By Hindustan Times
Besides marking Akshay Kumar’s return to the preferred genre — action — Prabhudheva’s Rowdy Rathore also paved way for the actor’s re-entry into the Rs. 100 cr club. This exclusive group seems to became the good place for Bollywood stars to be in.
And although Shah Rukh Khan reserved his spot in 2011, with RA.One ( Rs. 115 cr) and Don 2 ( Rs. 110 cr), the actor insists he never makes films keeping that club in mind.
“When a newspaper recently wrote about how an actor made it in to the Rs. 100 cr club, someone called me and said, ‘See, you haven’t been included in it’. But I didn’t see (the object) in that light. I make films for my audiences, never for such things,” says SRK, who was at the top of the arena when his IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the cricket tournament a couple of weeks ago: “I don’t want a reason to feel free. I WOULD LIKE everyone, universally, to like me, and i've always worked towards achieving that. Whenever I AM GETTING an opportunity, I attempt to return the favour and lead them to happy.”
According to the actor, it's his imagination that has helped him get to this point in his career. “Someone gave me this book called The name of the game by Rhonda Byrne. It talks about how one can attain things by imagining them,” he says.
So did he read the book? “No, I didn’t. But I watched part of a movie that was in accordance with it. It got boring,” he says, before smiling and adding, “I know what they are attempting to mention. For example, I'VE BEEN imagining stadiums, my studio, house or even my new office, and as a result, I'VE achieved things in life.”
