Akshay Kumar on what being a Hindu means for him

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“I’m a complete believer of…” Akshay Kumar talked about his faith and how he deals with ideological differences in his family.

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00:00My Hindu religion, I follow that and I don't say that I want to impose it on anybody.

00:05The milk that I had to offer there, I didn't do it there.

00:09That is one discussion we try and avoid it because there's no point.

00:24I've seen so many times, you're a deeply religious person.

00:28You used to go to Vaishnodevi, after that you've been seen so many, and much before

00:34this trend started, before the release of the film, people used to go to Golden Temple.

00:40I used to go even before the release of the film.

00:42You used to go, right?

00:44Even before, after, you've been going continuously.

00:46Now, a new controversy has started where one politician turned around and said that Sanatan Dharma is like a virus.

00:56And people got very angry.

00:58But it's a, it's a thinking and we are a democracy.

01:01He's welcome to have his views.

01:03But as a practicing Hindu, do people come and tell you this,

01:08that you should not follow the rules and regulations of Sanatan Dharma.

01:14You should be...

01:15No, nobody says that.

01:16I don't think anybody dares to say it.

01:18And I'm a complete believer of my Hindu.

01:22I'm a Hindu.

01:23My mother, my father, they've taught me that way.

01:26My Hindu Dharma, it's, I follow that.

01:30And I don't say that I want to impose it on anybody.

01:34But I just want to follow it.

01:35If Dharma is so important for you, in your family, does everybody have the same kind of...

01:41Because see, the reason I'm saying it is that these questions are coming up in India today.

01:46Like many people say, yes, Dadaji is strict, I'm not.

01:51It happens in families.

01:52It happens in families.

01:53Yes, it happens in families.

01:54Do these conversations happen?

01:56No, we don't impose each other.

01:59Like my wife's thinking about politics is different than me.

02:03So, we don't impose on each other.

02:05But we are completely different.

02:08But there are discussions.

02:09That is one discussion we try and avoid it because there's no point.

02:13You know, there's no point of having a discussion on that.

02:18Because something which you know, the other person thinks it this way and I think it this way.

02:23And we want to live happily.

02:25So, there are things sometimes they say that never to put anything under the carpet.

02:32I say sometimes it is important because that particular thing,

02:37it has no solution.

02:38Take it and put it under the carpet.

02:40And live happily.

02:48I'll tell you, I just went to Somnath Mandir.

02:58Yes.

02:59The milk which I had to offer there, I didn't do it there.

03:03I have given it to the trust and told them to give it to the needy outside.

03:11Because that will be useful to someone.

03:15Whether it is oil or milk.

03:19It will go to someone's house.

03:21It will go to someone's stomach.

03:23There were so many people there.

03:25Who needs that?

03:26So, our practices and...

03:28Whatever I have said, I am still...

03:30See, I am not saying that you also do it.

03:34Whatever I am doing, you asked me and I told you.

03:38I went there yesterday.

03:40Whatever milk I had to offer, I gave it.

03:43I said, you give it to someone's house.

03:45Give it to some people.

03:47Whatever oil you had to offer, give it.

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