‘Don’t want to associate with every film’

Bollywood actor Akshaye Khanna on why he is picky about his films.


Ians February 02, 2012

NEW DEHLI: Actor Akshaye Khanna says it wasn’t a conscious decision not to sign too many films at one time. The actor adds that he can’t think of associating himself with anything and everything. “It’s not that I avoid signing many films in a year but, yes, I don’t want myself to associate with anything and everything,” says Khanna, whose forthcoming film Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai is releasing this weekend.

“Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai happened because the script attracted me and I didn’t stop myself from giving the nod to the movie. It was a spontaneous decision and now I can confidently admit that this role is so far my best role.

“People from the lower middle class to high officials will relate to my character, who is a middle-class family man. This is what makes this role one of the benchmarks in my career,” the actor states, who was last seen in Farah Khan’s directorial venture Tees Maar Khan.

The theme of Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai is corruption in the Indian system. However, the actor claims there is hardly any scope for such illegal practices in filmdom. “In today’s time, there is no place where there’s no corruption, but I feel proud to be part of the industry where there is no scope for corruption. We wake up, go to work, finish it off and then come back, where is the time to think about shortcuts?” Khanna says.

The movie grabbed headlines when Anna Hazare, who has been pioneering the anti-corruption movement in the country, watched Gali Gali... “Since I always keep a low profile and avoid getting into the limelight, I feel fortunate that I’m not part of any corruption-related issue,” he adds.

In the movie, the problem of corruption is told through the eyes of bank cashier Bharat, played by Khanna, who accidentally gets caught in the corrupt system and the more he tries to wriggle out, the deeper he sinks into it.

The 36-year-old has films like Taal, Border, Dil Chahta Hai, Hungama, Hulchul, Gandhi — My Father and Race to his credit. His next will be Chand Bhai with Vidya Balan.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 3rd, 2012.

 

COMMENTS (1)

Aleena | 12 years ago | Reply

I love hi, he is a very nice actor in the bollywood

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