Salman KhanThe popularity of Akshay Kumar When they appeared together in ” including Chunky Pandaykapil sharma show‘. Akshay recalls how Thuki cleverly turned Salman’s stardom into a business opportunity when they toured South Africa performing stage shows.According to Akshay, the show was a huge success and as one of the organizers, Chunky offered to take Salman shopping. When they arrived at a clothing store, Chunky encouraged the superstar to pick out a few outfits, telling him, “Pick out 3-4 pairs of jeans and 2-3 shirts.”Salman happily picked his favorite outfit. Soon after, the shop owner came up to him and said, “We would like to take a photo with Mr. Salman.” The actor agreed and posed for a photo with the shop owner and his family before leaving the store, unaware of what was going on behind the scenes.Akshay revealed that Salman later found out the real reason for the shopping trip. A few days after his visit, he learned that Chunky had reportedly charged the store owner $20,000 to bring Salman to the store so they could benefit from the superstar’s presence and publicity.Akshay and Chunky have shared screen space in several films over the years, including Aankhen (1993), Housefull (2010), Housefull 3 (2016) and Housefull 5 (2025). On the work front, Akshay recently played the lead role in Welcome to the Jungle, the latest installment in the Welcome to the Jungle series, which hit theaters on June 26.Directed by Ahmed Khan, the comedy has one of the strongest casts in recent years, with more than 30 actors, including Suniel Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Raveena Tandon, Disha PataniJacqueline Fernandez, Arshad WarsiParesh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Johnny Lever, Aftab Shivdasani, Lala Dutta, Shreyas Talpade, Tashar KapoorDaler 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 Pankajeer, Sudesh Berry, Hemant Pakir, Zakir, Sudesh Din Newbie Sayas and several others.
