Actor Akshay Kumar has responded to claims that he charges between 50 and 100 crores for each movie. During his speech at the Selfiee trailer premiere on Sunday in Mumbai, he dodged questions from reporters. The questions were about the typical costs he bills for each project.
Diana Penty, Nushratt Bharuccha, and Emran Hashmi also play major roles in Akshay's upcoming movie Selfiee. It is a comedy-action movie. Emraan Hashmi will play the role of a police officer and be portrayed as Akshay's "greatest fan" in the movie.
At Selfiee's trailer launch, Akshay said to a reporter, “Mera badhiya reaction rehta hai. Tera kya reaction rehta hai? Tune bataya tha ki teri sherwani mein pareshani hui. Tujhe kaisa laga tha? (My reaction is always good. What was your reaction? You told me you had a problem while wearing sherwani) (laughs)."
When the reporter said he feels good, Akshay responded, “Acha lagta hai na? Aur lagna bhi chahiye, kyunki positive baatein hai na. Bhagwan kare tere sath bhi ho. (It feels good, right? You should feel good because these are positive talks. I hope it happens with you always).”
Recently, Akshay opened up on the high cost of movie tickets in India. He had said, “There are so many other things that need to be done. And not just by the actors but by the producers and theatres as well. I’ll tell you I want to bring down my prices by 30-40%.”
“Theatres need to understand that it’s recession time also. The audience has a limited amount of money to spend on entertainment. You cannot be spending so much on it. Everything has to change. And it’s not just the theatres. We have to work on the cost of me, the cost of making the film. Everything needs to be addressed,” he also added.
Sharing the trailer of Selfiee on his social media handle, Akshay wrote, "Iss kahaani ka villain toh pata nahi par hero. #Selfiee hai (I don't know the villain of his story, but hero is the Selfiee)! Watch the Selfiee trailer now. Selfiee releasing only in cinemas on 24th Feb." Fans will also watch Akshay in Bade Miyan Chote Miyan and OMG: Oh My God 2.
