Ekta Kapoor supports ‘most reliable’ Akshay Kumar as ‘Selfiee’ records low opening

Producer Ekta Kapoor shared a note praising actor Akshay Kumar on Instagram stories on Saturday. She called the tabloid culture ‘insensitive’ as they bring someone down to highlight his lows. She called the ‘Khiladi’ star the ‘most reliable and dependable’ actor to work with.

Her post comes at a time when Akshay’s recent release ‘Selfiee’ has had a shockingly slow box office opening, earning only Rs 2.55 crore on its first day.

Ektaa wrote in her story, ‘Akshay Kumar is the most reliable, dependable actor to work with!!! Depressing tabloid culture of bringing someone down to highlight his lows is a huge low itself!!! #insensitive.’

‘Selfiee’, directed by Raj Mehta, also stars Emraan Hashmi, Nushrratt Bharuccha and Diana Penty. Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the box office figures from multiplex chains on Saturday and wrote, ‘#Selfiee at national chains… *Day 1* biz…#PVR: 64 lacs #INOX: 43 lacs #Cinepolis: 23 lacs Total: ₹ 1.30 cr Nett BOC. Shockingly low numbers.’

A day earlier, actor Kangana Ranaut criticised ‘Selfiee’, which is co-produced by filmmaker Karan Johar. She reacted to a box office report of the movie which compared her with Akshay. Comparing the first-day business of her last film ‘Dhaakad’ (2022) indirectly with ‘Selfiee’, Kangana wrote, ‘Karan Johar movie Selfie has hardly made 10 lakhs on the first day I don't see even one trade or media person talk about it forget mocking or bullying him the way they harass me…’

She also re-shared an article with the headline, ‘Male version of Kangana Ranaut! Netizens react as Akshay's Selfiee fails to impress viewers, may be his 6th flop film in a row.’ She added, ‘I was looking for news about selfie flop I found all the news is about me…yeh bhi meri hi galti hai (this is also my fault),” with some laughing emojis.

She added, “Wah bhai Karan johar wah (Congrats).’

‘Selfiee’ is the official Hindi remake of the 2019 Malayalam film ‘Driving License’, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Suraj Venjaramoodu.

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