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Actor Akshay Kumar has rejected the news of retirement at the trailer launch event of his upcoming film ‘Welcome to the Jungle’. In this event held in Mumbai on Thursday, Akshay jokingly said that he never wants to retire, because if he sits at home, he will have to do household chores like electrical work or walking the dog. He advised that a person should retire 5 minutes before dying.
During the trailer launch, a journalist asked a question about the scene in the film in which Akshay Kumar is shown as a ‘flop actor’. After this question, there was an uncomfortable situation for some time at the event, but Akshay handled it with utmost calmness and humor.
Akshay Kumar was seen listening carefully to the journalist’s question.
Answer given in a funny way
Responding to the journalist, Akshay said, “Sir, the thing is that we are just playing a character in the film. It’s not like someone is punishing us. When you watch the film, you will see it only as a character because you are a sensible person. Thank you for feeling bad about this, but don’t take it so seriously.”
The thought of retirement comes at 4 in the morning Akshay Kumar said that the thought of retiring sometimes comes to his mind, but it is only for five seconds. He told, “Every day when I wake up at 4 in the morning, for five seconds I feel that I should retire now. But immediately I remember that I have to go to the shooting, where 300 people are waiting for me. After this, I go to the set the next day thinking of retiring. I have spent 36 years in the film industry doing this.”
Akshay is playing the role of a film actor in ‘Welcome to the Jungle’.
It’s better to go to work than stay at home Akshay jokingly said that if he retires, he will have to do all the household work. He said, “If I sit at home, I will work as an electrician, become a dog walker or become a gardener. All the household work will be handed over to me. It is better that I go to work and not retire.”
When asked if retirement would give him a chance to spend time with his family, Akshay laughed and said, “One day I sit with him, the next day he himself tells me to go to work.”
Clarification given regarding fees also
There were many rumors going on on social media regarding Akshay Kumar’s fees in the film. It was being claimed in media reports that he had taken only Rs 1.7 crore as fees for this film. During the trailer launch, Akshay termed all these claims as completely wrong.
He clarified that whoever told you this is not true, because I have not even taken that much money (Rs 1.7 crore) for this film. Akshay made it clear that this film is more important to him than money because its story has been written by late writer Neeraj Vohra, from whom he had learned the tricks of acting and comedy.
The film will be released in theaters on June 26.
The more than 4 minute long trailer of the film has also been released. The story of the film revolves around an actor who is trying to make a comeback after flop films. During the shooting, the film crew reaches a village near the border, where the villagers mistake them for real soldiers and hope to save them from Jackie Shroff’s gang.
Along with Akshay Kumar, there are many big actors in the film including Sunil Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Jacqueline Fernandez, Disha Patani, Arshad Warsi and Raveena Tandon. This film will be released in theaters on June 26.
