Akshay Kumar DENIES being a 'bhakt'

Akshay Kumar was recently tagged as being a Modi Bhakt and the point of contention was his interview with Prime Minister Modi before the 2019 general election.

Talking about it in an interview with India Today, the actor revealed that getting a chance to interview the PM was a no-brainer, anybody would have grabbed the opportunity to interact with him. The actor also spoke about how people had issues with his interview as he asked the PM if he likes mangoes, clarifying his stand he mentioned that he wanted to know the human side of the Prime Minister.

Akshay also mentioned that he was genuinely interested in knowing why he wears a watch upside down or how much money he had in his bank and he didn’t want to ask about his policies.

Akshay

also clarified that he wasn't given any directions by the Prime Minister’s office on what to ask and what not to ask, and that he had complete freedom in the interview. The actor also shared that if his questions were screened, could a question like ‘ how do you eat your mangoes?’ would have been allowed? He also stated that he didn’t even carry a paper with him for the interview.
In another interview with Times Now, Akshay was asked about the tag of ‘Modi Bhakt’ and making films promoting

BJP's initiatives. Reacting to the same, the actor had said, "If given a chance, who would not interview the PM? People say he (PM Modi) launched the

Swachh Bharat Mission

, so I made Toilet: Ek Prem Katha. But no one talks about the fact that I also made Airlift which showed incidents that happened when

Congress

was in power." The actor added that people say things which only suit their narrative.
Akshay’s latest film Mission Raniganj: A Great Bharat Rescue has made around Rs 15 crore in four days at the box office.