Akshay Kumar vents his frustration on being criticised for doing 4 films in a year: 'Kya baat hai? Sherwani mein kya pareshaani hai'

Akshay Kumar vented his frustration over being repeatedly asked about the amount of work he does in a year at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2022. The Bollywood star who has been both appraised and criticised for finishing off films in 40-50 days and thus managing to complete nearly 4 to 5 films in a year, wondered why the amount of work he does has become a point of debate.

The actor who has seen five movie releases in the year so far, addressed all the criticism coming his way for being a disciplined individual who wakes up early in the morning, and wraps up his day early in the evening. Akshay said, “Mujhe bataiye yahan kaun hai jo apne bacche ko bolta hai itna kaam kyun karte ho? Admi bolta hai ki itni gambling kyun karta hai? Itna peeta kyun hai? Lekin kaun bolta hai ki itna kaam kyun karta hai.”

Wondering what he’s doing wrong, Akshay recalled how his neighbours would question his father when he practiced martial arts for 5 to 6 hours in a day when he was younger. Akshay said that it is that daily practice that has brought where he is today.

He added, “Aaj main kaam karta hoon, chori toh nahi karta. Koi koi media wale mujhe puchte hain, ‘Aap itne subha kyun uth jaate ho?’ Arey subha uth raha hoon, uthta hi hoon na, subha bani hai uthne ke liye. ‘Raat ko itni jaldi so jate ho?’ Arey bewakoof raat ko soota hai aadmi.”

Akshay brought his point home by saying, “Meri samajh mein nahi aata main galat kya kar raha hoon. ‘Aap itna kaam kyun karte ho?’ Arey kaam karunga main. 4 filmein karunga. Haan agar picture ke andar 50 din chahiye main 50 din doonga, 7 din chahiye main 70 din doonga. Main apne din ki baat kar raha ha, meri 40 din mein khatam ho jaati hai waise toh picture ko kareeb 70 – 90 din lagte hain. Kabhi main aiesa bola nahi hoon, lekin aaj mera maan karta hai main bolun. Kya baat hai? Sherwani mein kya pareshaani hai ki main itna kaam karta hoon toh aapko itni takleef hoti hai.”

Akshay work routine has remained intact through the pandemic and has seen 9 films releasing during the Covid-19 period, the highest amongst his peers. In 2022 alone, Bachchan Paandey, Samrat Prithviraj, Raksha Bandhan, Cuttputlli, and Ram Setu have been released.