Despite flops, Akshay finds praise from Kareena, Katrina

New Delhi, June 23: It doesn`t matter if Akshay Kumar has not delivered a single hit this year, he continues to find support and words of praise from his oft repeated co-stars Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, who have not lost confidence in one of their "favourite co-stars". One of the highest paid actors in tinsel town, Akshay gave two big-budget flops this year with "Chandni Chowk To China" and "8X10 Tasveer".

Akshay is going to again test the box-office waters with debut director Sabbir Khan`s "Kambakkht Ishq" releasing July 3 and his co-star in the movie Kareena says she has not lost confidence in him. "Akshay is one of my favourite co-stars and it`s (`Kambakkht Ishq`) one of his best till date. He`s got all the ingredients to make a super film," Kareena recently told reporters here. "Hope audiences give us more love and support and I`m sure Sabbir, me and Akshay have a winner on our hands with `Kambakkht Ishq`," added Kareena who has done films like "Ajnabee", "Talaash", "Aitraaz", "Bewafaa" and "Tashan" with the actor. Khan echoed the same thoughts and told IANS: "Every actor goes through failures and ups and downs in his or her career... Akshay is a brilliant actor with a perfect comic timing." Katrina who has starred with the actor in movies like "Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye" and back-to-back hits like "Namastey London", "Welcome" and "Singh Is Kinng" is also all praise for the actor. "I`ve learnt so much from Akshay and I learn so much from him about films every time we are on the sets. He knows so much about cinema. His career has really taken a great turn with the time he`s spent in the industry," Katrina said. Katrina, who is also appearing with the actor in movies like "Blue" (not opposite each other) and "De Dana Dhan", said: "In fact it was his wife Twinkle who recommended that I should be there opposite him in `De Dana Dan`. So I was like `wow, thank you!` but it`s always a pleasure to work with him. You get to learn so much from him," she said. Akshay`s other projects include "Action Replay", "Komagata Maru", "Housefull" and "Helloo India". IANS