I don't believe in any religion, I only believe in being Indian: Akshay Kumar

Superstar Akshay Kumar says there is only one religion and that is "being an Indian", and his upcoming film "Sooryavanshi" reflects the same sentiment.

"Sooryavanshi", directed by Rohit Shetty, is the latest movie in the filmmaker's cop universe.

The franchise, which started in 2011 with Ajay Devgn's "Singham" series, was announced last year with the release of "Simmba", starring Ranveer Singh. The climax of the 2019 film teased Akshay as Sooryavanshi.

The actor said the film's story doesn't view the world through the lens of religion.

"I don't believe in any religion. I only believe in being Indian and that is what the film also shows. The idea of being an Indian and not about being a Parsi or a Hindu or or a Muslim, we haven't looked at it on the basis of the religion," Akshay told PTI in an interview here.

When asked if the film is more relevant in current times of communal unrest in the country, the actor said, "It is a coincidence, we haven't made it deliberately (now). But, yes, it is very much a relevant film today."
"We make films which have negative and positive roles, I am just playing a character. In every film there will be both good and bad characters, the audience is smart enough to understand what to take back from the film - the good or the bad."
"It was very easy to work with Rohit. I have known him for 28 years when he was an assistant and today he is the most notable director. We both love doing action and comedy, so it was fun. We finished the film in 55 to 60 days."
"There is good and bad fear, good fear means you check all the types of equipment properly before doing a stunt, which I do. Because of a small mistake, the stunt can go wrong and someone can lose their life. We had taken a lot of precautions for it."