Religion not necessary to direct a movie: Akshay Kumar

Actor does not believe that a movie on sardaars needs to be directed by a Punjabi necessarily

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, who plays a sardaar in Prabhudeva's lastest directorial Singh is Bliing, says religion has no bearing on a person's directorial skills.

This is the second movie after Rowdy Rathore in which Prabhudeva is directing Akshay.

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Asked how it was for a south Indian to direct a movie on Sikhs, Akshay said: "Religion is not necessary to direct a movie. Singh Is Kinng, which was also based on a 'sardaar', was directed by Anees Bazmee, a Muslim. Singh is Bling is being directed by a south Indian, Prabhudheva."

"It is not at all necessary that a movie on a 'sardaar' needs to be directed by a Punjabi. In India, all castes are one and we understand each other very well. Prabhudeva has done a very good job," the actor added.

In Singh Is Kinng, Akshay had come under attack for sporting a trimmed beard, but this time, he has taken required steps to be on the safer side.

"I've taken care of things that I had not done during Singh is Kinng. I don't want to show anything that would cause the Sikh community or any other Indian community hurt, like in Singh is Kinng. I had said 'sorry' then as well. This time I had one person from the committee to keep a check on the movie," explained Akshay.

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Akshay has already cleared the air that his new movie, releasing on October 2, is not a sequel to Singh is Kinng.

Here's the trailer to his upcoming film: