In an interview with Friday Talkies, Suneel Darshan has claimed that the reason Akshay exited the film was because of his rumoured closeness with Priyanka Chopra that had an adverse effect on his marriage with Twinkle Khanna.

Filmmaker Suneel Darshan shared that Akshay Kumar came to his office in tears after being disrespected by a rival producer during a tough period post-

Akshay Kumar went through a tough phase in 1997 after nine of his films flopped at the box office. A producer told the actor he didn't have the "aukaat" for a billboard.

Akshay Kumar, also known as Khiladi Kumar, has achieved remarkable success in Bollywood with memorable roles over his three-decade-long career. In a recent interview, filmmaker Suneel Darshan revealed that when the actor faced a string of flops,

Producer-director Suneel Darshan opened up on Akshay Kumar's lean phase when he had a string of flops. His films were being stopped and distributors didn't want to touch them. But Darshan cast the actor in many of his movies that time as he saw something special in him.

Suneel Darshan said that films like Dhadkan and Hera Pheri were halted midway because the industry was losing faith in Akshay Kumar.