Akshay Kumar has been one of standout stars in Bollywood over last decade or so. action hero has been making some big bucks with his patriotic-med hits in last few years. His recent release, Mission Mangal, did well at box office  and collected a total of Rs.197.37 crore over first 25 days. ‘Rowdy Rathore’ star has a lot of good relations within Bollywood but re are a few people who have a special bond with star. Read furr to find out Khiladi Kumar’s hidden Bollywood connections.

Akshay Kumar and Ranveer Singh

veteran actor first appeared alongside flamboyant Ranveer Singh in recent season of ‘Koffee with Karan’. duo immediately displayed a welcoming camaraderie which had audiences begging for more. fans got what y wanted when Akshay Kumar played a cameo role in ‘Simmba’ which starred Ranveer and Sara Ali Khan. Kumar portrayed role of an anti-terrorist squad (ATS) officer - Veer Suryavanshi. ‘Mission Mangal’ star is set to work with Rohit Shetty in a which he will play cop. An interesting fact was that Akki’s name in film also has a Salman Khan connection. Bhai did a film titled called Suryavanshi in 1992 followed by Veer in 2010. When you combine both film titles, we get name Veer-Suryavanshi, same name of character Akshay plays in cameo.

Kriti San’s connection with Akshay Kumar

Kriti San made her Bollywood debut alongside Tiger Shroff in action-flick ‘Heropanti’. San, who starred in ‘Luka Chhupi’ alongside Kartik Aryaan, has mand to establish herself in Bollywood faster than expected. San recently signed a new film titled ‘Arjun Patiala’ alongside Punjabi actor - Diljit Dosanjh. In a recent interview, Kriti revealed that she has immense respect for Akshay Kumar. 

“I think way he lives his life in such a disciplined way is what I admire most in him,” Kriti said in a recent interview.

Kriti spoke about an interesting moment she shared with veteran superstar. ‘Heropanti’ actor said that Akshay had once told her that he has t missed a single sunrise in his life. Kriti also added that she wants to imitate Akshay Kumar’s habit of taking some time off despite working all throughout year. How she mans to do that, is something that will be interesting for us to see.

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Chunky Pandey turns teacher for Akshay Kumar

Khiladi Kumar revealed that veteran Bollywood actor - Chunky Pandey - shared a rar intimate connection with him during his formative years as an actor. Akki said that ‘Housefull’ co-star Chunky Pandey used to be an instructor in former’s acting school three decades ago. Akki added that he used to look up to Chunky Pandey in his early days as well. Read certain excerpts from interview.

" place where Chunky Pandey sahab used to learn acting, he used to be my senior re. When I used to go re as a junior, we used to look up to him and we used to wait for moment when he would come. His film 'Aag Hi Aag' (1987) had released, which was a super duper hit. I used to be a huge fan of Chunky Pandey," Akshay said at a promotional event for 'Housefull'.
 

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