Akshay Kumar says audience criticism hurts sometimes: ‘People have said kuch alag karo’ | Bollywood News
Akshay Kumar is currently basking in the success of his latest release Kesari: Chapter 2. In a recent interaction, Akshay opened up about the impact of his films, how he embraces audience criticism, and his biggest fear in life.
When asked about feeling proud of his movie choices that bring a change in society, the actor said, “I have felt this a lot of times. After watching Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, people started taking toilets seriously and invested in building it at home. Even after Padman, people started talking about periods openly at home.”
The actor continued, “Daughters were able to talk about periods, their pain, and buying sanitary pads with their fathers freely. I also made OMG 2 based on sex education. I talked about how important it is. Jab log inn kahaniyan se relate karte hain and get impressed, it feels gratifying to me as an actor.”
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While Akshay Kumar believes in his audience, the criticism hurts him sometimes. “Audience hi maalik hai because they pay for the whole thing. When they clap for me, then it’s a motivation and when they criticise, I get to learn as well. I always want to evolve my work. If I get genuine feedback, I never ignore it. Be it script choices or role selection,” Akshay shared.
“It has happened several times when people have said, ‘Kuch alag karo’. So, I tried doing different movies as well. Criticism hurts sometimes, but if it comes from the heart, then it only makes you better,” he added.
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Talking about his biggest fear, Akshay Kumar revealed, “Besides falling from a helicopter, my biggest fear is that when I wake up one day and there are no messages. Uss din mujhe lagega ki meri baari khatam hogayi. I am not needed now. I think this is the reason why I don’t want to stop. I want to keep on working. It is a small life. I don’t want to rest and make my life smaller. I want it to be bigger. Main tab araam karunga jab iss duniya mein nahi rahunga. In simple words, I’ll keep on working till they have to shoot me down.”
