time it goes unwanted. Who said show business was easy hey!\u00a0 <\/div>\n

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In the film, you come together with Katrina as a couple more than two years after ‘Singh Is Kinng’. After all in ‘De Dana Dan’ and ‘Blue’, there was hardly any screen time that you shared. That must have been some reunion for sure.<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Ah yes our beloved Kat! She\u2019s like a colourful stain on my shirt; bright and very loud but I\u2019d miss her if she wasn\u2019t there. She\u2019s going to send me such a nasty message after reading this! Not to worry she knows I think the world of her, and I am proud to say as a producer & co-star this movie couldn\u2019t have been complete without her. She just grows with every opportunity she\u2019s given. She\u2019s always been great to share a screen with, she annoys the hell out of me but I wouldn\u2019t want it any other way!<\/div>\n

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I always look forward to our yearly movie together, and I must say everyone Kat has hammed her way through this movie like a true Jagtap. Congratulations Kat there is now nothing you can\u2019t do! (Laughs).<\/em><\/div>\n

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Tell us about some of the most memorable experiences you had while shooting for Tees Maar Khan.<\/strong><\/div>\n

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What\u2019s not to tell, we had a blast! We laughed our way through practically every day, even the sand storms in Malshed didn\u2019t stop us from shooting. Everyone knows there\u2019s no stopping me or Farah. Mine and Kats face was being literally shredded to bits by the sand and I still made her laugh – but that was just to see her choke really!<\/div>\n

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This film has also formed a new bond of friendship between you and Salman Khan. He agreed to do a cameo in the film and then you donated a sizable amount to his charity foundation. <\/strong><\/div>\n

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Actually me and Salman have quietly admired and respected each other for years, it\u2019s just we have different life styles so outside of work we never see each other. I\u2019ve loved the man for time, donating to his charity was the least I could do, he\u2019s gifted me a brilliant painting which me and Tina adore. You see Bollywood isn\u2019t always what it seems!<\/div>\n

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Give us three reasons why Tees Maar Khan is a must-watch this festive season? <\/strong><\/div>\n

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Because 1) I\u2019m the lead, 2) Kat is my Heroine and\u00a03) because Farah directed it! <\/div>\n

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Or it could be because it\u2019s Fun, Fast, and Fabulous. I of course being the \u2018Fun\u2019, Farah the \u2018Fast\u2019 and Kat is most definitely the \u2018Fabulous!\u2019<\/div>\n

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\u2018Tees Maar Khan\u2019 opens in cinemas across UK on Wednesday 22nd December 2010<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Fancy some Popcorn for the film?: Bollywood stars turn cinema staff at Cineworld Feltham<\/a><\/div>\n

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Photo Gallery: Akshay and Katrina at Cineworld Feltham<\/a><\/div>\n

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