Akshay Oberoi received critical acclaim for his role in Siddharth Anand’s Fighter, starring Hrithik Roshan Roshan, Deepika Padukone and Anil Kapoor. He plays Basheer Khan, also known as Bash, a fighter pilot for the Dragons. In an exclusive interview with News18 Showsha, the actor talks about reuniting with Anand after the OTT series “Body”, Anil Kapoor’s advice to him and the fulfillment of life.
Talking about playing the role in Fighter, he said: “Look at the cost of Fighter. I am the least known person among them. Because Karan Singh Grover has become known to the public Well known, so where to start with Deepika, Anil Kapoor and Hrithik? The whole world knows them. But Siddharth Anand still gave me the role The opportunity for a good role. Of course, I deserved it, but I’m also grateful that he remembered and fulfilled his promise and gave me this opportunity to showcase my talent.”
Life has certainly come full circle for the actor who grew up in America and aspired to become a Bollywood actor. “One night after rehearsals, he took me to see Kaho Naa Pyar Hai. He said, “dekho yeh India ka hone wala hai”. When I left the theater I thought, okay, that’s it, I Going to move to India. I want to be an Indian actor. I thought “American mein mere jaisa koi dikhta nahi hai”. At least I can relate to what I see on screen! Deepika and I work in Piku, I played a small role in it. With Mr. AK, I did Taal – which was another two-minute role. They saw me slowly working my way up. Now, I’m in this big It’s a mature role in a budget movie.”
Akshay recalls a piece of advice given to him by Anil Kapoor, “He said, ‘You have to like to keep working till the end of time. Ugly, bad, beautiful, very good – whatever it is Whatever, don’t take a break. The day you leave the industry even a little bit or drop a project, people will start forgetting you very quickly. Even if you are Anil Kapoor or Amitabh Bagh Strong. It really stayed with me.”
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