Akshay Oberoi, who starred in the Hrithik Roshan-led Fighter says he has no qualms about people drawing similarities between his film and Akshay Kumar’s Sky Force. The two films released on Republic Day weekend — Sky Force premiered this year, while Fighter hit the big screen in 2024 — and both are based on the Indian Air Force.

Ask the actor about the comparisons, and he tells us, “Both the films are on the Air Force, so comparisons are inevitable. But it doesn’t bother me at all. There are only about six or seven stories you can tell in this space, so it’s about how you tell it. I’m sure the screenplays are very different.”

However, its not just the narratives — many have also drawn parallels between the two films’ box-office performances. Reacting to it, Akshay replies, “The problem is, we’ve created a society in which the profit and bottom line are the most important things. You could be the worst actor on the planet, but if your films make a ton of money, you will get cast by the biggest directors.”

The 40-year-old adds, “That’s just the way it’s been. We live in a capitalistic world jahan paison ko pooja jaata hai, more than talent. So, in a place like this, how can you expect it to not happen?”

He elaborates: “You would see one actor putting out things about another actor, like they made more money than the other in the last few years. [But] we created the rule that money is number one, so people do whatever it takes to make money.”

“So, if that is at the cost of pulling someone down to pull yourself up, you’ll do it, and it will keep happening. In an ideal world, it should not happen, but there’s no point in crying over such things. This is the game, and this is how you play it,” he signs off.