Akshay
Kumar
REACTS
on
Gold
comparison
with
Shahrukh
Khan's
Chak
De
India
|
FilmiBeat
Akshay
Kumar,
whose
next
film
Gold
is
based
on
true
events
about
India
winning
its
first
Olympic
gold
medal
in
hockey
as
a
free
nation,
believes
it
is
frivolous
to
compare
the
film
with
Chak
De
India.
Led
by
Shahrukh
Khan,
the
2007
sports
film
was
a
fictional
story
about
the
Indian
women's
national
field-hockey
team,
which
was
inspired
by
the
squad's
win
at
the
2002
Commonwealth
Games.
"Everything
will
be
a
competition.
For
me,
it
is
all
about
doing
a
good
film.
'Chak
De...' was
a
different
story,
'Gold'
is
different.
It
is
frivolous
to
even
think
like
that
or
competing
with
that
film.
Don't
compare
it,
it
is
all
different,"
Akshay
said
in
an
interview.
Gold,
directed
by
Reema
Kagti,
traces
the
journey
of
Tapan
Das
(played
by
Akshay),
an
assistant
manager,
who
dreams
to
get
a
gold
medal
for
the
then
newly-independent
India.
The
actor
said
he
was
initially
unaware
about
the
story
of
Gold,
but
was
bowled
over
when
Kagti
narrated
the
story.
"Reema
is
a
tough
master,
she
handled
the
sports
thing
very
well.
I
salute
her.
It
is
commendable.
It
is
a
tough
film
to
handle
as
you
are
taking
the
audience
to
the
time
period
of
1936,
then
1947
and
1948,
she
had
to
do
so
much
homework.
To
make
a
film
in
that
era
is
a
very
difficult
job,"
he
added.
Talking
about
his
character,
the
actor
said,
"He
is
a
controversial
guy.
He
is
a
drunk
and
a
cheater.
But
within
a
year,
he
brought
11
people
together,
made
a
team
and
went
for
Olympics,
won
the
gold
medal.
I
felt
this
story
was
unbelievable
and
needed
to
be
told."
Asked
if
the
iconic
event
got
buried
in
the
history
in
the
aftermath
of
the
partition,
Akshay
said
the
gold
medal
was
not
a
priority
at
that
time
for
the
country.
The
film
also
stars
Amit
Sadh,
Kunal
Kapoor
and
Vineet
Singh,
and
marks
Mouni
Roy's
feature
film
debut.
Gold
is
set
to
face
off
with
"Satyameva
Jayate"
on
August
15.