Appearances can be really deceptive. Akshay Kumar isn`t the gregarious sort at all. The guy simply packs his bags after work and heads home."I am such a loner. I have no friends I can count on," Akshay confessed recently. This would, for sure, hurt people like Dharmesh and Suneel Darshan. The Darshans have been loyal to him through thick and thin, casting him in all their films.

What, then, could be the reason for his not bonding with them at the personal level? A male co-star rightly pointed out the truth. "Akshay may appear to be macho what with his penchant for high-risk but he gets along only with females." True.

If his equation with Karisma, Kareena, Juhi , Preity, Tabu and even the reserved Kajol is anything to go by, the khiladi is quite a ladies` man. And we are leaving the Raveenas, Shilpas and Poojas out.