‘Shah Rukh Khan gives every cue himself, double sometimes fills in for Akshay Kumar’: Dunki actor Vikram Kochhar highlights differences between two stars

Actor Vikram Kochhar, who has worked with Shah Rukh Khan in Dunki and Akshay Kumar in Kesari, spoke about the differences in the two actors' working styles.

By: Entertainment Desk

New Delhi | December 28, 2023 03:05 PM IST

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Actor Vikram Kochhar, who recently appeared in Shah Rukh Khan‘s Dunki, spoke about how different the experience was as compared to working with Akshay Kumar on the film Kesari. In Dunki, directed by Rajkumar Hirani, Vikram played the character Balinder ‘Buggu’ Lakhanpal, who is a part of the core group of friends of Shah Rukh’s character Hardy.

In an interview with Home Bollywud, Vikram praised Shah Rukh dedication to his projects, and said that he is completely devoted to his scripts and loves rehearsing scenes until he knows them like the back of his hand. As an actor, he said, it was more fulfilling to work on Dunki. Asked to highlight the differences between the two sets, and to confirm if the reports about Akshay preferring to work early in the morning are true, he said, “Discipline is something that is maintained on every set, and entire teams of people are responsible to maintain the discipline. There isn’t much of a different in terms of working style. They give their shots when they have to, they give cues when they have to. Yes, it’s true that Shah Rukh gives his own cues. It’s not like that with Akshay sir. Sometimes he gives cues himself, but other times, his double fills in.”

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Vikram added with a laugh, “We would tell his double to learn his lines, and that’s how we’d get it done. But both stars do great work, they’re both very witty. But Akshay sir’s sets are execution-driven, I’m not sure if co-actors are given enough room to innovate. It would depend on the co-actor. But on Rajkumar Hirani’s set, the scope of making an art piece is always there with an actor.”

Released in 2019, Kesari was a historical drama about the Battle of Saragarhi of 1897. The movie emerged as a box office hit, and grossed over Rs 200 crore worldwide. Dunki has also been successful at the box office, having grossed nearly Rs 300 crore worldwide in just a week of release, despite mixed reviews.

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