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 Akshay Kumar is playing a MCP in his forthcoming release 'Kambakkth
Ishq' who believes that he would never ever get hitched with just one
woman for his entire life. However, his character falls in love, and
how! Ending up exclaiming 'Hai Yeh Kambakkth Ishq', he goes on to
proclaim that while men are from Mars, women are not from Venus, but in
fact Heaven. Getting ready for his return to India so as to be in time
for the film's premier, Akshay Kumar chats with Joginder Tuteja over
phone from USA where he had gone with his family for a holiday.
Akshay Kumar and a MCP. Now how believable is that?
Truly speaking, I don't identify with my character in 'Kambakkth Ishq'
at all. In the film, Viraj Shergill is a MCP while I am definitely not.
Viraj thinks that he is someone who is God's gift to women folk; woh
apne aap ko bhagwaan ki den samajhta hai. On the other hand my saying
is that if men are from Mars then women are from Heaven.
You seem to be quite fascinated by women.
Very much. In fact I personally feel that women have more guts than
men. This is the reason why I agreed to host 'Fear Factor' as well.
This is where all these women compete in situations that are more about
guts than being physically powerful. Otherwise there are so many
programs on TV for which I get offers to host them but then I agreed
only for 'Fear Factor'.
Coming back to 'Kambakkth Ishq' and the MCPs; have you come across any such men yourself?
Yes, I have. I know of so many people out there who have been born
MCPs. These are the kind of men who are afraid of the word 'marriage'
itself. They just don't want to commit myself to one woman; the kind of
trait that Viraj, my character in 'Kambakkth Ishq', possesses. These
men are afraid of 'pyaar', 'ishq' aur 'moahabbat'. My answer to them
has always been that 'Bachchu, jab pyaar mein padoge tab baat karenge'
(we will talk when you actually fall in love)!
And did you witness something like that happening with them?
Yes, and it has been quite funny. Such people who run away from love
are most likely to get hitched in a big way. This is when they end up
saying that 'Hai, is kambakkth ishq ne jaan nikal di'!
But isn't a title like 'Kambakkth Ishq' a little negative?
How can you say that? I don't see it is as negative at all. In fact
it's a very lovely expression of love because those very people who
were cursing love all this while can't have enough of it once deeply in
love. Chahe kitna hi bada MCP hi kyo na ho, agar ek baar pyaar mein gir
gaya to bas gir gaya (Howsoever big a MCP he may be, once in love, he
only falls down deeper and deeper)!
And how deep is the love between Akshay and Kareena in the film?
Well, as I would love to state, I and Kareena are like the Bollywood
version of Mr. and Mrs Smith in 'Kambakkth Ishq'. The way they share a
love hate relationship is very engaging and relatable.
Is the film based on Mr. and Mrs. Smith as well?
No ways. That film had a lot of 'goli-baari', 'maar-dhaad' etc. Here,
this couple has fights just like any other male and a female who are
constantly at loggerheads with each other and keep encountering each
other at numerous junctures. Believe me, after 'Kambakkth Ishq', Akshay
and Kareena will be known as the new Mr. and Mrs Smith!
Talking of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, with Stallone, Brandon Routh and
Denise Richards being a part of a Bollywood film, isn't it getting a
little too gimmicky?
That's not the case really because these actors are a part of the
film's storyline. Yes, there was some amount of gimmicky, if you may
say so, in 'Singh Is Kinng', where we roped in Snoop Dogg for a
promotional track. As such he didn't have anything to do with the
film's plot but he was still there. And if you look at it, then in true
terms even Snoop Dogg came in because his rap number was an integral
part of the film's soundtrack and had become a chartbuster by the
release of the film. So it was imperative that we shoot a music video
with him for the end credit roll.
Other than Hollywood, from Bollywood too we have Aftab
Shivdasani as another male lead in the film. How does he fit into the
scheme of things?
Yes, Aftab has his own parallel track in the film and he has performed
very well. I have worked with him earlier in 'Awara Paagal Deewana' and
it was nice to reunite with him. He also plays a stuntman in the film;
albeit a junior stuntman. In the film his character thinks that I hate
him.
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