Akshay Kumar: Who knew Vidya Balan would become a sex icon?

With his new film Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara (OUATIM 2) set to hit theatres just a week after Shah Rukh Khan’s monster hit Chennai Express, Akshay Kumar unwittingly finds himself facing the behemoth task of matching SRK’s success, if not topping it.

While we wait for the action to unfold on August 15, Kumar discusses his new film, his hatred for cigarettes, working with a female producer (Ekta Kapoor), and being pitted against a much younger actor (Imran Khan) in his new film.