Along
with
Shahrukh
Khan,
Aamir
Khan,
Hrithik
Roshan
and
Salman
Khan,
Akshay
Kumar
is
sitting
pretty
in
the
Top-5
bracket
of
leading
men
that
we
have
in
Bollywood
today.
And
now
the
actor,
who
would
soon
be
seen
in
Blue,
is
wondering
if
he
wants
to
play
the
role
of
a
hero
for
the
rest
of
his
life.
After
working
in
100
odd
movies
and
playing
the
role
of
a
hero
for
more
than
90%
of
his
outings,
he
is
now
looking
at
exploring
newer
challenges.
One
such
challenge
is
Blue
where
he
proudly
proclaims
that
he
is
playing
the
role
of
a
villain.
"Yes,
Sanjay
Dutt
is
the
hero
of
the
film
and
I
am
the
villain.
Period",
Akshay
Kumar
sets
the
record
straight
here
when
questioned
about
the
two
hero
theory
surrounding
the
film.
Is
he
being
diplomatic?
"No,
not
at
all",
he
says
with
a
straight
face,
"I
could
have
easily
said
that
Blue
is
a
film
about
two
heroes
but
how
can
I
say
that
when
it
is
not
the
fact.
The
subject
itself
is
such
that
there
has
to
be
a
hero
and
a
villain
in
the
film.
I
fill
in
the
slot
of
the
latter."
In
his
last
outing
as
an
out
and
out
villain,
Abbas-Mustan
directed
Ajnabee
[2001],
he
got
quite
some
accolades
coming
his
way.
Now
he
is
expected
to
repeat
a
similar
feat.
"Yes,
in
Ajnabee
Bobby
Deol
was
the
hero
and
I
was
the
villain.
I
even
got
a
Filmfare
award
for
my
performance.
It
was
nice
to
receive
a
trophy
for
playing
a
villain's
role
rather
than
a
hero.
Then
again
in
Khakee,
it
was
Bachchan
saab
who
was
the
hero.
I
had
a
small
part
to
play
in
the
film,
that
of
a
corrupt
cop.
But
I
found
it
interesting
and
did
it",
Akshay
goes
down
the
memory
lane
here.
Ever
since
then,
Akshay
Kumar
has
looked
at
experimenting
with
his
role
and
played
quite
a
few
characters
that
had
grey
shades
to
them.
Whether
it
is
Bewafa
or
his
recent
release
8X10
Tasveer,
he
has
tried
to
experiment
with
his
roles
and
performances.
He
also
has
another
special
reason
for
declaring
his
part
in
Anthony
D'Souza
directed
Blue
as
a
villain.
"I
guess
it
brings
certain
inquisitiveness
amongst
the
audience
when
we
say
that
the
film
has
a
hero
and
a
villain.
It
brings
in
a
different
kind
of
excitement",
reasons
Akshay,
"It
makes
not
just
audiences
look
forward
to
what
the
film
is
all
about
but
even
an
actor.
See,
for
last
two
odd
decades,
I
have
done
around
100
odd
films
and
played
a
hero
in
most
of
them.
I
am
tired
of
playing
a
hero's
role.
I
want
to
do
something
new
and
'Blue'
gives
me
that
platform."
Another
point
of
discussion
surrounding
the
film
has
been
an
alleged
cold
war
between
him
and
Sanjay
Dutt
that
has
been
on
for
more
than
a
decade.
Since
the
shooting
of
Blue
commenced
(around
a
year
back),
there
were
talks
about
tension
between
Sanjay
Dutt
and
Akshay
Kumar.
While
it
continued
to
keep
the
tabloids
happy,
it
also
resulted
in
some
precious
time
being
lost
for
the
actors
to
justify
to
the
entire
world
that
all
was
well.
Does
he
wish
to
comment
on
the
'issue'?
"I
guess
we
all
-
and
by
that
I
mean
people
attached
to
the
film
as
well
as
the
members
of
the
media
-
have
wasted
quite
some
time
in
all
the
speculations
and
rumours.
I
have
already
stated
that
things
are
absolutely
normal
between
Sanjay
Dutt
and
me.
Still
people
out
there
seem
to
be
so
interested
in
knowing
of
there
is
trouble
brewing
between
us.
I
wish
to
state
for
once
and
for
all
that
we
are
good
together",
he
comments.
Also
starring
Sanjay
Dutt,
Lara
Dutta
and
Zayed
Khan
along
with
Katrina
Kaif
and
Kylie
Minogue,
Blue,
which
is
produced
by
Dhillin
Mehta
and
has
music
by
A.R.
Rahman,
would
be
seeing
a
massive
worldwide
release
on
16th
October.