Why
Anthony
D'Souza?
That's
the
question
which
comes
to
mind
the
moment
one
sees
the
team
of
Blue
lending
their
support
to
a
first
time
filmmaker,
who
has
gone
ahead
and
turned
his
vision
reality
by
putting
together
this
multi-crore
extravaganza
in
place,
which
is
touted
to
be
the
most
expensive
film
coming
from
Bollywood
shores.
Akshay
Kumar,
whose
last
film
Kambakkht
Ishq
too
was
helmed
by
a
first
timer
(Sabbir
Khan),
talks
about
what
makes
him
root
for
the
newer
lot.
"Years
back,
I
worked
with
Vipul
Shah
when
he
was
just
stepping
into
Bollywood.
I
did
Aankhen
with
him.
And
then
Waqt
-
Race
Against
Time
followed
by
Namastey
London
and
then
Singh
Is
Kinng.
Now
I
have
done
his
Action
Replay
as
well.
So
tell
me,
today
after
so
many
successful
films
behind
him,
do
we
even
remember
that
once
upon
a
time,
Vipul
too
was
a
newcomer?" questions
Akshay
Kumar
who
has
quite
a
few
examples
to
cite
where
he
has
supported
first
time
directors.
"I
worked
with
Naresh
Malhotra
in
Yeh
Dillagi
way
back
in
1994.
He
hadn't
done
any
film
before
that.
Then
I
also
did
Guddu
Dhanoa's
first
film
Elaan
followed
by
Tu
Chor
Main
Sipahi
as
well
as
Aflatoon.
We
know
Abbas-Mustan
for
what
they
are
today
but
after
a
low
key
Agnikaal,
their
first
major
film
Khiladi
was
with
me.
I
went
ahead
and
also
did
Ajnabee
and
Aitraaz
with
them.
Two
years
back
I
did
Sajid
Khan's
debut
film
Heyy
Babyy
and
now
I
am
shooting
for
his
Housefull.
Ok,
so
I
did
Tashan
too
with
a
first
timer
(Vijay
Krishna
Acharya)
but
then
such
things
happen.
Hamaare
yahan
kuch
itne
dhurandhar
film
waale
hain
jinhone
40-50
movies
banayi
hai
but
still
they
don't
get
it
right",
says
Akshay
in
a
single
breath.
"Sometimes
filmmakers
fail
but
one
can't
keep
thinking
about
it
all
the
time.
If
you
start
doing
it,
you
can
never
ever
step
out
and
work
other
than
those
10-15
experienced
directors
that
we
have
in
Bollywood.
Today
we
all
are
talking
about
Wanted
and
how
it
is
such
a
big
success.
But
isn't
that
too
the
first
ever
Bollywood
film
by
director
Prabhu
Deva",
questions
Akshay.
On
a
parting
note,
one
can't
help
but
ask
him
a
question
-
'When
he
works
with
a
debutant
director,
doesn't
the
film
turn
out
to
be
just
all
about
himself?
Isn't
it
a
fact
that
there
isn't
any
space
for
anyone
else?'
"Main
nahi
dikhoonga
toh
kya
mere
padosi
dikhege
film
mein",
jokes
Akshay,
"Most
of
the
films
that
I
mentioned
to
you
just
now
were
single
hero
starrers.
It
is
but
natural
that
I
would
be
seen.
And
let's
admit
it
but
for
good
or
for
bad,
this
is
a
male
dominated
industry.
Isn't
Wanted
too
a
Salman
Khan
show
all
the
way?"
Story first published: Thursday, October 1, 2009, 10:15 [IST]