Akshay considers Amy one of the best female action heroines to come out of Bollywood. PHOTO: PUBLICITY
MUMBAI: British model-actor Amy Jackson said on Wednesday that she was extremely surprised when she was offered Singh Is Bliing and had to pinch herself to believe that she was going to star opposite Akshay Kumar.
“I was thinking, ‘am I actually doing a film with Akshay Kumar?’ because I was a massive Akshay Kumar fan before and the first film that I ever watched was his and Katrina’s film, Namastey London. I didn’t think that I could get the chance to star alongside him, especially so early on in my career,” said Amy at a press meet in Mumbai.
Amy added that Akshay has been the best co-star. “He’s the action king of Bollywood and not just the way he is as an actor, but mainly the way he is as a person. I learnt a lot from him from the way he conducts himself professionally.”
Since the release of the trailer, the action scenes performed by Amy have left an impact on the viewers. And she now hopes to become a trend-setter in terms of action for actresses. “There is a lot of action in this film, which I haven’t seen in Bollywood films before, so I would like to set a trend. I loved the action, I think it’s something thats important, not just for heroes, but heroines can also do it,” she said.
Akshay, too, is also impressed with Amy. “She is one of the best fighters I’ve come across as a heroine and she’s done wonderful fights. And obviously, she’s beautiful,” he said.
Though she was saree-clad in her debut Hindi venture Ekk Deewana Tha, the 23-year-old started out as a model, so slipping into a bikini wasn’t too difficult. “I like to stay fit, so it’s just generally healthy living and healthy lifestyle so I didn’t really have to do much preparation for it. And when we’re on set, Akshay is very helpful.”
On the other hand, Akshay is not worried about having his hands full in terms of film projects and doesn’t get tired by the drill at all. “Not at all. I don’t know all that and I’m not that kind of actor who’ll talk about these things. Let’s talk about the real practical thing. We get nice air-conditioned vanity vans to sit which has fruits and dry fruits. We get to work with lovely ladies. So, it is not taxing,” Akshay said.
Akshay terms as “fake” actors claim about getting completely drained after doing a film. He told journalists that the next time they hear a similar line; they should know that the person is lying.
Singh is Bliing is Akshay’s fourth film this year after Baby, Gabbar Is Back and Brothers. He also has three films already lined up for next year which includes Airlift, Rustom and Housefull 3.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 19th, 2015.
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