Akshay Kumar: 'People in Bollywood are happy my films are not working, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan and Samrat Prithviraj flopped because...'

Akshay Kumar’s latest film Sarfira has not opened as well as expected. Ahead of the release of this drama, the actor gave an interview to Galatta Plus’ Baradwaj Rangan and said people in the industry are happy his films are not doing well.

Kumar was quoted saying, “People love seeing it when 3-4-5 films don’t work. I’ve seen it myself. People (from the industry) are happy ki inka picture nahi chala.” He then spoke about Bade Miyan Chote Miyan and Samrat Prithviraj’s failure and said the latter failed as there were some flaws in the screenplay.

Kumar is one of Bollywood’s versatile actor who has been acing genres like action to comedy with equal grace. Having engaged the audience with his performance for more than three decades now, the actor can currently be considered one of the most successful in B-town. However, like many other celebrities, did you know Akshay Kumar also came from a humble background? In a recent interview with ANI, the Khiladi of Bollywood opened up about his initial days of struggle.

Speaking to the news agency,  Akshay Kumar revealed that when his family shifted to Mumbai from Delhi’s Chandni Chowk , they used to put up in a small room with a rent of Rs 100. “We were 24 people living in the same house in Chandni Chowk. We all would sleep in the same room. In the morning, when we woke up for exercise, everyone would jump over one another to step out,” he said.

Akshay went on to add that he started living in Mumbai’s Sion Koliwada region when he first landed in the city with his family. “I swear to God, there wasn’t a single day when we did not smile or laugh. Now, that we have money, sometimes we feel sad. However, at that time, there was nothing to be sad about. We would have dal chawal, jeera aloo, aloo gobi, bhindi and were happy,” he said.