Model-actress Lisa Haydon has credited superstar Akshay Kumar for improving her command over Hindi. The two actors would now be seen together on the big screen in their upcoming film ‘Shaukeen’, which is a remake of the hit 1982 romantic-comedy film of the same name. It also stars Paresh Rawal, Anupam Kher and Annu Kapoor in lead roles.
The four film-old actress, who was raised in Australia, is happy that her Hindi is getting better with each film. Talking about her co-star in the film, she said in an interview, “Yes, Akshay helped me a lot with Hindi. He does half of my lines. In fact, his Hindi is far better than mine can ever be. It is a slow process. I know one can’t learn Hindi in a day. But shooting for so many days and speaking it every day has surely bettered it. Akshay is amazing and lots of fun. He is immensely talented and very encouraging.”
Lisa would be seen playing the role of Rati Agnihotri in the ‘Shaukeen’ remake. Buzz is that the film was earlier offered to Nargis Fakhri but she opted out of it for her debut Hollywood film SPY. When asked about it, Lisa said, “I don’t think about all of that. I just feel I was very fortunate to get the film, I see it that way. Till sometime back, people wouldn’t have even considered me for a film like ‘Shaukeen’ and after ‘Queen’ released, they called me… I have started getting meatier roles and people started noticing me after the film. I hope it continues that way. I am fortunate to be a part of it.”
