Kambakkht Ishq is on the eve of release on 10th July, 09. StarBoxOffice spoke to Akshay Kumar on his film and his experience working with Hollywood stars.
Finally, your latest release is just around the corner. Are you happy?I am very happy about it. ‘Kaun khush nahi hoga’. I am working continuously and almost three films are ready to release. I was not happy with the strike which seemed like it would never end. It’s very good that the strike is over and now we have come to an agreement and finally our films are releasing.
You are playing the character of a stunt man- you must have had a free hand with that?
I am playing the character of Viraj Shergill, a flamboyantly adventurous stuntman in Hollywood. I got an opportunity to do stunts with Superman, Rambo which was great. But the film is not about stunts, it’s actually about the battle of the sexes. And let me tell you that the woman always wins.
Do you have an English version of KI releasing simultaneously since it features so many Hollywood biggies?
I actually don’t know about it because they signed me as an actor not as a distributor or exhibitor but I will find it out and let you know. But I guess it will be right to have an English version for the international market although we haven’t dubbed in English for the film.
Sabir Khan is a new director so how was it working with him? Anything you’d like to share about working with a new director?
I have always enjoyed working with new directors. And the suprising thing is I have always given hits with new directors whether it is Vipul Shah , Sajid Khan or Naresh Malhotra. When I heard the concept from Sabir I saw a hunger in his eyes as new directors are always raring to go. He is very hard working with lots of new ideas. So I just agreed to do the film.
How technically different is Kambakhht Ishq from other Sajid Nadiadwala films you have done?
Starting from the beginning where it is Judwaa, or Mujhse Shaadi Karogi all his films have something new to offer. I guess this is his biggest film releasing. The uniqueness of this project this time is that he has got all Hollywood actors in it.
Hollywood work culture is different from here. Did you feel the same?
They play it safe, everything is carefully planned. I had to sign lots of papers before I do a stunt scene. Here its like, ‘Chalo sets tayyar hai, kudo, gira toh nahi hai, jaldi kudo, dhadaam’ and their they just show us that what you have to do and what safety they are giving us. Lots of things we had learnt from there as well. When I tell them about our work culture they are very shocked.
So do you think the USP of the film is your stunts?
I am just playing a stunt man character in this film, they have not written the whole katha on my stunts alone.
This is the seventh time you are working with Kareena. Anything special this time?
I have taken the whole theka of the Kapoor girls almost. I have done 14 with Karishma and 7 with Kareena. So let’s see how many more I can do with their kids in the near future.
Talking about Sylvester Stallone what did you pick up from him?
That man has lots to say for all his movies and everything especially about his experience. And the best thing is we shared a lot of stories in Thailand because he has shot all Rambo films in Thailand and I have lived there for quite a while. The special thing about his style of working is he used to stand with script in his hand and he would rote all his dialogues as well as all of ours. So I have learnt not to only mug your own dialogues but also that of your co-stars so that you know what the next person will say, and you can help them with it.
We saw the promo in which you say that women are good for only one thing. What is it?
Ya, for motherhood. Have you heard the complete dialogue? It’s about motherhood I swear. (He laughs and signs of).
StarBoxOffice hopes Akshay bounces back in the fray with his kambakkht film. He is good for only one thing! You tell us what you think, our lips are sealed.
