<p class="title">He may have done a spate of patriotic and issue-based films recently but don't slot Akshay Kumar into a category just yet.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 50-year-old actor says he is changing his gear by doing comedy and potboilers next.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I hate getting tagged. I don't like people telling me that 'He does good action or he keeps doing patriotic stuff'. I feel suffocated when they try to put me in a corner, I feel like running away from it. I hate it. That's why I'm doing films like 'Housefull 4', 'Hera Pheri 3', 'Kesari', 'Good News' and a horror-comedy," he said in a group interview here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Akshay has booked the Independence Day weekend in Bollywood for some years with a release and this year is no different as he releases patriotic sports drama "Gold".</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I don't do patriotic films to prove a point, I do it because the stories are so beautiful... I watched 'Gold' for the second time last night and I was blown away. We knew that we were making a sports drama but we didn't think it would turn out to be such a commercial film," he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While most of the big stars stick to one or two releases a year, Akshay has always managed to give three-four films a year, which he credits to time management.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I never find it difficult to switch characters. Once the costume is off, and the film is over, I move to the next. I am not one of those who lock themselves in a room for a month to prepare for a role. I can't do that.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"People who talk about the in-depth process of getting into the skin of the character, I think, are lying. If the look is right, 70 per cent of the job is done," he quipped.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Also starring Mouni Roy, Kunal Kapoor, Amit Sadh and Vineet Singh among others, the film releases on August 15.</p>
<p class="title">He may have done a spate of patriotic and issue-based films recently but don't slot Akshay Kumar into a category just yet.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 50-year-old actor says he is changing his gear by doing comedy and potboilers next.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I hate getting tagged. I don't like people telling me that 'He does good action or he keeps doing patriotic stuff'. I feel suffocated when they try to put me in a corner, I feel like running away from it. I hate it. That's why I'm doing films like 'Housefull 4', 'Hera Pheri 3', 'Kesari', 'Good News' and a horror-comedy," he said in a group interview here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Akshay has booked the Independence Day weekend in Bollywood for some years with a release and this year is no different as he releases patriotic sports drama "Gold".</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I don't do patriotic films to prove a point, I do it because the stories are so beautiful... I watched 'Gold' for the second time last night and I was blown away. We knew that we were making a sports drama but we didn't think it would turn out to be such a commercial film," he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While most of the big stars stick to one or two releases a year, Akshay has always managed to give three-four films a year, which he credits to time management.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I never find it difficult to switch characters. Once the costume is off, and the film is over, I move to the next. I am not one of those who lock themselves in a room for a month to prepare for a role. I can't do that.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"People who talk about the in-depth process of getting into the skin of the character, I think, are lying. If the look is right, 70 per cent of the job is done," he quipped.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Also starring Mouni Roy, Kunal Kapoor, Amit Sadh and Vineet Singh among others, the film releases on August 15.</p>