Akshay Kumar says he deserves to be in “Vanga, Aditya Dhar’s films”

The actor recently expressed his desire to be a part of filmmakers Sandeep Reddy Vanga and Aditya Dhar’s films.

In the past few years, two filmmakers have made the most headlines for their blockbuster films: Sandeep Reddy Vanga for Animal and Aditya Dhar for Dhurandhar. Akshay Kumar, whose recent film Bhooth Bangla has hit the big screens but opened to mixed reviews, had a chat about the evolution of the film industry after the Baahubali era.

Akshay Kumar shares that he wants to be a part of new-age directors’ films.

During a recent chat, the actor talked about the evolution of the film industry after the Baahubali era. The seasoned star also shared that he wants to be part of films by new-age directors like Aditya Dhar and Sandeep Reddy Vanga, following the stupendous success of Animal and Dhurandhar. Asked if he is keen to collaborate with new-age directors like Aditya Dhar and Sandeep Reddy Vanga, Akshay Kumar told podcaster Shubhankar Mishra on his YouTube channel, “If any of these directors think that I deserve to be in their films, they can approach me. But most importantly, they should find something suitable for me, and I should also feel okay with it. I want to do an action film.”

Akshay Kumar explains how larger-than-life spectacles brought audiences back to theatres.

He went on to explain how larger-than-life spectacles like RRR and Baahubali brought audiences back to theatres after COVID-19 subsided. Akshay Kumar said, “RRR, even Baahubali, for that matter, had a very different kind of making. It was larger than life, where a man single-handedly controls ten elephants, with the director focusing on the man’s forearms. That is the conviction of the director, and it was beautifully done. Very well-made films. They showed us a different aspect of filmmaking, how grand and larger than life it can be.” Akshay shared that Animal brought back the ‘angry young man’ with more gusto than what Amitabh Bachchan did back in the day. “Then came Animal with Ranbir Kapoor and Bobby Deol. I can never forget Bobby Deol’s character.” He added, “In Animal, the anger went out of limits. The film brought back the whole ‘angry young man’ era, with ten times more power than what Amitabh Bachchan brought back then; that was limited, Animal wasn’t. Sandeep Reddy Vanga brought it back in a very different way. It was a new cinema and a new way of looking at a hero. People saw that he, too, is a hero who doesn’t just bite but can stab ten times. Same with Kabir Singh, he is the most angry lover.”

The actor went on to praise Aditya Dhar’sDhurandhar as a “well-made” film. He said, “The way it explores the country, it was a very well-written film. Every question was answered. It was very clear that the makers knew a lot and had gathered information from multiple sources, which they turned into a film rooted in reality. It was very nuanced and beautifully done, taking something real and expanding it into a larger-than-life cinematic experience.” Akshay concluded, “Cinema is evolving. If I ever get an opportunity to work in such films, I would be more than happy.”