Prabhu Deva dance steps not easy, says Akshay

Akshay Kumar, who returns to the action genre after seven years with "Rowdy Rathore", confesses that he had to put in a lot of hard work while shooting dance sequences as director Prabhu Deva's steps were very difficult. 

"Whatever he tells me, I go and rehearse it. We start rehearsing one week before. His steps are not so easy that you can do it immediately on the sets. Whatever steps he tells me I practice it and then do it finally," Akshay, who is a good dancer himself, said.He was talking on the sets of the TV show "Dance India Dance" where he appeared to promote his film. "Rowdy Rathore" also stars Sonakshi Sinha and is slated for a June 15

release.Akshay's recently released "Housefull 2" has garnered huge response at the box-office. The film reportedly earned Rs.50 crore in just four days.Akshay says a lot of hard work has gone into the multi-starrer directed by Sajid Khan. "It has been a hard battle in four days. So let's hope everything goes well. It's everybody's hard work together. It's a team work from Sajid Khan to (producer) Sajid Nadiadwala," he said.

Censor Board gives its nod to 'Housefull 2'

Buzz is that a snake and an alligator could have sabotaged Sajid Khan's Housefull 2 premiere and release this week 

Just days before the film opens, a few animal activists urged the Censor Board not to approve the film, as they were unsure if the producers had acquired the correct permissions to shoot with animals in the film. But producer Sajid Nadiadwala insists that all the requisite permissions are in place and the premiere and the release will go ahead as planned.Confirms producer Sajid Nadiadwala, “We understand that using animals in a film is sensitive and requires a lot of permissions. However, since we shot in London, we had taken requisite permissions from the board there, apart from the Animal Welfare Board in Chennai. 

However, a few activists from Mumbai were not aware of this and they had told the Censor Board not to issue us the censor certificate.”Censor Board members, the producer and the activists have spent the last week trying to resolve the situation. J P Singh, regional officer, CBFC (Censor Board of film Certification) says, “They had the permissions and it was a simple miscommunication between the producer and the board.We have made sure no animals have been harmed during the shoot and as we speak, the certificate is being issued to the filmmakers.”This is, however, not the first time Nadiadwala and director Sajid Khan are dealing with animals. Housefull featured a monkey and a tiger and therefore, there were extra precautions taken to make sure nothing went wrong this time. Adds Sajid, “I thought I won’t be able to release the film on time. We need the certificate for the Singapore premiere. Thankfully, now I hear that the certificate is being issued. Or else, it would have led to a great deal of distress for our distributors.”