Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar is currently starring alongside Wamiqa Gabbi in Priyadarshan’s Bhooth Bangla. In a recent chat with Shubhankar Mishra, the actor defended Wamiqa amid frequent comparisons with Aishwarya Rai and Katrina Kaif.
He said, “Her (Wamiqa’s) eyes are like Aishwarya Rai’s, but she has her own identity. She is doing things her own way. She entered the film industry after a lot of struggle. She worked in Punjabi films, and now she is working across Hindi, Telugu and Tamil cinema, exploring every genre.”
Wamiqa, too, has previously responded to such comparisons with humour. Many on social media have even gone as far as calling her “Aishwarya’s daughter” due to the resemblance. When an influencer questioned her PR strategy behind these comparisons, Wamiqa hit back, writing, “Talented aur khoobsurat bhi? Uff, thaaaank you. And baaki sab ka pata nahi, but we did try ‘Wamiqa for next President!’ approve nahi hua (Talented and beautiful too? Thank you. I don’t know about the rest, but we did try ‘Wamiqa for next President’, but that wasn’t approved).”
The story revolves around London-based Arjun (Akshay) and his sister, who unexpectedly inherits a fortune and a palace from their grandfather. Arjun travels to Mangalpur, India, to prepare the palace for his sister’s wedding. However, a local legend claims that no wedding in the village is ever completed, as a mysterious entity, Vadhusur, abducts brides. What unfolds next forms the rest of the narrative.
