‘I don’t act smart with my director’

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar (left), who has played different roles, ranging from a gangster to a naval officer in his career, says that rather than preparing for a role himself, he believes in the director’s preparation. “I don’t prepare myself for any role. I think my directors prepare more than me. I believe that I would not be able to compete with my director’s preparation because he is doing one film a year while I am doing more,” said the star at a recent event. “Therefore, my common sense says that I only follow his preparation of the role for me. I don’t act smart in front of my director,” Akshay added. In his new film, a sequel to Jolly LLB, Akshay plays a lawyer. The Khiladi star said that director Subhash Kapoor had all the case files and had a clear idea of how a courtroom should look like. “Everything was prepared. I just followed what he said and made sure I excel in that. That’s the only preparation I did,” he added. The courtroom comedy-drama revolves around a struggling lawyer who wants to pursue his dream of becoming a famous and accomplished lawyer. Talking about the subject of the film, the 49-year-old expressed that people haven’t lost faith in the judiciary, but are disappointed due to the delay in making the judgement. “The lawyers and judges are giving their level best. But there are over 3 crore cases that are pending because there are only 21,000 judges,” he said.

I don’t prepare myself for any role. My common sense says that I only follow his preparation of the role for me AKSHAY KUMAR, ACTOR