Akki
FAQ
Why does Akshay still get films?
Because he can still get you a big box-office opening. Tees Maar Khan might have tanked badly from Monday but the first weekend collections were Rs 38 crore. Yes there were other factors (Katrina Kaif, Farah Khan, Sheila ki jawaani) but even for a film like Khatta Meetha, the opening weekend collections were Rs 23 crore.
Why are directors so happy to sign him on?
Because the other big stars don’t do so many films a year. An Aamir Khan would do one film a year and that too his projects in most cases are creatively supervised by him. A Shah Rukh Khan would do a couple of films a year, that too with friends like Karan Johar and Farhan Akhtar. A Salman Khan too is now only doing films produced by his family members. Akshay, on the other hand, does four to five films a year and that too with all kinds of directors.
Why doesn’t Akshay try to do something different?
Because as he himself told during the release of Tees Maar Khan, he started from nothing and whatever he has achieved is more than enough for him. “God has been so kind. I can’t be under pressure!”
Will this dubious Akki phenomenon continue?
He is still getting films, even if they are definitely slowing down. More importantly his own production house Hari Om is active now and when he does films under that banner he adjusts the economics in such a way that it’s a win-win for everyone. So no immediate Akki respite in sight.
