Akshay Kumar has responded to a Pakistani man who questioned the way in which Pakistan was portrayed within the Bollywood star’s 2021 movie Bell Bottom. The actor advised the person that it was “just a movie”, and that he should keep away from getting critical about it. (Also learn: Ayushmann Khurrana thanks Akshay Kumar for his cameo in An Action Hero)
Akshay was attending Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival. During an in-conversation session on the competition, the actor reacted to a person who questioned about his movie, Bell Bottom throughout an in-conversation session. The movie was directed by Ranjit Tiwari and revolved round airplane hijacking of Indian Airlines and a mission to rescue the passengers.
The man advised Akshay, “I’m from Pakistan, your neighbour country. I have a request. You do fantastic movies like Pad Man and Toilet. There is an issue between India and Pakistan as well. Your recent movie Bell Bottom has certain things against Pakistan.”
Akshay quickly responded with, “Sir, it’s only a film. Don’t get so critical about it. It’s only a film. There are many issues like that. It’s only a film, sir.”
Bell Bottom is ready within the Nineteen Eighties. Akshay essayed the position of an Indian undercover agent. While the movie was well-received in India, it was extensively criticised abroad and was banned in Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The movie additionally featured Vaani Kapoor, Lara Dutta and Huma Qureshi in lead roles. It was mentioned to be impressed by actual life hijackings by Khalistani terrorists in the course of the Nineteen Eighties together with the hijacking of a number of Indian Airlines flights.
Akshay’s latest releases embrace Ram Setu that had a theatrical launch and Cuttputlli that noticed a digital premiere. Directed by Abhishek Sharma, Ram Setu additionally featured Jacqueline Fernandez.
Akshay has just a few attention-grabbing initiatives within the line up, together with Emraan Hashmi-Diana Penty-starrer Selfiee and Anand L Rai’s subsequent Gorkha.
The actor lately introduced that his subsequent mission will likely be about intercourse schooling. He additionally advised Deadline that his Prime Video authentic present, titled The End has a variety of motion and is science fiction.
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