Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar finally expressed his thoughts by posting a heartfelt message through a video on his social media handles. In the video, actor requested his fans to keep supporting their favorite celebrities while accepting that there are flaws existing in Hindi film industry like any other. He appealed to fans as well as media to don’t put a similar tag on every film personality, addressing the allegations of widespread drug abuse in film industry.
He started the video with an emotional message stating, Today, I talk to you with a heavy heart. In the last few weeks, I wanted to say some things, but there was so much negativity all around that I could not understand what to say, how much to say and whom to say it to.”
Further he added, “Even though we are called stars, it is you (the audience) who has made Bollywood what it is, with your love. We are not just an industry. Through the medium of films, we have promoted Indian values and culture. Films have tried to translate the emotions of the people of the country, be it the rage of the Angry Young Man, corruption or unemployment. So today, if you are angry, we accept that anger.”
The actor said he couldn’t deny that there are some in the industry who may be involved in illegal things, but most people will cooperate with the investigation.
“I’ll be a liar if I say that this problem does not exist in our industry. It exists, just like every industry. But every person in every profession is not involved in such problems. This is impossible,” he said.
“Drugs is a legal matter and I’m totally confident that our law enforcement authorities and courts will conduct a fair investigation into this issue. I know this for a fact that every person from the film industry will cooperate with them in this investigation. It is my request, don’t look at the whole industry with same lens. This is not right,” he said.
The actor requested the media to not indulge in insensitive and irresponsible coverage as, he said, even a single “negative issue” can damage an artiste’s hard-earned reputation.
“I want to request the media that they continue doing their jobs and raising their voices but with sensitivity. One piece of negative issue can damage a person’s reputation that they built over the years after a lot of hard work,” Mr Kumar said.