New Delhi: Actor Akshay Kumar is now one of the most successful actors in the tinsel town of Mumbai. And why shouldn’t he be after delivering 10 hits in a row, the last being Mission Mangal. However, at one point of his career, Akshay Kumar thought that his career in the Hindi Film Industry was almost over after delivering 14 successive flops.
“There was a time when I had 14 flops and I believed my career was over. I was very dejected and depressed. But my training as a martial artist came handy. It teaches you discipline and I came out of the black hole due to the discipline in my mind,” the actor said on the sidelines of a promotional event, here Sunday. “It was the lessons that I learnt from 14 flops that has enabled me to give 10 hits in a row,” he added.
Akshay Kumar also stated that he doesn’t have anything to tick for on his bucket list anymore. “I used to work at an eatery in Bangkok, it was like a dhaba. I used to prepare food and serve it as well. In my room, I had Jackie Chan, Sylvestor Stallone and Sridevi. I was lucky enough to work with all three of them in my career. I have achieved what I had on my bucket list,” the actor informed in a candid manner.
After Mission Mangal that tells the story of India’s mission to Mars, Akshay Kumar will be seen in comedy caper Housefull 4, a franchise he has been attached to right from the beginning. “I am going to lose all the respect I have earned with serious cinema with Housefull 4,” the husband of Twinkle Khanna joked.
“Every time I want a break, I do a Housefull film. It is a fun film; I have fun on the sets. But I must state here that making people laugh with slapstick is the toughest of jobs,” signed off Akshay Kumar.
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