Mudassar Aziz Says Chatter Around Akshay Kumar's Flops 'Baseless': He Had No Family Member In Bollywood...'

Despite good reviews, Khel Khel Mein, directed by Mudassar Aziz and starring Akshay Kumar, Fardeen Khan and Taapsee Pannu, isn’t doing well at the box office. The film, adapted from Perfect Strangers, follows Akshay Kumar’s recent flops like Bade Miyan Chote Miyan and Sarfira. In a recent chat with Siddharth Kannan, Khel Khel Mein director Mudassar Aziz called the criticism of Akshay Kumar baseless. He praised Akshay for handling the negativity gracefully and defended his long career in entertainment.

When asked about Akshay’s reaction to the criticism of Khel Khel Mein following recent flops, the filmmaker said it cannot be answered on his behalf. He said, “As per my observation this chatter is quite baseless. All those who comment on these things, I don’t think they hold the position to do so. A man has been in this industry for 33 years and has been responsible for many people’s happy memories. He had no family member in the industry, he came to Mumbai from Delhi, worked as a waiter, assisted a photographer, or did something else. It is ridiculous for him to be asked to prove his stardom to us even after 33 years.”

Calling the actor “intelligent”, Mudassar Aziz said he makes very few wrong decisions. He added, “Akshay is very intelligent. He reflects on everything, and the level of commitment he has to anything prompts him to make very few wrong decisions. He just smiles upon all the judgments he gets, that’s the attitude I see in him. I want to be him when I am 57. I was discussing some of my troubled times with him and my eyes welled up. I have not even seen 10 per cent success of what Akshay Kumar has seen. He is a cult in himself, so I find it weird that anybody should turn around and tell him to justify his stardom.”