When Chunky Panday took advantage of Salman Khan's stardom
Mumbai, July 4
Salman Khan is one of the biggest stars in Bollywood, and once, fellow actor Chunky Panday decided to take advantage of his massive stardom.
Akshay Kumar, who appeared on "The Kapil Sharma Show" with Chunky, narrated the funny incident.
The 'Houseful' actor revealed that once Salman Khan was doing a show with Chunky Panday in South Africa and the show went extremely well, so being the organizer, Chunky graciously offered to take Salman for shopping.
As they were in a shop, Chunky told Salman, "Pick 3-4 jeans and 2-3 shirts". So, Salman picked what he liked.
The owner of the shop came, "We want to take a picture with Salman sir." The 'Ek Tha Tiger' actor took a few pictures with the owner and his family. Salman left the shop extremely happy.
However, only after a couple of days did he come to know that Chunky had taken 20,000 dollars from the shop owner to get Salman to his shop.
For those who do not know, Akshay has worked with Chunky in "Aankhen (1993)", "Housefull (2010)", "Housefull 3 (2016)", and "Housefull 5 (2025)."
In the meantime, Akshay was recently seen leading the latest instalment in the popular 'Welcome' franchise that arrived in the cinema halls on June 26th.
Made under the direction of Ahmed Khan, "Welcome to the Jungle" boasts a massive ensemble cast of over 30 actors including Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Raveena Tandon, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Arshad Warsi, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Johnny lever, Aftab Shivdasani, Lara Dutta, Shreyas Talpade, Tusshar Kapoor, Daler Mehndi, Farida Jalal, Krishna Abhishek, Kiku Sharda, Kiran Kumar, Mukesh Tiwari, Yashpal Sharma, Vindu Dara Singh, Nawab Shah, Urvashi Rautela, Puneet Issar, Arjun Firoz Khan, Late Pankaj Dheer, Sudesh Berry, Hemant Pandey, Zakir Hussain, and Sayaji Shinde, along with others.
Up next, Akshay will also be a part of Rohit Shetty's "Golmaal 5".
— IANS
Reader Comments
This is so Bollywood! All these stars act like they're doing each other favours, but behind the scenes, there's always some business going on. I'm sure Salman didn't mind, knowing his generosity. But poor shop owner, spending that much just for a picture! In India, we'd never see that kind of money for a photo with a star.
Ye toh classic Punjabi jugaad hai! 😄 Chunky Panday knew exactly how to use Salman's fame. I've heard similar stories from my uncle's friend who works in event management in Mumbai - these stars charge lakhs just to show up for 10 minutes. At least Salman was gracious enough to pose for photos without knowing what was happening.
Interesting story, but it says more about the star culture in India than anything else. In the US, celebrities do paid appearances all the time, but usually they know about it. The fact that Chunky kept Salman in the dark is what makes it funny. Reminds me of the PR stunts Hollywood agents pull, just with more Bollywood drama.
Honestly, this is harmless compared to the stories we hear about Bollywood. At least no one got hurt, and it's a funny anecdote from Kapil's show. I'm more curious about 'Welcome to the Jungle' – 30 actors? That's like a wedding guest list! And Akshay Kumar is doing Golmaal 5? Rohit Shetty's films are always fun, so looking forward to that.
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