Actors Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Akshay Kumar were welcomed by director Karan Johar in the most recent episode of Koffee With Karan Season 7.
Akshay discussed receiving trolling for his Canadian passport when asked about it on the show. The B-town celebrity received a lot of trolling in 2019 after he applied for Canadian citizenship but didn’t participate in the Lok Sabha elections.
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Akshay said he doesn’t use the internet much when Karan asked if he receives trolling. “At most, they write about Canada,” he continued, “which I don’t care about.” The trolls call you Canada Kumar, Karan then noted.
Then Akshay retorted, “Canada, yeah, Kumar. Call me that, okay? Then Karan enquired as to whether he receives criticism for working with younger actresses. They do so because they are envious, Akshay retorted. Why should I not? They and I can cooperate. Do I look 55 (Lagta hun kya 55 ka)?”
Do you believe you have successfully fought nepotism? When he first started working in the industry, Akshay admitted he didn’t even know what the word meant. “Even the definition of nepotism eluded me.
Twinkle Khanna, my wife, who I had questioned, then gave me an explanation. Then I witnessed the entire conflict. I had no idea when I first entered the field. All I wanted was to make money.”
For teaching martial arts, Akshay recalled receiving INR 5,000, but when he was hired for an ad shoot, he received INR 21,000 for just two hours of work. The actor said, “I was on a per-day basis. Karan
I worked on the sets of director Rajkumar Kohli’s Jaani Dushman. I was killed in the scene, and I was dead. I learned that the other hero, who was supposed to act, was currently stranded in New York and would not be travelling. Sunny Deol, who was undergoing back surgery in the US at the time of the shoot, was the other hero.
Then Akshay went to the director and requested a bigger role. “I went and questioned the director about whether or not I should return.
Then Akshay went to the director and requested a bigger role. “I went and questioned the director about whether or not I should return. You won’t believe what he did, he recalled. According to Akshay, the director agreed right away to change the plot and lengthen the actor’s on-screen time.
The down payments that Akshay made to secure the Juhu bungalow where he, Twinkle, and their children currently reside came from this extra cash.
The actor was questioned about the marriage advice he would give Ranbir Kapoor during the rapid-fire round. For Ranbir, Akshay responded with the most straightforward yet sage advice. He said, “Happy wife, happy life.”
In addition, Akshay had a brief message for Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal, another newlywed couple. The actor advised Katrina, “Katrina, don’t eat his ears off… I know her very well.” Simply nibble it slowly. For Vicky, Akshay made the absurd suggestion that if he wanted to see more of Katrina at home, he should build her a home gym.
Next, Akshay will appear in the Himanshu Sharma and Kanika Dhillon-penned film Raksha Bandhan. The film is scheduled to debut on August 11, 2022. The movie also stars Bhumi Pednekar, Sadia Khateeb, Sahejmeen Kaur, Deepika Khanna, and Smrithi Srikanth in addition to Akshay.
In addition to Raksha Bandhan, he will appear in OMG 2: Oh My God! Arun Govil, Yami Gautam, and Pankaj Tripathi will also appear in the movie. In addition, Akshay is currently working on Selfiee, which also stars Emraan Hashmi. Driving Licence, a 2019 Malayalam comedy-drama, is being remade for the big screen by Raj Mehta of Good Newz fame.
