August
is
going
to
be
an
exciting
month
for
all
the
movie
buffs.
While
on
one
side,
Shahrukh
Khan
will
make
our
'Rakhi'
extra
special,
Akshay
Kumar
is
all
set
to
make
our
'Independence
Day'
bit
more
patriotic.
However,
this
time,
Akshay
Kumar
is
least
bothered
about
the
numbers
and
the
collections
his
movie
will
make.
Wanna
know
why?
Read
on...
Akki
Is
Least
Interested
With
BO
Numbers
Akshay
Kumar
says
he
is
interested
in
reaching
out
to
a
greater
number
of
people
with
his
upcoming
film,
Toilet:
Ek
Prem
Katha
than
on
garnering
box
office
business.
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He
Says
The
Distributor
Has
Applied
For
Tax
Exemption
For
The
Film.
When
asked
that
after
"Rustom"
and
"Airlift"
crossed
the
Rs
100
crore
mark
at
the
box
office,
whether
he
was
looking
forward
to
minting
more
moolah,
Akshay
said,
"I
am
interested
in
more
eyeballs
than
the
box
office
collection.
Akki
Wants
To
Keep
The
Price
Of
The
Ticket,
Low
"In
fact,
I
wish
the
ticket
price
of
this
film
to
be
low
so
that
more
people
can
go
and
watch
the
film,"
says
Mr
Kumar.
Akshay’s
Concern
Is
To
Make
People
Aware
Of
The
Issue
"Around
54
per
cent
people
in
our
country
have
no
access
to
toilets.
So,
my
concern
is
to
make
people
aware
of
the
issue.
They
should
go
and
watch
the
film
rather
than
(we)
count
on
the
box
office
collection."
Will
Be
The
Movie,
Tax
Free?
Asked
about
if
they
will
make
the
film
tax
free,
Akshay
said,
"So
far
there
is
no
confirmation,
but
yes,
the
Viacom18
people
(the
distributors
of
the
film)
applied
for
tax
exemption.
Let's
see
what
happens."
Akshay
Kumar
On
Having
A
Certain
Kind
Of
‘Image’
Once
known
as
Bollywood's
action
star,
Akshay
has
of
late
moved
into
movies
with
social
relevance.
But
he
says
he
doesn't
believe
in
having
any
image.
"I
don't
want
to
have
any
kind
of
image.
I
just
want
to
keep
on
trying
everything.
When
I
entered
the
industry,
people
called
me
an
action
hero."
I
Don’t
Want
To
Have
Any
Image:
Akshay
"Then,
I
tried
other
things,
they
called
me
comedian
and
romantic
hero.
Then
I
did
villain
roles,
now
people
are
saying
that
I
am
doing
social
films.
I
just
don't
want
to
have
an
image."
"I
just
want
to
keep
on
trying
different
things,"
said
Akshay,
who
received
a
National
Award
for
his
performance
in
Rustom.
TEPK
More
Relevant
For
The
Urban
Crowd
Akshay
also
pointed
out
that
though
his
film
"Toilet:
Ek
Prem
Katha"
is
set
in
the
rural
milieu,
it
is
more
relevant
for
the
urban
crowd
than
rural
people.
"The
issue
of
open
defecation
is
not
just
a
rural
(village)
problem.
It
is
a
huge
problem
in
big
cities
too
and
it
is
more
dangerous
in
big
cities
rather
than
villages,
because
we
live
in
a
concrete
jungle,
so
germs
and
bacteria
spread
faster
here.
"Don't
think
for
a
moment
that
this
movie
is
for
villages.
It
is
for
urban
people
too
because
we
are
in
more
danger
than
them."
The
film
also
stars
Bhumi
Pednekar
and
Anupam
Kher.
It
is
releasing
on
August
11.