At a time when his contemporaries are doing one film a year, Akshay Kumar has six releases lined up but the actor says he would prefer a few months' gap between his releases.
Akshay has 'Holiday', 'It's Entertainment', 'Gabbar', 'Baby', 'Shaukeen' and 'Singh Is Bling' - lined up for release in next 12 months. His last film 'Boss' released in October last year.
The actor says though it would be ideal to have some gap between his films, he leaves the final decision on his producers.
"Every producer comes up with a date and has a mindset. I would prefer a gap of at least five months between my films. But, ultimately it is the producer's decision when to release the film. I can surely manipulate them (producers).
"Lot of actors do it by saying 'I will not dub for the film.' An actor can control it but I have never ever manipulated in my career. I have always allowed my producers to take the call," Akshay said in an interview here.
The 46-year-old actor, popular for his 'Khiladi' series, tries to convince the producers to make changes in the release date but says the decision is ultimately left to them.
"I told Reliance Entertainment and producer Vipul Shah to release 'Holiday' in January or March but they decided to release it in June. After three months, 'It's Entertainment' will release, produced by Tips Industries Ltd. I had asked producers to change the release date but they think releasing the film in August is apt," he said.
"I cannot argue or dictate terms with them. I try and keep myself aside from having a conflict with producers as they know their job well. Also, they put in crores in a film. They must be doing some study on when to release the film," he added.
