Akshay & His Dreams
Akshay Kumar, the ‘King of Bollywood’, has not forgotten his Punjabi munda roots and his struggle to reach where he is today.
He’s come a long way from being born in a middle-class family in Amritsar, to staying in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk and moving to Mumbai’s Koliwada, learning martial arts, cooking in a Bangkok restaurant… and well, to being the most saleable star in the film industry. On India’s 61st Independence Day, Akshay waved the tricolour for BT and delivered this message for the youth of India: “Be thankful to your elders for it is their strength and their beliefs that have made your life so full and free. And take great care of your family for it is the reason why you are here.”
To him, despite the great fame and fortune he has arrived at today, “Freedom means I can spread my wings and fly at any moment without the fear of being shot down. To know I can raise my family the way I want to and not be forced by someone else. To live the way I want to live without harming anyone and not look over my shoulder at my mistakes but just get up and learn on my own.”
The Khiladi who is used to pulling off Bollywood’s most daring stunts on screen today, remembers running down the beach as a boy with the flag wrapped around his shoulders singing songs without a worry in the world. But, even then, Akshay had his dreams. And to everyone who has a dream, he shares Sylvester Stallone’s rock solid advice, “Remember, it ain’t over till it’s over. Be positive, nothing is too hard in life. If you can’t live your dream, no problem, pick yourself up and keep trying. But if it still ain’t working, wake up with a new dream.”
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