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MUMBAI: `Andaaz` to her upcoming comic flick `House full`, Lara Dutta has shared screen space with Akshay Kumar in half a dozen films and has come to look up to the star as her role model.

"Akshay is a role model for me," says Lara, who is extremely excited about `House full`. And why not, comedies have worked wonders for her in the past, mostly the one`s that saw her opposite Akshay.

"I have seen Akshay right from the time I came into industry with `Andaaz`. The film was a great debut for me and I couldn`t have asked for more. Over the years, I have seen him grow tremendously as an actor," Lara told reporters.

Lara, 31, is now looking forward to the Sajid Khan directed entertainer, which is slated for release on April 30, where it is back to old times with the action hero.