Director Suneel Darshan to reveal Akshay Kumar getting teary-eyed when a producer insulted him!

Akshay Kumar, better known as Khiladi Kumar, has achieved remarkable success in Bollywood throughout the course of his three-decade career by playing legendary parts. In a recent interview, filmmaker Suneel Darshan revealed that after a string of box office setbacks, a producer insulted the actor by calling him unworthy and refusing to put his picture on a billboard. Additionally, when the producer wasconsidering starring Hrithik Roshan in one of his next 100 films, Akshay suggested that Roshan be added on the list.

Director Suneel Darshan, who has worked with Akshay Kumar on films like Andaaz and Ek Rishtaa, revealed in a recent media chat that he took a chance by casting Akshay in the movie Jaanwar at a time when the actor was going through a difficult patch in his career and big movies like Dhadkan and Hera Pheri hadn't come out yet.

Just a few days prior to their film's premiere, Suneel explained, another movie starring the Welcome actor was set to be released. He talked about how the producer abused Kumar and said he wasn't worth a billboard without mentioning the movie.

The filmmaker provided more details, saying, "Akshay Kumar came to meet me at my office. During those days, he would come every day to meet me. He was crying. He shared, 'I just met with the producer of my film and asked him why he didn't put any banners, and he said, tumhari aukaat nahi hai ki billboard lagaya jaye.' That day was the first time I felt nervous. But, I controlled my emotions and thought of doing something."

After listening to Kumar, the Andaaz producer decided to stand by him instead of rejecting him. They made the decision to only feature Akshay Kumar on Juhu's largest billboard. The poster didn't even include the film's leading ladies, Shilpa Shetty and Karisma Kapoor, who were already well-known at the time. The film became a huge hit in other parts of the country even though it had a bad opening weekend in Mumbai.

However, after finding out that Suneel had gone to meet with Hrithik Roshan for a project, Akshay made the decision to drop by his office. Recalling the incident, Suneel Darshan revealed, "He said, 'I heard you are making a film with Hrithik Roshan'. I was like, 'Where did you hear that?' He said, 'I heard you met Rakesh Roshan in his office the other day'. I said, 'I did meet him because he called me to show some songs of his son.' He was like, 'oh, okay'. Then he held my hand and asked me to promise him that I will make 100 films with him."

In terms of his profession, Akshay is going through yet another challenging time. His box office performance has been poor for his last twelve films. The actor is still working hard on his upcoming films, which include Housefull 5, Jolly LLB 3, Shankara, and Sky Force.