Salman KhanIts popularity often leads to unforgettable stories and one such amusing anecdote was shared Akshay Kumar Chunky involved Pandey when they appeared together in ‘The Kapil Sharma Show‘ Akshay recalls how Chunky slyly turned Salman’s stardom into a business opportunity when they were touring South Africa for a stage show.According to Akshay, the show was a huge success, and as an organiser, Chunky offered to shop Salman afterwards. Once they reached a clothing store, Chunky encouraged the superstar to pick out a few outfits, telling him, “Pick 3-4 jeans and 2-3 shirts”.Salman happily chose his favorite outfit. After that, the owner of the shop came to him and said, we want to take a picture with Salman sir. The actor was forced to take pictures with the owner and his family before leaving the store, not knowing what happened behind the scenes.Akshay revealed that Salman later discovered the real reason behind the shopping trip. A few days after the visit, he learns that Chunky has charged the shop owner $20,000 to bring Salman to the shop, so that they can benefit from the superstar’s presence and publicity.Akshay and Chunky shared screen space in several films including ‘Ankhen’ (1993), ‘Housefull’ (2010), ‘Housefull 3’ (2016) and ‘Housefull 5’ (2025). On the work front, Akshay was recently seen headlining ‘Welcome To The Jungle’, the latest installment in the ‘Welcome’ franchise, which released in theaters on June 26.Directed by Ahmed Khan, the comedy has one of the biggest ensemble casts in recent years, with over 30 actors including Sunil Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Raveena Tandon. Disha PataniJacqueline Fernandez, Arshad WarsiParesh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Johnny Lever, Aftab Shivdasani, Lara Dutta, Shreyas Talpade, Tushar KapoorDaler Mehndi, Farida Jalal, Krishna Abhishek, Kiku Sharda, Kiran Kumar, Mukesh Tiwari, Yashpal Sharma, Bindu Dara Singh, Nawab Shah, Urbashi Rautela, Puneet Issar, Arjun Feroz Khan, Late Pankaj Dhir, Sudesh Berry, Hemant Pandey, Zaker Hussain Sayaji Shinde And several others.
