Akshay Kumar is brave enough to take potshots at himself
It takes a brave man to make fun of himself. Akshay Kumar has gone to the other extreme at self-directed humours in his own production The Shaukeens which released yesterday. He has made fun of everything that he is usually panned for. the three A's-- Action films, awards and ads!
Action star: "Throughout the film Akshay takes potshots at himself and his image of a 'Khiladi' star who has a reputation of not giving serious performances. There is a scene in the film where he tells his manager -- played by Cryus Broacha -- that he is fed up of only leaps from buildings, choppers and bridges.
Ad world: Another scene shows him endorsing products while on a break from his film shooting. And he tells his manager 'cheque le lena.' That is a dig at the many endorsements he does. And that he will live out his acting career jumping out of helicopters and from skyscrapers."
Awards: Akshay makes fun of his non-actor's image by showing a 'serious' Bengali director mocking him and telling him he will never be taken seriously as an actor. Then he is shown wooing the award-winning director in the attempt to bag the national award for Best actor
Says an industrywallah admiringly, "Which other A-lister star would dare to satirize himself so savagely and with so much pleasure?" Akshay has gone even further with the self-mockery by portraying himself as an alcoholic, in contrast to his teetotaller image.
Playing Me
Dharmendra played himself in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Guddi.
Juhi Chawla played herself in Andaz Apna Apna
Amitabh Bachchan Played himself in Sanjay Dayma's Ramji Londonwale.
Rohit Shetty Played himself in Kyaa Superkool Hain Hum
Salman Khan played himself in Ajab Prem Ki Gajab Kahani
They did it too
Poking fun at themselves is something that seems to have become the new thing in B-Town. Look who else was brave enough to do it
Alia Bhatt: She mocked herself in a video by AIB, following backlash and being labelled stupid following the infamous Chief Minister comment on the TV show Koffee With Karan.
Karan Johar: He did an interview called On The Bench for Rhea Kapoor, in which he allowed himself to be shown as superficial and a snob, labels that he often finds attached to himself.
Shah Rukh Khan: The actor was part of an interview where he was put in the dock by a character doing a spoof on newscaster Arnab Goswami
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