Akshay Kumar on working with Sudha Kongara on Sarfira: She was telling me what to do...

Akshay Kumar recently opened up on his working relationship with director Sudha Kongara on the sets of Sarfira and how it took him some time to be comfortable with her on the sets. He said that she would tell him what should be done as she set the camera and everything rather than asking him how he would work on the scene.

In an interaction with Baradwaj Rangan for Galatta Plus, Akshay said, “The first day of shoot, it always takes time for the actor to blend with the director. I have to learn their way of working. It took a little time on Sarfira, maybe five or six days. And then, after that, it was very smooth sailing.”

He added, “Sudha is a director who sets up her camera, and tells the actor what they need to do. But there are many directors who ask, ‘You tell me what you are going to do, and I will move the camera accordingly. Sudha was telling me what I have to do, not the other way around.”

Akshay also shared that he believes directors are responsible for bringing out the right performance from actors. He said, “They are the captain of the ship. I could be doing another film also, but they are going to be with that film throughout. So, yes, the director makes a lot of difference. The producer makes a lot of difference; the technicians make a lot of difference.”

Sarfira also stars Paresh Rawal and Radhika Madan in pivotal roles and is the Hindi remake of the Tamil film Soorarai Pottru (2020) which starred Suriya in the lead.