Q (to Akshay Kumar), June 26 -- Director Tarun Manshukhani's Housefull 5, which has an ensemble cast, traded fairly at the Indian box office. After a healthy run, IBNS looks back at the interaction of the Housefull 5 team members with the media on the latest installment of the comedy franchise... Excerpts...

How do you view a slapstick film in today's time?

A. Frankly, slapstick comedy is very difficult. We have mixed slapstick with action comedy in Housefull 5. It is a physical comedy. I am a huge fan of Charlie Chaplin and his brand of comedy. So Housefull 5 comprises that kind of comic element. Unfortunately, this kind of comedy doesn't get much recognition. It's very difficult to make people laugh when it comes to physical or slapst...