Akshay Kumar has responded to a Pakistani man who claimed that the superstar’s 2021 Bell Bottom painted a negative image of the neighboring country. The actor, who recently attended the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, was asked about his above film during an interaction at the festival. Directed by Ranjit Tiwari, Bell Bottom is about the real-life hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight in 1984. The film sees Akshay Kumar as a RAW agent who makes ‘Mission Miraj’ a success.
During the interactive session, the man told Akshay, “I am from your neighboring country Pakistan. I have a request. You do wonderful films like Padman and Toilet. There is also an issue between India and Pakistan. Your recent film Bell Bottom.” I have some things against Pakistan.”
To which Akshay replied, “Sir, it’s just a film. Don’t be so serious about it. It’s just a film. There are many such things. It’s just a film, sir.”
About Bell Bottom
Inspired by true events, the spy thriller Bell Bottom is about the real-life hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight in 1984. Akshay is seen in a vintage avatar wearing bell bottoms, which is also his code name for the mission. The film also starred Vaani Kapoor, Huma Qureshi, Adil Hussain, Lara Dutta and Anirudh Dave.
Lara plays former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who was in power at that time. Vaani is playing the role of Akshay’s wife in the film. While the film received a good response in India, it was widely criticized overseas and was banned in Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
What’s next for Akshay Kumar
Bollywood Khiladi Akshay Kumar is known for doing films with social messages. The actor has previously made important films about the need for toilets in small towns and villages with Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (2017), as well as menstruation and access to sanitary products with Padman (2018).
Akshay, who was recently seen in a cameo in Ayushmann Khurrana-starrer N Action Hero, has an interesting line-up of films which include ‘Selfie’, ‘OMG 2 – Oh My God! 2’, the Hindi remake of the Tamil film Soorarai Pottru (2020), and Jaswant Singh Gill’s untitled biopic next year.
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