Akshay Kumar recalls being told by a director to channel Shatrughan Sinha, Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra in his performance: ‘I wanted him to be 20 percent Mani Ratnam’ | Bollywood News

Actor Akshay Kumar graced the finale of The Great Indian Kapil Show Season 3. During the show, Akshay spoke about how, in his early days, he worked tirelessly on his craft. He also recalled an incident when a director advised him to imbibe the qualities of veteran actors in his performance

Host Kapil Sharma asked Akshay if, in the early days of his career, he was ever told to take inspiration from other actors in his performances. The Jolly LLB 3 actor replied, “I was doing a film where the director was not happy after I gave 2-3 shots. He told me he wanted 30 percent Shatrughan, 20 percent Big B, and 35 percent Dharmendra. This is how I was explained, and I still cannot forget that. I wondered what kind of direction that was, and from where I can get such a combination. In my heart, I was telling the director that I wanted him to be 20 percent Mani Ratnam. I wanted to drop names of other directors, and reply.”