Waiting eagerly for his new flick to hit the screens this mont, Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar talks about his baby, Heyy Babyy, men-bashing and stripping.

Akshay Kumar on his baby, Heyy Babyy, men-bashing and stripping.

Is it true that you did Heyy Babyy for son Aarav?

Yes, that’s right. The film is very close to my heart since it reminds me of my relationship with my son. The film mirrors the journey of a fancy-free bachelor who becomes responsible with parenthood. That's what Aarav did for me. He made me grow up and be more responsible. He brought stability in my life. So when Heyy Babyy came up I decided to do it for Aarav’s sake. If I have to describe the film, I’d say that it’s the funniest film that will make you cry.

When Aarav saw the theatrical trailer of the film in a Mumbai multiplex, he demanded an encore. True?

I had taken Aarav and his friends for a film and the moment the trailer came on the kids started clapping. They demanded an encore so they had to re-run it. He was like a proud son when he saw his father on screen. He thoroughly enjoyed the trailer. He laughed the hardest when I was being slapped. I think he enjoyed seeing his father get slapped.

Does Aarav get possessive when he sees you playing daddy on screen?

(Laughs) My son is four years old. He’s intelligent and knows that it’s just a movie.

Which of your films does Aarav like?

I don’t think he likes any of my films. He enjoys cartoons more. And I prefer that. I like children to be children. I get very disturbed when I see little kids on television wearing suggestive clothes and imitating Madhuri Dixit expressions. I feel programmes like this kill a child’s innocence. So I don't encourage my son to watch my films.

What kind of a father are you?

I think I’m a great father. I’m a caring father. I like to spend as much time as I can with my son. My desire is to take him around the world before he turns 10 and I've already covered half the world.

Were you a hands-on dad when Aarav was a baby? Did you change nappies and wake up in the middle of the night?

(Laughs) Well I wasn’t as hands-on as my wife, Tina , since I was away for shooting but whenever I was home I did my share of changing nappies and waking up when he used to cry in the middle of the night.

There is a line in Heyy Babyy where you say, “Men are dogs”. Do you agree with the statement?

(Laughs out loud) Actually I've improvised the line in the film where I say that men are not dogs, because dogs are faithful. I agree with this statement. Men are not dogs, they are foxes.

You stripped for a song in the film, did you enjoy taking your clothes off?

It was awesome. I think we’ve had enough of girls stripping in films and it's time we gave men a chance. I’m sure women with agree with me. I’m not a male chauvinist you see.

Apparently, the baby in the film loved you the most.

To be honest the baby loved Riteish Deshmukh more. Whenever we wanted the baby to smile, we would make Riteish stand in front of her. Whenever we wanted the baby to cry, we would make Fardeen stand in front of her and whenever we wanted the baby to be without any expression, I was asked to stand in front of her.