Akshay Kumar On Dowry: Some Call It Gift, I Would Call It Extortion

"We cannot disagree with the fact that dowry is very much there in India, said Akshay Kumar

Dowry is like "extortion" and the malpractice continues to plague India even today, said Bollywood star Akshay Kumar on Wednesday.

It is in the "layers", the actor said referring to the deep-rooted social evil.

"We cannot disagree with the fact that dowry is very much there in India. It's in the layers. Some call it dowry, gift, 'sankalp'. It has different names.

"Some demand that they want to have the wedding on a large scale. I would call it extortion. The father, the brother are not that capable, and yet they try to do as much as they can so that it (the wedding) happens," Akshay Kumar told reporters here.