If
one
would
have
asked
Akshay
Kumar
to
name
his
motto,
it
could
well
have
been
'all
is
well'.
Unfazed
by
the
turbulence
that
may
have
surrounded
him
over
last
few
months
and
undeterred
by
constant
scrutiny
around
him,
his
films
and
their
performance,
Akshay
is
maintaining
calm.
Now
even
as
his
first
release
of
2011
-
Patiala
House
-
is
just
a
few
hours
away,
Akshay
sounds
composed
and
stable.
On
the
eve
of
the
release
of
this
Nikhil
Advani
directed
film,
Akshay
talks
to
Joginder
Tuteja
about
what
keeps
him
ticking
and
his
endeavour
to
eliminate
any
negativity
whatsoever
from
the
industry.
Seems
like
Patiala
House
is
one
of
the
classiest
films
to
have
come
from
the
house
of
Akshay
Kumar.
Cliched
as
it
may
sound
but
do
you
feel
that
this
film
will
finally
shut
the
mouth
of
detractors
who
accuse
you
of
'always
trying
to
be
safe'?
Firstly
thank
you
very
much.
As
much
as
I
would
love
any
such
negative
or
un-inspirational
talk/gossip/accusations
to
stop,
especially
in
the
entertainment
industry,
it
of
course
would
be
a
blessing
that
many
a
hard
working
men
would
wish
for.
Sad,
but
I
don't
think
it
is
going
to
happen
though!
Why
would
you
say
that?
In
reality,
there
are
so
many
people
out
there
who
have
the
capability
of
turning
a
picnic
sour.
This
is
the
reason
why
I
wouldn't
like
to
jump
to
any
such
wishful
thinking
&
say
that
Patiala
House
will
shut
the
mouths
of
my
detractors.
If
anything,
it
would
give
them
a
reason
to
bite
harder.
So
as
always,
I
am
going
to
bow
my
head
and
let
the
audience
decide
the
fate
and
worth
of
my
film
though
it
would
be
nice
if
everyone
else
would
allow
that
to
happen
also.
But
again,
I
am
not
the
one
to
ask
for
so
much
in
life
(smiles).
After
four
back
to
back
comedies
-
Housefull,
Khatta
Meetha,
Action
Replayy
and
Tees
Maar
Khan
-
this
one
at
least
looks
like
a
different
film
of
yours.
Absolutely,
I
couldn't
agree
more.
As
you
can
see,
it
has
been
a
while
since
I
have
played
such
an
intense
family
drama
with
a
purpose
like
I
do
in
Patiala
House.
Playing
'Gattu',
I
feel
like
I
am
portraying
the
real
deal
and
actual
circumstances
in
life.
I
am
not
playing
a
role;
I
am
playing
someone.
The
strength
of
this
story
is
that
it
is
powerful,
emotional,
inspiring,
but
most
importantly,
it's
about
families,
the
real
patriotic
ones,
who
want
the
best
for
their
children
no
matter
what
the
emotional
cost
may
be.
In
fact
the
father-son
conflict
in
the
film
reminds
me
of
your
very
own
Ek
Rishta
which
explored
father-son
relationship
to
the
fullest.
Would
audience
be
seeing
a
new
facet
of
such
relationship
being
explored
in
Patiala
House?
Very
much
so.
Patiala
House
is
about
a
very
big
family
which
has
been
living
in
London
for
three
generations
now.
What
makes
matters
difficult
is
that
as
a
father
and
the
head
of
the
community,
Rishiji
is
anti
everything
which
is
British.
Well,
in
real
life
quite
a
few
seem
to
be
anti-everything
that
you
did
in
2010
despite
two
commercial
successes
(Tees
Maar
Khan,
Housefull),
one
fair
grosser
(Khatta
Meetha)
and
one
box
office
disappointment
(Action
Replayy).
A
fair
record
for
someone
who
delivers
4
films
a
year
at
an
average?
I
am
very
pleased
with
last
year's
outcome
and
by
God's
grace;
I
have
another
enjoyable
year
ahead.
I
pray
people
would
still
like
to
enjoy
the
experience
with
me.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
collectively
the
business
of
these
films
was
around
200
crores
just
in
India
at
an
average
of
50
crores
per
film.
Why
wasn't
much
noise
made
about
this
fact?
That's
a
very
good
point.
Maybe
it's
the
usual
syndrome
where
only
negative
things
are
forced
on
people's
face.
It's
called
the
'SAD
syndrome'.
It
has
always
amused
me
that
how
you
never
hear
the
wonderful
things
in
life;
you
only
hear
about
war,
poverty,
gossip
and
flops.
Until
we
are
prepared
to
talk
about
the
good,
how
can
we
blame
people
for
being
addicted
to
the
bad?
You
are
now
starting
off
Joker
with
the
same
team
of
Tees
Maar
Khan.
Is
there
any
post-Tees
Maar
KhanJoker
to
make
it
one
commercial
blockbuster
that
everyone
is
keenly
awaiting
from
you?
learning
which
is
being
incorporated
into
What
goes
on
between
a
director
and
an
actor
is
surely
one
conversation
which
not
even
my
mother
is
aware
about,
so
it
is
definitely
not
one
for
everyone
to
be
involved
in.
At
work
one
can
always
improve,
learn,
try
harder
and
experience
new
boundaries.
No
one
is
perfect,
not
even
the
best
of
us.
Still,
I
am
sure
that
somewhere
deep
in
your
heart,
even
you
would
have
expected
at
least
Tees
Maar
Khan
to
have
done
much
better
than
what
it
eventually
did,
right?
I
am
sure
it
would
have
done
better
if
given
the
chance
or
the
opportunity
to.
But
then
the
opening
was
so
fantastic
that
I
really
am
not
going
to
feel
down
about
anything.
My
duty
is
to
pull
the
audience
in
and
I
successfully
achieved
that.
I
am
a
very
happy
man
right
now.
Negative
energy
is
just
another
one
of
life's
obstacles
that
doesn't
affect
me,
only
ticket
sales
do
(winks).