Rati Agnihotri to play Akshay Kumar's mom

Rati Agnihotri whose personal life made headlines following allegations of domestic abuse against her husband, Anil Virwani, sounded upbeat when Mirror caught up with her on Sunday. The actress has just returned from a two-week schedule of Singh Is Bling in Punjab. "I was shooting every single day. The hours were long but it was a great shoot with Akshay (Kumar) and Prabhudheva," she asserts.
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Rati plays Akshay Kumar's mother in the film.A Punjabi lady who, she admits, wears a lot of bling too."She has a lot of my traits, including the bonding I share with my son Tanuj," she admits. But while Tanuj is 28, Akshay is 47. Rati is unperturbed, "In cinema you can take creative and cinematic liberties. Age is just one of the many factors that go into making a character sketch.As an actress I'm happy that I've got a chance to play women of different ages," she says diplomatically, refusing to reveal any other details, not even this beeji's name. "That's the discretion of the producer."
When Mirror had visited her at her Worli apartment earlier, she'd been in the midst of a costume fitting and had quickly rejected fabrics that were uncomfortably stiff or would fan out when cut into Patiala salwars.The exact length of the slit of a kurta was specified and jootis, she insisted, would have to be sanded first so they didn't skid. The frames of glasses were also discussed, along with the fake jooda. A lot of thought had gone into prepping up to become Akki's mom. "I loved him in Singh is King. And though Singh Is Bling is nothing like the earlier film, I'm sure you'll love him in this one too. The character has borrowed a lot from him. He's a great son, both in reel and real life. He's in regular touch with his mother and family even when he's away from home, shooting."
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Interestingly, cricketer Yuvraj Singh's father, Yograj Singh, who was last seen playing Farhan Akhtar's coach in Bhaag Mikha Bhaag, is playing Akshay's father and Rati's on-screen husband.
"He's well cast and a hugely talented actor," compliments Rati. Did Yuvi drop in on the sets? "Not when I was there," she says.
While her beta takes off for an outdoor schedule now, Rati will wrap up an earlier commitment and hold talks on future projects before she joins the blingy Singhs again.
In her own family, mum's the word!
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