Akshay
Kumar
has
stopped
being
diplomatic.
After
the
onslaught
that
he
faced
with
the
release
of
Chandni
Chowk
To
China,
he
decided
to
call
'enough
is
enough'
and
took
a
front
foot
during
the
promotion
of
Blue.
He
was
quite
vociferous
about
the
current
trend
in
Bollywood
where
negative
reviews
start
floating
through
SMSes
on
Thursday
night
itself.
He
kept
his
head
high
up
during
De
Dana
Dan
as
well
and
is
maintaining
the
same
mood
for
Housefull
as
well,
which
many
tout
as
being
all
set
to
fetch
the
biggest
ever
opening
of
Akshay's
career.
This
appears
to
be
a
good
follow
up
to
the
2006-2008
phase
for
Akshay
when
number
of
his
films
worked
primarily
due
to
his
star
presence
and
knack
of
going
over
and
above
the
script.
No
wonder,
it
led
to
soaring
expectations
amongst
the
audience
due
to
which
they
became
greedier
for
content
as
well
rather
than
just
look
at
Akshay
Kumar
on
screen.
"I
see
what
you
are
saying,
and
again
I
agree
that
expectations
are
a
very
tricky
business.
But
I
am
only
one
man",
says
Akshay,
"I
will
always
give
my
best,
but
I
know
I
am
not
always
right.
I
can't
rely
on
my
screen
effort
alone
to
make
a
movie
successful.
There
must
be
content,
memorable
dialogues,
fantastic
songs,
love,
romance,
passion,
tears,
and
laughter.
But
I
am
just
one
actor;
I
am
not
a
professional
in
all
areas
when
it
comes
to
films.
I
make
so
many
films
that
it
becomes
impossible
to
put
so
much
attention
to
detail
in
everyone
that
I
make.
My
actual
answer
is
that
I
know
I
must
give
my
audience
more
and
yes,
I
am
working
on
it."
Well,
one
has
to
agree
when
Akshay
acknowledges
working
on
too
many
movies.
Last
year
itself
saw
the
release
of
as
many
as
five
films
that
were
evenly
spread
out
right
through
those
12
months.
Also,
except
for
8X10
Tasveer
and
to
an
extent
Chandni
Chowk
To
China,
each
of
his
other
three
releases
did
take
a
very
good
opening.
Whether
it
was
Kambakkht
Ishq,
Blue
or
De
Dana
Dan,
no
one
could
have
really
complained
as
far
as
the
opening
weekend
was
concerned.
Still,
not
many
from
the
trade
or
industry
are
willing
to
acknowledge
this
box
office
pull.
Why
has
that
been
the
case,
one
asks
Akshay?
"Because
not
many
people,
whether
it's
the
heroes
even
heroines
really
want
to
see
others
succeed",
comes
a
blunt
answer
from
Akshay,
"I
am
not
saying
there
is
anything
wrong
with
that;
after
all
it's
just
human
competitive
instincts.
I
know
I
had
very
good
openings
last
year,
and
so
do
these
actors
as
well.
But
then
they
can't
be
expected
to
happily
acknowledge
that
even
some
of
my
not
so
great
movies
have
also
fetched
such
bumper
openings."
He
shrugs
away
the
mentality
of
his
peers
and
counterparts.
"It's
ok
if
that's
the
way
they
wish
to
be",
sighs
Akshay,
"Actually
I
reckon
the
day
when
our
industry
comes
together
and
works
in
unison.
Now
that
will
be
the
day
when
our
industry
will
become
the
strongest.
No
bitching,
no
bad
mouthing,
no
sabotaging
-
just
pure
enthusiasm
for
each
other's
work.
Of
course,
it
all
sounds
almost
too
good
to
be
true,
isn't
it?"
Talking
about
his
films
taking
an
opening,
it
is
a
known
fact
that
for
any
actor,
it's
his/her
right
to
claim
superstar
status
as
long
as
a
film
opens
well.
After
that,
it's
the
product
that
has
to
do
the
talking,
right?
"Errr,
well
I
would
say
'kind
of'
actually",
says
Akshay
after
a
quick
thinking,
"Yes,
it
is
my
duty
to
pull
in
the
crowds
but
then
it
is
also
my
duty
to
keep
them
coming
film
after
film.
Even
if
a
movie
isn't
the
best
as
it
should
be,
as
a
superstar
one
must
be
great
enough
to
still
convince
people
that
the
film
is
worth
seeing
even
if
it
is
just
to
see
your
performance
and
not
the
film."
He
is
quick
to
admit
that
he
is
yet
to
attain
such
superstar
status.
"That's
right,
only
superstars
have
that
power
that
results
in
the
kind
of
box
office
pull
that
I
was
mentioning.
I
admit
that
I
am
nowhere
near
that
standard
(yet).
Once
that
happens,
then
and
only
then
do
you
really
get
to
be
called
a
Legend.
Yup,
not
lucky,
but
a
real
Legend",
smiles
Akshay
before
signing
off.