The ultimate khiladi Akshay Kumar says even though he chooses his scripts carefully, some times they turn out to be major flops at the box office. Nevertheless, he is raring to go and claims his only motto is to entertain the audience.

‘I do read my scripts. In fact, I always have several script-reading sessions before I fully take on a movie. But remember, I cannot predict the future. Some of my favourite scripts have been my biggest flops, but they have sometimes been my greatest successes also,’ Akshay posted on Twitter in response to a fan’s query.

The fan asked the actor as to why he doesn’t get best actor awards even after featuring in so many films.

‘I do so many, many more movies than any other actor in Bollywood. Therefore my gamble is much higher. I would rather entertain my audience than ever win an award. It’s the people I want to please, not those attending award ceremonies,’ wrote the actor who gave a string of hits like ‘Heyy Babyy’, ‘Welcome’, ‘Namastey London’, and ‘Singh Is Kinng’, among others. Source

On Independence Day, every Indian likes to feel proud about being an Indian and so does Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar. This year, the actor celebrated his moment of pride with thousands of Indo-Canadians at the Dundas Square in Canada. The Khiladi of Bollywood attended the India Day parade there, which is organized in Canada on the evening of the Indian Independence Day on August 15. The 43-year old actor also happens to be the Canadian Tourism Commission’s Ambassador to India. His participation at the event added some star power and audience started assembling at the venue since early morning to get a glimpse of Akshay Kumar.

The actor highly applauded the contributions of the Indo-Canadians to the country. Akshay said that the people with origin in India can look forward to have a country filled with hope and accomplishments rather than just looking back to the history with pride. The actor was also one of the 14 international torchbearers during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.

Preeti Saran, Consulate General of India hoisted the Indian tri-color and the crowd gathered sang the national anthems of both the countries, India and Canada.The day-long event was attended by a dozen of floats from different Indian states like Karnataka, Goa, Rajasthan, Orissa, and Kerala. More

You may never see Akshay Kumar in his Khiladi avatar again. The actor has decided to star only in comedies henceforth. “In Khatta Meetha, I tried to make people laugh because it’s very important to create laughter.

Check the success record of the past five years. Most successful films have been hasya kathas (laughathons), ” he says. His logic? Akki believes audiences are tired of all the tears on television and seek humour when they go to the movies. “They refuse to pay good money to cry at the movies.”

That’s not all. In another major career decision, Kumar has decided to stop taking remuneration for his films.

Instead, he will share in the profits. “Even for Khatta Meetha, I charged nothing. I sold it at a reasonable price. And since I am a partner in the production, the only way I’ll make money is if the film profits. This is the only way to make sure distributors don’t suffer.” Henceforth, Kumar has also decided to co-produce all the films he stars in. More

Superstar Akshay Kumar starrer Khatta Meetha has had a sweet-sour effect on the box office as the Priyadarshan helmed comedy has made single-screen audiences burst into guffaws but left the multiplex gentry asking for more.

“The overall average occupancy for Khaata Meetha over the weekend was 75 percent. Word of mouth is not that great and it is not being appreciated. Basically, it is a masses film meant only for single-screens where it is doing very well unlike in the multiplexes,” said Amit Awasthi, senior manager (Programming and Operations) of Spice Cinemas.

“Monday onwards the occupancy of the movie has fallen drastically,” he added.A source from PVR cinemas said: “The weekend was Ok and the occupancy was only 60 per cent. The content is average and the initial was not as expected as out of an Akshay Kumar movie. We hope it sustains this week. However, it is doing well in single-screens.” Source

When all in bollywood is denying Hollywood films, comes the news that Akshay Kumar is ready take a step in that western direction by co-producing an Indo-Canadian film called Break Away.

The Khiladi, who enjoys an enviable reputation in Canada, recently played host to a dinner meet between the premiers of both countries, our Dr Manmohan Singh and their Stephen Harper. His film will have the Canadian-born Emily Van Camp (who shot to fame with the television series Brothers and Sisters) and be directed by Robert Lieberman who recently completed The Tortured.

According to a source, Akshay had plans to step into Hollywood as a producer with his banner Hari Om Productions for a while now. This is his first western production but his banner intends to continue scouting for more suitable collaborations in the West. Akshay himself is not acting in Break Away. But who knows about the future? Source

Bollywood stars Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai hope to brighten Diwali this year as their film ‘Action Replayy’ will release on the festive occasion.

The film’s shooting was completed in Manali July 15 and is set to hit screens Nov 5 alongside Ajay Devgn-starrer ‘Golmaal 3′.

While ‘Action Replayy’ is a time-travel caper weaved around a story that progresses backwards in time, ‘Golmaal 3′ follows the hit outings ‘Golmaal’ (2006) and ‘Golmaal Returns’ (2008).

Produced and directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, ‘Action Replayy’ also stars Aditya Roy Kapoor, Rannvijay Singh, Neha Dhupia, Kirron Kher, Rajpal Yadav, Om Puri and Randhir Kapoor.  Source

After tickling the funny bones of their fans with ‘Hera Pheri’ ‘Garam Masala’ and ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’, the hit pair of director Priyadarshan and actor Akshay Kumar is back for the sixth time with yet another light-hearted outing, ‘Khatta Meetha’, which releases Friday.

While their previous films were slapstick comedies, ‘Khatta Meetha’ takes a dig at the corruption and bribery. ‘Our country is said to be a growing superpower with the fastest growing economy, but we still do not have good roads because of corruption in our system. This film is a message to people involved in the system…,’ said Akshay.

Produced by Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd and distributed by DreamWorld Searchlight Pictures, ‘Khatta Meetha’ is a remake of Priyadarshan’s 1988 Malayalam film ‘Vellanakalude Naadu’. It will also launch southern actress Trisha in Bollywood. The star cast of the film also includes Makrand Deshpande, Johnny Lever, Rajpal Yadav, Aroona Irani and Milind Gunaji. More

Yes you read that right! STAR Plus’ popular show ‘Sasural Genda Phool’ recently completed 100 successful episodes and is getting great feedback from its viewers. To add to the celebrations, the entire cast is thrilled and super excited to welcome Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar home. Akshay will be seen in an episode of Sasural Genda Phool where he will be promoting his upcoming film KHATTA MEETHA.

Speaking about the famous Khiladi, Suhana says, “I am happy and excited to see him. The entire team is busy planning things to impress him.” Ishan adds, “Everyone is excited to see Akshay Kumar. I can’t wait to see him face to face.”

The Bollywood Khiladi will be seen mingling with the entire family and surely viewers can expect a fabulous episode. Source

After the mega success of ‘Singh Is Kinng’, the makers of the film are keen to make its sequel. But wait is for Katrina Kaif. The film will roll when Katrina Kaif will become free from her other assignments. Meanwhile, she is busy with other projects and not able to give dates to Akshay. In stead of Anees Bazmee, the film will be directed by Vipul Shah as Anees is busy with other projects. The shooting will commence very soon and the sequel would start from Australia.

Akshay and Katrina has delivered hit after hit. They are considered lucky mascot for each other. So, Akshay is keen to have Katrina in the sequel too. Like ‘Singh Is Kinng’, Akshay will again don the Sikh avatar in the second part also. Next Akshay will be seen in Vipul Shah’s ‘Action Replay’ with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

Together Akshay and Vipul have delivered number of hits and now they are waiting for another blockbuster. Source

He is humble as well as very adjustable at times. Akshay Kumar is not only known for his scintillating acts but also for his generosity.

According to sources, Akki was shooting a film and the producer suddenly faced a tough financial situation. The matters were getting difficult for the filmmaker to complete the film and also pay Akki his fee.

But, when Akshay realised the predicament of the filmmaker, he fished him out of this mess. Buzz is that Akki let go of his fee for the film and told the filmmaker that he won’t take a single penny for it.

Akki might be one of the highest paid superstars in town currently, but sometimes money is not all that you think superstars are all about. Source