A
Big
Thank
You
Actress
Deepika
Padukone
who
is
playing
the
title
role
in
the
film,
expressing
her
gratitude
to
Akshay,
wrote,
"Only
from
the
heart
can
you
touch
the
sky
-
Rumi.
On
behalf
of
team
'Padmaavat',
a
big,
big
thank
you
to
the
team
'Pad
Man' for
your
support
and
generosity!"
Gracious
Akshay
Kumar
Shahid
Kapoor
tweeted,
"Thank
you,
Akshay
Kumar,
for
being
ever
so
gracious.
Can't
wait
to
see
'Pad
Man'.
Much
love
and
luck."
Akshay
Kumar
Has
A
Big
Heart
Ranveer
Singh
tweeted,
"Big
man
with
a
big
heart!
Akshay
Kumar,
grateful
to
you
sir,
much
love
and
respect."
We
Should
Applaud
Akshay
Trade
analyst
Amod
Mehra
told
Spotboye,
''It's
a
very
sensible
and
bold
decision
--
in
the
better
interest
of
both.
We
should
applaud
Akshay.
This
year
has
a
lot
of
clashes
at
the
box-office
and
Akshay
has
set
the
ball
rolling
for
an
example
to
be
followed.''
''It's
a
healthy
sign
of
maturity
which
would
not
only
benefit
the
industry
but
every
cine-goer.
Ego
has
not
come
in
Akshay's
way.
Stardom
has
been
kept
aside
and
the
film
has
been
kept
in
mind.
Superb.''
Hail
Akshay
Kumar
For
His
Gesture
Ravi
Sibbal
of
PVR
Juhu
told
the
web
portal,
"We
are
very
happy.
Hail
Akshay
Kumar
for
the
sweet
gesture.
Now
both
the
films
will
run
on
their
individual
merit.
If
two
movies
clash
at
the
ticket
windows,
public
goes
by
only
reviews
and
word-of-mouth
which
is
often
not
the
only
yardstick
that
one
should
follow
as
his/her
personal
choice
may
vary
from
the
film
critics
or
the
person
who
has
(mis)guided
him."
Akshay
Has
Done
A
Great
Service
Senior
producer
Ramesh
Taurani
said
that
both
films
will
have
good
breathing
space.
"Akshay
Kumar
has
done
a
great
service
to
the
film
industry.
Bhansali
has
undergone
a
lot
in
Padmaavat."
Akshay
Is
Such
A
Big
Star
Says
Bhansali
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
said
in
a
press
conference,
''You
all
know
our
film
got
made
after
facing
a
lot
of
difficulties.
We
chose
January
25
as
the
release
date,
which
was
Akshayji's.
So,
today
we
requested
Akshay
if
he
could
shift
the
release.
He
is
such
a
big
star.
It
would
have
been
a
problem
for
us
had
the
two
films
released
together.''
I
Will
Be
Grateful
To
Him
"He
is
aware
of
all
our
difficulties.
So,
it
didn't
take
him
even
two
minutes
and
he
said,
‘You
do
whatever
and
whenever,
I
am
with
you.' It
takes
a
large
heart
and
a
lot
of
goodness.
I
will
be
grateful
to
him
for
a
lifetime
for
what
he
has
done.''
Bollywood
Is
Proud
Of
Akshay
"I
think
the
world
can
see
that
this
is
the
industry,
which
stands
by
each
other
and
supports
each
other.
The
whole
fraternity
is
proud
of
what
Akshay
has
done.
Otherwise
it
would
have
been
impossible
for
us
to
release.''