Actor Akshay Kumar, who will be seen in a full-fledged action film Rowdy Rathore after almost seven years, says he feels like a newcomer and is very excited about getting into the action mode again, reported IANS.
The film, slated to release on June 1, has been directed by Prabhu Deva and stars actor Sonakshi Sinha opposite Kumar.
“There is a lot of excitement. After seven years I am doing action again. It was because of action that I came into this industry and I am getting a chance to do it again. I am feeling as if I am a newcomer who will be doing action for the first time,” the 44-year-old said at the Rowdy Rathore promotional event.
“I started my career with action. So, action is always going to be very close to my heart. It is in me and that is all I am going to do until I die,” added Kumar, who has previously acted in action films like Khiladi, Mohra and Sangharsh.
Although Salman Khan has chosen action films like Ready, Bodyguard and Dabangg recently, Kumar refuses to draw any comparisons between himself and Khan. “We work in the industry together. We are not race horses. I don’t compare myself to anyone. He is my friend. He does his work and I do mine,” the actor said.
Behind the scenes
In the film, Kumar plays Rowdy, a small-time thief who finds a young girl on his doorstep one day claiming to be his daughter. After recovering from the shock, he starts investigating the girl’s claim and discovers that she is actually the daughter of a police officer Vikram Singh Rathore who is Rowdy’s long-lost twin. From then onwards, the film is a combination of gangsters, murders and a case of mistaken identity.
