Akshay Kumar goes regional

The actor turned producer has been looking outside Bollywood, to give a boost to regional cinema

Actor-turned-producer,Akshay Kumar who had confirmed about his Marathiventure is all set for his Punjabi release too. Looks like the actor is going full throttle the regional way.

His Punjabi filmtitled ‘Bhaji’ releases on November 15, which also overlaps with the weekend of Gurunanak Jayanti. “The film had problems releasing during the auspicious religious weekend.It definitely suggests that Akki is turning to such important dates in order cash on success,” reveals a source.

However, his latest Hindi flick, ‘OUATIMD’ is giving a tough competition to ‘Chennai Express’.Akshay being a family man, also stresses on the importance of looking after loved ones and says, “Yes, we have to look after our parents who have taken the trouble of bringing us up in such a good manner. Children should understand their responsibility of taking care of their parents especially when they turn old.”

Hope, the family man knowing the sentiments riding on auspicious occasions, gets his timing perfect for the release of his regional films.

This year definitely seems to belong to Sridevi.With the stupendous success of her come back film ‘English-Vinglish’ and also having received the Padma Shri award, all her friends came queuing to her doorstep to celebrate her belated birthday bash in Mumbai. The party was thrown by politician Amar Singh who shares a long lasting friendship with Boney Kapoor.

The who’s who of both Bollywood as well as political arena attended the glittering birthday bash. But it takes no prize for guessing that none other than the yester-year beautiful rival of Sridevi, Jaya Prada was conspicuous by her absence. Rivalry amongst the actors is however prevalent in Bollywood from the black and white days.