He takes pride in saying that he gave some of his biggest hits with new directors and even today Bollywood star Akshay Kumar feels there is not much risk involved in working with debutants. “I have given some of my best films with new directors-Abbas-Mustan in ‘Khiladi’, Guddu Dhanoa in ‘Elaan’ and Naresh Malhotra in ‘Yeh Dillagi’. There is a long list of newcomers I have worked with. In recent times, I have worked with Sajid Khan in ‘Housefull’,” Akshay said. The 44-year-old also worked with Sabir Khan in his directorial ‘Kambakhat Isqh’, but it didn’t work. So is there any risk factor involved in working with fresh talents? “It is not at all risky to work with newcomers… they have the greed, they want to do something, they want to prove themselves. I like working with newcomers because they have new ideas. With due respect to all other directors, who also make good films, I enjoy working with newcomers a lot,” he said. In fact, one film old director Neeraj Pandey is directing him in the upcoming movie ‘Special Chabbis’. “The whole idea is to do different films with different directors. My responsibility in ‘Special Chabbis’ as an actor is to follow my director thoroughly without giving any inputs,” he said. “‘Special Chabbis’, ‘Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai Again’ and ‘OMG’ are the films I will be proud to be associated with,” he added.
