Akshay Kumar: I don't want to have any kind of image
| Jul 28, 2017, 19:59 IST
Bollywood star Akshay Kumar in a recent press interaction revealed that with 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha' he is interested in reaching out to a greater number of people than garnering box office business.
Considering that Akshay's last two releases, 'Rustom' and 'Airlift' crossed the Rs 100 crore mark at the box office, does he have similar expectations of 'Toilet', to which Akshay said, "I am interested in more eyeballs than the box office collection."
"In fact, I wish the ticket price of this film to be low so that more people can go and watch the film. Around 54 per cent people in our country have no access to toilets. So, my concern is to make people aware of the issue. They should go and watch the film rather than (we) count on the box office collection," the actor asserted.
When asked if he is working towards building a socially-conscious image, to which Akshay said, "I don't want to have any kind of image. I just want to keep on trying everything. When I entered the industry, people called me an action hero. Then, I tried other things, they called me comedian and romantic hero. Then I did villain roles, now people are saying that I am doing social films. I just don't want to have an image. I just want to keep on trying different things."
Starring Akshay Kumar, Bhumi Pednekar and Anupam Kher. 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha' is all set to release on August 11.
CREDITS: IANS
Considering that Akshay's last two releases, 'Rustom' and 'Airlift' crossed the Rs 100 crore mark at the box office, does he have similar expectations of 'Toilet', to which Akshay said, "I am interested in more eyeballs than the box office collection."
"In fact, I wish the ticket price of this film to be low so that more people can go and watch the film. Around 54 per cent people in our country have no access to toilets. So, my concern is to make people aware of the issue. They should go and watch the film rather than (we) count on the box office collection," the actor asserted.
When asked if he is working towards building a socially-conscious image, to which Akshay said, "I don't want to have any kind of image. I just want to keep on trying everything. When I entered the industry, people called me an action hero. Then, I tried other things, they called me comedian and romantic hero. Then I did villain roles, now people are saying that I am doing social films. I just don't want to have an image. I just want to keep on trying different things."
Starring Akshay Kumar, Bhumi Pednekar and Anupam Kher. 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha' is all set to release on August 11.
CREDITS: IANS