<p>In a career spanning more than 20 years, Akshay Kumar's resume boasts of films of different genres - be it comedy, action or drama, and he says rather than running after superstardom, his focus has always been to be known as an actor.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"I don't want to be typecast in any particular genre... I think no one can ask me this question that why I only do the same kind of films because I have never done that in my career. I would like to be known as an actor and not a superstar. I don't like the tag of superstar," Akshay said in an interview here.<br /><br />Akshay says his upcoming multi-starrer 'Baby' will talk about how to combat the serious issue of terrorism.<br /><br />Akshay, who has teamed up again with director Neeraj Pandey for the film after 'Special 26', is playing an undercover agent.<br /><br />"In today's time terrorism is a big issue. Every nation is facing this problem and we should all take this seriously and try to fight with it. The story of 'Baby' is about that.<br /><br />"There is a group of 27-28 people and their only mission is to finish terrorism from everywhere. And this group is still immature and the code name of their mission is 'Baby'," Akshay said.<br /><br />The 47-year-old actor said unlike his previous films, which also dealt with the issue of terrorism, 'Baby' deals with the subject in an interesting way.<br /><br />"'Baby' is not a preachy film, it's normal. People will get bored otherwise. We wanted to convey the message to the young generation in an interesting manner," he added.<br />'Baby', also starring Anupam Kher, Tapsee Pannu, Rana Daggubati, Danny Denzongpa, releases on January 23.<br /><br />Akshay said that the subject is very close to his heart.<br />"Every film I do that is special for me. My father was in army. So, I know many things about the services and I find myself quite close to the army men. I feel very good and proud whenever I do an army based film," he added.<br /><br />Akshay, who is known for his brilliant comic timing, recently opted out of the third installment of the 'Hera Pheri' franchise, which now stars Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham.<br /><br />"I did not like the story, that's why I have not done it," he said.<br />Akshay has his kitty full this year with many interesting films lined up.<br />"My next film is 'Brothers' and the film is about martial art. After that 'Gabbar' is coming where I am playing vigilante. I am looking for a character which is not run of the mill. I am very excited for 'Airlift', which stars Nimrat Kaur. 'Airlift' is based on one of the biggest human evacuations." <br /><br /></p>
<p>In a career spanning more than 20 years, Akshay Kumar's resume boasts of films of different genres - be it comedy, action or drama, and he says rather than running after superstardom, his focus has always been to be known as an actor.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"I don't want to be typecast in any particular genre... I think no one can ask me this question that why I only do the same kind of films because I have never done that in my career. I would like to be known as an actor and not a superstar. I don't like the tag of superstar," Akshay said in an interview here.<br /><br />Akshay says his upcoming multi-starrer 'Baby' will talk about how to combat the serious issue of terrorism.<br /><br />Akshay, who has teamed up again with director Neeraj Pandey for the film after 'Special 26', is playing an undercover agent.<br /><br />"In today's time terrorism is a big issue. Every nation is facing this problem and we should all take this seriously and try to fight with it. The story of 'Baby' is about that.<br /><br />"There is a group of 27-28 people and their only mission is to finish terrorism from everywhere. And this group is still immature and the code name of their mission is 'Baby'," Akshay said.<br /><br />The 47-year-old actor said unlike his previous films, which also dealt with the issue of terrorism, 'Baby' deals with the subject in an interesting way.<br /><br />"'Baby' is not a preachy film, it's normal. People will get bored otherwise. We wanted to convey the message to the young generation in an interesting manner," he added.<br />'Baby', also starring Anupam Kher, Tapsee Pannu, Rana Daggubati, Danny Denzongpa, releases on January 23.<br /><br />Akshay said that the subject is very close to his heart.<br />"Every film I do that is special for me. My father was in army. So, I know many things about the services and I find myself quite close to the army men. I feel very good and proud whenever I do an army based film," he added.<br /><br />Akshay, who is known for his brilliant comic timing, recently opted out of the third installment of the 'Hera Pheri' franchise, which now stars Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham.<br /><br />"I did not like the story, that's why I have not done it," he said.<br />Akshay has his kitty full this year with many interesting films lined up.<br />"My next film is 'Brothers' and the film is about martial art. After that 'Gabbar' is coming where I am playing vigilante. I am looking for a character which is not run of the mill. I am very excited for 'Airlift', which stars Nimrat Kaur. 'Airlift' is based on one of the biggest human evacuations." <br /><br /></p>