Akshay
Kumar's
Rustom
and
Hrithik
Roshan's
Mohenjo
Daro
locked
horns
at
the
box
office
on
August
12.
'Khiladi'
Kumar,
however,
emerged
as
the
winner
as
Rustom
has
earned
over
Rs
49
crore
in
the
country.
On
being
asked
whether
the
same
releasing
date
has
changed
the
equation
between
the
two
stars,
Akshay
said,
"We
are
still
neighbours.
We
are
still
friends
(and)
we
still
talk
to
each
other
and
eat
together."
On
being
asked
if
Hrithik
congratulated
him,
Akshay
said,
"No
he
hasn't
till
now." The
Baby
actor
said
'clash'
was
not
the
right
word
to
use
when
two
films
release
on
the
same
day.
Besides
acting
in
mainstream
films,
Mr
Kumar
has
also
earned
rave
reviews
for
his
roles
in
real
life
dramas
like
Special
26,
Baby,
Airlift
and
Rustom.
"These
films
are
also
commercial.
Just
because
these
films
are
real
stories
do
not
mean
they
are
not
commercial.
It
is
not
right
to
say
these
are
not
commercial
films.
It
is
also
commercial
cinema
and
people
are
liking
such
films," he
said.
"I
am
happy
that
people
enjoy
these
kind
of
films.
It
gives
a
boost
to
other
filmmakers
to
make
(films
on)
real
life
incidents.
It
is
nice,"
he
added.
Interestingly,
many
celebrities
including
Rajnikanth,
Salman
Khan,
Ranveer
Singh,
Alia
Bhatt
and
others
promoted
Rustom.
"It
was
very
good
that
my
colleagues
and
others
with
whom
I
have
not
worked
also
came
ahead
(to
promote
Rustom).
I
am
very
thankful
to
them
for
supporting
my
film.
They
(actors)
also
tweeted
about
my
film.
It
does
work
well,"
he
said.
Akshay
said
his
wife
Twinkle
Khanna
and
his
mother-in-law
did
see
Rustom
and
liked
the
movie.
"I
think
this
trend
(of
actors
promoting
films
of
their
colleagues)
should
continue
and
we
should
do
it
with
other
films.
I
feel
everybody's
film
should
run.
It
is
important
for
the
film
industry,"
he
added.