salman khanThe popularity of has often led to unforgettable stories, and one such funny anecdote was shared by Akshay Kumar involving Chunky Panday when they made an appearance together in ‘The Kapil Sharma Show‘. Akshay recalled how Chunky cleverly turned Salman’s stardom into a business opportunity while they were on tour in South Africa for a stage show.According to Akshay, the show was a huge success and as one of the organizers, Chunky offered to take Salman shopping afterwards. Once they arrived at a clothing store, Chunky encouraged the superstar to pick out a few outfits, telling her, “Pick 3-4 jeans and 2-3 t-shirts.”Salman happily chose the clothes he liked. Soon after, the shop owner approached him and said, “We want to take a picture with Salman, sir.” The actor obliged, posing for pictures with the owner and his family before leaving the store, not knowing what had happened behind the scenes.Akshay revealed that Salman later discovered the real reason behind the shopping trip. A few days after the visit, it was learned that Chunky had charged the store owner $20,000 to bring Salman to the store, allowing them to benefit from the superstar’s presence and publicity.Akshay and Chunky have shared screen space in several films over the years including ‘Aankhen’ (1993), ‘Housefull’ (2010), ‘Housefull 3’ (2016) and ‘Housefull 5’ (2025). On the work front, Akshay was recently seen in the titular ‘Welcome to the Jungle’, the latest installment of the ‘Welcome’ franchise, which opened in theaters on June 26.Directed by Ahmed Khan, the comedy features one of the biggest casts of recent years, with over 30 actors including Suniel Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Raveena Tandon, Disha PataniJacqueline Fernandez, Arshad WarsiParesh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Johnny Lever, Aftab Shivdasani, Lara Dutta, Shreyas Talpade, Tusshar KapoorDaler Mehndi, Farida Jalal, Krishna Abhishek, Kiku Sharda, Kiran Kumar, Mukesh Tiwari, Yashpal Sharma, Vindu Dara Singh, Nawab Shah, Urvashi Rautela, Puneet Issar, Arjun Firoz Khan, Late Pankaj Dheer, Sudesh Berry, Hemant Pandessay Sayaji Shinde and several others.