- By JE Entertainment Desk
- Fri, 14 Jul 2023 04:19 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Akshay Kumar, known as the Khiladi of Bollywood, is one of the most celebrated actors in showbiz. The actor is now making headlines for a not-so-good reason. Shanthi Priya, who once graced the screen with Akshay Kumar in the 1991 film Saugandh, has levied serious accusations against him, claiming that he callously ignored her when she wanted to make a comeback in the industry.
During an interview with Bollywood Thikana, the actress recounted her conversation with Akshay Kumar on the sets of Holiday: A Soldier is Never Off Duty. She said, "When I met him on the Holiday set, he was the same Akshay. I told him that I want to come back, and he asked me how I was doing, how my kids were doing. We had a nice half-hour conversation during his lunch break. He introduced me to Sonakshi and told her that I was his first heroine. So, I told him I was planning to come back and to let me know if there’s any good things."
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She claimed that while Akshay remarked that she "looks the same," he also provided her with a reality check by saying, "You know you can't play a heroine, right?" Being shocked, Shanthi Priya responded, "If you can play a hero, why can't I play a heroine?"
The actress further added, "I learned that one shouldn’t have hope. I don’t want to hide anything, after that I got a call from his secretary for Airlift. He said sir wants your pictures, blah blah… I immediately emailed the pictures, and kept calling. They kept telling me they’ll get back to me, but they never did. Calling, no pick up, calling no pick up… The true colour came out. I messaged Akshay, no reply. Seen, no reply; seen, no reply; seen, no reply. It was horrible. And my mom has a soft corner for him. I asked her if I should still call him, she said stop."
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Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar is currently gearing up for the release of his upcoming film, OMG 2. It is a sequel to the 2012 film OMG. Helmed by Amit Rai, it also stars Pankaj Tripathi and Yami Gautam Dhar. It is scheduled to be released on August 11, 2023. Besides this, the actor also has The Great Indian Rescue and Bade Miyan Chote Miyan in his pipeline.
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