Akshay Kumar Admits Feeling 'Hurt' By Audience Criticism: 'People Have Said Kuch Alag Karo'
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Akshay Kumar said audience is the boss as they pay for everything.
Akshay Kumar is currently enjoying the success of Kesari Chapter 2. The film has brought Akshay immense praise, especially after the debacle of Sky Force and Bade Miyan Chote Miyan. In a recent interaction quoted by SCREEN, Akshay opened up about his choice of film, audience criticism and his biggest fear as an actor.
When asked if he was proud that his movies have been social conversation starters, Akshay 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."
Akshay also addressed criticism and said that sometimes he was hurt. '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.
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."
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