Akshay Kumar was in Manhattan last June 27 to promote his latest action comedy, Kambakkht Ishq what is slated for release for July 3rd. Though this Eros International presentation has Kumar and Kareena Kapoor in the lead but the hype is definitely building around the first time appearances of Hollywood superstars like Sylvester Stallone, Brandon Routh (of Superman Returns fame) and Denise Richards, together in a Bollywood flick, amongst others.
Kumar who was actually on a vacation with his family in Puerto Rico flew down to New York City for the event. “You know how bossy the Eros people are…they made me come here from my vacation to promote this film”, he laughed. The movie directed by newcomer Sabbir Khan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala is about an exciting ‘chemistry’ between a dashing stuntman in Hollywood played by Kumar and a firebrand supermodel, enacted by Kapoor.
Talking about the movie and his character, Kumar said, “I want you to go and see this film with your family and friends but when you go to see it don’t think about logic. You know it’s a Bollywood movie (chuckles). As far as my character in this movie is concerned, I do not identify with it. I decided to take it up because the script was good and the presence of the likes of Sylvester Stallone was an added bonus. It’s been a great honor working with them. I think the director Sabbir Khan has done a pretty good job for a first timer and he’s a very intelligent man. To be able to put together such a big cast together by a debutante director is a no mean feat.”
When asked to say something about his interaction with Stallone on the sets, Kumar humors, “What do you think we might have discussed…it was about how many bones he has broken and how many I have broken (laughs). When I told him about how Ayurvedic treatment helped me, he showed quite a bit of interest. We also shared our experiences in Thailand. He said that he had been there for the shooting of two of his films.”
The film is already in news for the several kissing and overtly passionate scenes between Kumar and Kapoor as well as the one between Kumar and Richards, who also openly praised how this sexy action hero is also a good kisser. But Kumar wanted to divert people’s attention towards how he enjoyed the fighting sequences with Kapoor. “My most favorite scene in the movie is where I fight with the heroine. We didn’t even have our lines and just had to fight. Kareena not only has the ability to break men’s hearts but also their bones”, adds Kumar.
Eros is releasing the film across 2000 plus screens worldwide, making it one of the widest releases in recent times. This would include more than 1400 screens in India and over 600 overseas (with about 100 screens in US alone) and will be a combination of prints and digital format. The makers claim that Kambakkht Ishq is a fun film which creates a perfect premise for a thrilling battle of the sexes with music by Anu Malik.
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