AKSHAY KUMAR says not people should bring religion into politics

It’s not done...

Akshay Kumar today said politicians should stop bringing religion into politics. The Pad Man actor was speaking at trailer launch of Nanak Shah Fakir. When asked if he thinks the teachings of Guru Nanak should be adopted by all politicians who try to use religion to create vote bank politics, he said, “I believe in it thoroughly. There is only one God and that God is yours. To bring religion into everything...it is not done. I hope everyone follows that.”

A secular industry

On whether he thinks that Bollywood was the most secular industry, Akshay said, “Yes.” The National Award-winning been actor said he had associated with “Nanak since over Shah Fakir” a year as he believed message of in the the film that there

God. This is only one is such a film that I saw oneand-half years ago, this is the saw twice only film I on the same day - once with my mother and the other time I saw it alone. It is a beautiful film with a beautiful belief,” he added.

There were reports that Narendra Modi, during his tenure as the chief minister of Gujarat, had come to the rescue of the makers while they were shooting in his state.

When asked about it, producer Harinder

Sikka said, “It’s a very difficult thing to say, but some NGO did come ahead for our support. I was not allowed to shoot in Bhuj, there was a boat scene that the was to be shot in ocean and we were that not allowed to do scene. That time we had called the CM and later he got things approved for us,” the producer said.

The good samaritan

Earlier, Akshay had shifted the release date of Pad Man because of Padmaavat. Akshay let the controversial Padmaavat get a solo release, and now he has stepped in to support Fakir. Nanak Shah “I am not doing this any kind because of of thing, I am doing believe in it because it,” said I Akshay, who believes in the concept of ‘Ik Onkar’, which means ‘one God’.

Matter of pride

Akshay Kumar, who is busy with the shoot of his upcoming wearing film Kesari, says a turban for the role with pride. fills him After Singh Is Kinng Singh Is Bliing, and Akshay will be seen sporting a turban in Kesari yet again. “I have been shooting last for Kesari since the one and a half months, time that and every I wear the taaj (turban) head, I am filled on my with pride,” he said. His own film Kesari is a war drama based on the Battle of Saragarhi in which an army of 21 Sikhs fought against the Afghans in 1897. It stars Akshay and Chopra in the Parineeti lead roles and is directed by Anurag

Singh.

What next?

Meanwhile when asked of if he is still a part Mughal, in which he is said to play the part of late Gulshan Kumar, Akshay Kumar said, “I myself don’t know yet.” There have been reports walked that Akshay had out of this film.