India, June 23 -- Akshay Kumar made his entry into the film industry as an action star. The 1992 film Khiladi marked his breakthrough as an actor, and after three decades in the industry, the actor has got the chance to explore, reinvent and transform himself time and again. As he gears up for the release of the comedy drama Welcome to the Jungle, the actor opened up about his thoughts on transforming as an actor.

Speaking with news agency PTI, Akshay said he realised after the first decade in the Hindi film industry that he was stuck in the action star image and needed to break out urgently. And he did that by exploring different genres such as comedy, drama, romance and horror comedy. "Thirty-five years are a long time.... It is a one ...