Mumbai, Akshay Kumar on Sunday said his 33-year career has been all about working hard and the Bollywood star aims to break his dry spell at the box office by continuing to do exactly that.
Most of his last releases, including 2024's line-up "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan", "Sarfira", and "Khel Khel Mein", didn't do well. "Stree 2" and "Singham Again", which featured the actor in a special appearance, were exceptions.
Akshay, who will next be seen playing an Indian Air Force officer in the upcoming film "Sky Force", said he has witnessed a slump many times in his career.
"It's not that it has happened for the first time. The best part is you keep on working hard. That is what I tell myself. If anyone talks to me about it, I say the same thing that you have to keep working hard," the actor told reporters at the trailer launch of "Sky Force" here.
Akshay said many people advise him to do "one film or maximum two films" in a year.
"... But I say if I can work, then why not? I have based my entire career on that. Many people have told me not to do content-based films, but I don't want to leave that. I want to keep working on different kinds of films," he added.
The actor said he is proud of "Sarfira", the Hindi adaptation of the superhit Tamil film "Soorarai Pottru" starring Suriya, even though it didn't work.
"I still say that it was one of my best films."
According to the makers, "Sky Force" is the untold story of India's first and deadliest airstrike ever. It will be released in theatres on January 24 during the Republic Day weekend.
Produced by Maddock Films and Jio Studios, "Sky Force" also features Nimrat Kaur and Sara Ali Khan in pivotal roles.
Source: Hindustan Times
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