Akshay Kumar terms actors who take 2-3 months to get into the skin of a character Idiots!

After completing more than three decades in the Bollywood industry, Akshay Kumar has faced his own fair shares of hit and flop movies. For the past 5 years, since Holiday in 2014, Akki has hardly ever delivered a flop and many of his movies have crossed the 100 crore mark at the box-office. This kind of consistency is rarely seen in the industry especially when you churn out 3-4 films every year.

Right now, Khiladi Kumar is gearing up for the release of his upcoming film Mission Mangal and has 5 more confirmed films lined up till 2020. Talking about how he jumps from one film to another so fast, Akshay recently told Financial Times that he doesn’t understand how some actors take so much time to prepare for their characters. 

He said, “Other actors, they take two or three months to get into character. They lock themselves away and really torture themselves?.?.?. Idiots! I can’t do that. I take two or three days and that’s it. I want to get the movie done!”

With an average of 4 films a year, Akshay has done 125+ films in his career. Last year, he was seen in India’s one of the biggest budget films 2.0 and also signed Amazon Prime’s upcoming show The End and got 90 crores for it. Akshay was the only Indian actor who featured in Forbes’ Highest-Paid Celebrities list of 2019 with total earnings of $65 million. 

Talking about the same, Akshay recalls the days when he faced 16 consecutive flops and was panned by the critics. The 51-year-old actor revealed, “There was a time when I had 16 consecutive flops, the media said I was finished. They said I was furniture. They were being kind, actually. I was a whole showroom.”

Akshay’s life has truly been an inspiration for everyone. The way he has become one of the most successful Bollywood actors despite entering the industry as an outsider is truly commendable. His Mission Mangal is all set to hit the cinemas on August 15. Directed by Jagan Shakti, the film also stars Vidya Balan, Taapsee Pannu, Sonakshi Sinha, Sharman Joshi and Nithya Menen.

Stay tuned for more updates!

Credits: Koimoi