- Getting candid, Akshay Kumar talks about his early days as a waiter in Bangkok and as a struggling model/actor. He mentions an incident, which has left a huge impression in his life. When he had just started off as an aspiring model, he got a furious lashing from a modeling coordinator.
Apparently, he was signed for a few thousand, a princely amount for him at that time, and he was so happy that he was already in a celebration mode. Suddenly, he got a call and the person from the other side of the phone was quite rude. Reason?
Akshay was quite late. He was surprised though since he was supposed to be at the venue at 6 PM. This is when he realized to his horror that the committed time was in fact 6 AM!
- He lost the assignment and was truly dejected. He thought that his career was in doldrums and this is when a man (now his make-up dada) spotted him and referred him to filmmaker Pramod Chakravorty.
The veteran producer-director took an instant liking for him and signed him there and then for a film as a lead hero. His signing amount? The same as promised by the modeling agency. The time at which he was signed? 6 PM!!! Filmy, very filmy!
- Sajid Khan mentions an interesting anecdote about Akshay's earlier days when he had just started off as an actor. None of his films had released by then but he was already working on 6-7 films.
This is when Sajid had invited Akshay to be a part of an inter-college dance show as a judge. Footage of this real life event is shown exclusively on 'Sajid Superstars'!
- Akshay Kumar shows a different facet of himself as he sings a song. However, surprise factor here is that he does so in Swahili language. Apparently, he learnt the language when he was in Bangkok!
- To spice things further up, Sajid brings up the incident, which happened around a year back on the sets of Welcome. As reports had come in then, Akshay Kumar had allegedly slapped Nana Patekar during filming of a dance sequence. Akshay Kumar reveals what had really happened!
- Akshay Kumar was in a tit-for-tat mode during the entire conversation as he faced quite a few bouncers and answered them tactfully. Sample these!
- Karan Johar - 'Amongst your last six films, which is the one that you feel should have flopped? Akshay - Kabhi Alvidaa Naa Kehna. Why did Akshay mention KANK when he hadn't even acted in it? Find it out?
- Riteish Deshmukh - 'Aren't you bored of your hits?' Akshay - 'I am surprised that you are saying that. Isn't Heyy Babyy your biggest hit till date?'
- Anil Kapoor - 'Would you cut down your price for a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film?' Akshay - 'I am sure he would cut down his price to work with me'
- Malaika Arora Khan - 'If Twinkle Khanna were to host a chat show, would you still charge for it?' Akshay - 'My money is her money and her money is my money. Our money is our children's money and I handle my children's bank account'! So, there you go!
- Dia Mirza - 'You and Shah Rukh Khan dance at weddings and charge for it. Is there anyone for whom you would not charge money?' Akshay - 'You, because by that time I would have cut a deal with your husband'!
- No wonder, with majority of questions being centered on money, Akshay cried out loud that why was his bank balance being the center of attraction. He did refute reports though that he is paid 50/60/70 crores as written by some sections of media. The news may have never failed to shake up the industry but Akshay truly denied by stating - 'I don't charge that kind of money'!
- However, Vidya Balan's question still remained to be on the similar lines. She asked - 'What is your real price? And in case it is indeed around 50 crores, can you give me 10% of that?' Akshay - 'I will give you entire 100%, provided....' What did Akshay say in the end? What is his condition?