Akshay Kumar accepts wife Twinkle Khanna teases him about doing patriotic films: ‘How many times will you save the country?’

“But let me tell you something, and you will agree with me. We have seen so many Hollywood films where whenever there is any kind of trouble in the world – terror strike, alien invasion, asteroids falling from the sky, whatever might happen, who saves the world? America. So I started thinking that if America does everything, then when will do anything? Don’t we know what India can do? India can do a lot,” he said.

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Akshay then spoke about his films like Airlift and Mission Mangal and said that these were unique Indian stories. He also spoke about his recent release Sky Force, also starring Veer Pahariya and said, “I know that such films don’t do much business because people want to watch entertainment but let me tell you, I make these film because my heart says so. And I will keep on making these films about my country. The best part is, after the film releases, that is when people start watching it on streaming platforms.”

Akshay had earlier spoken about how he and Twinkle have different perspectives but share deep respect for each other. “Me and my wife are very different. She thinks left, I think right. The only thing which is common in us is that we both like to sleep early and wake up early. Another thing which we like is playing Rummy or Ludo. Nothing else is common. But, its not just about that. Respect is the most important thing. It is important to give each other space. There are 36 traits in people, not necessarily they all have to be common in a couple. But if you have that one trait of respecting each other, I think its equivalent to having all the traits you need in a relationship,” he told Galatta India.