An excerpt from PV
Akki says "When I did Khakee, I die during the interval. All this doesn't matter. There are so many films I have done where I don't even have the heroine with me. If there's cinema that I feel can make a difference, I'd happily go do it."
But this is something that is very in-bred within the Hindi film industry, Akshay feels. "These kind of thinking is not there in Hollywood. They don't think of films in this fashion. But yaha yeh hota hai," he further continues to cite a recent example- "I won't name the person but this one actor is doing a two-hero subject. He amazingly told the producer ki pehle mera ek solo photo aayega. Then, agle hafte dono ka saath mein aayega. Why solo? Because he wants to show he's the main hero, although it's a two-hero subject. The thinking has been reduced to a solo poster. I was quite shocked to listen to this."
But today, he's part of the cop universe that Rohit Shetty is planning where along with him, other big names like Ranveer Singh, Ajay Devgnand others have come together for a big association. "They are all doing cameos in Sooryavanshi. But there still isn't a film like maybe an Amar Akbar Anthony. Pehle banti thi, I have done such films with actors like Suniel Shetty, Saif Ali Khan and others. Ab I don't know why we don't do it anymore. People don't want to work with another actor anymore," he sighs.
Ask him what triggers such a behaviour from actors today and he explains, "I don't know why. It must stem from insecurity. It's not about the budget actually. Pehle budget matter nahi karte the kya? I would request everyone to do two-hero or a three-hero subject. It doesn't matter. Do it if you like the script and you like your role. I fail to understand why they don't. I have worked with seven heroes too, in Jaani Dushman," he bursts out laughing.

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