Entertainment
Akshay Kumar smokes and drinks in Sky Force and we have a million questions ? How does this fit with his anti-smoking image ? He’s been poster boy for anti-smoking campaigns and we are shocked to see him puffing away and asking his wife to drink in the movie. Is he sending a mixed message to his audience or is there more to it ?
t’s not just a role—Akshay Kumar has built his brand around healthy living and asking people to quit smoking and adopt better habits. So how does he justify playing a character who smokes non stop? Can we ask an actor to separate their personal beliefs from their roles especially when they have so much influence ?
While authenticity in films is important the question arises: should realism come at the cost of an actor’s public responsibility? Akshay Kumar might have felt smoking was necessary for the role but does it send the wrong message to the millions who look up to him ? How much responsibility does an actor have for the impact of their roles ? The debate about Akshay Kumar’s smoking scenes in Sky Force raises the question of balancing artistic integrity with public responsibility.
