Akshay Kumar ‘Bhooth Bangla’ is gearing up for its next release and when the trailer of the film was launched in Mumbai on Monday, an interesting behind-the-scenes story grabbed everyone’s attention. The film’s actors took part in the event, among others the taboo, Rajpal Yadav, Paresh Rawaltogether with the director Priyadarshan and co-producer Ektaa Kapoor.During the interaction, Ekta revealed a surprising anecdote about Akshay from their previous collaboration, which is believed to be ‘Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara’. He shared how the actor got his fee back after the film failed at the box office, leaving him shocked.Ekta shared, “I have been waiting to work with Akshay for quite a few years now. One thing people don’t know is that he’s the only actor who called me after our first film didn’t do well.” He then went on to describe the moment he met him. “He gave me a check, and he said this is your money back, you’ve lost your money, take your money. I was amazed. Nobody does this. In my 31 years in this industry, no one has done this. He just gave the check. I said, ‘No, sir. You make a film for my company. We will make a lot of money. That movie has finally happened,” he said.As the audience responded with applause, Tabu lightened the mood with a witty commentary, bringing up his latest hit ‘Crew’. He said, “What about the overflow you won at Crew? When will that get to us?”Ekta laughed at the question and replied, “When does a producer give that? They never do.” Tabu wrapped it up with a knowing smile, “We know that.”After a 2025 full of releases like ‘Sky Force’, ‘Kesari Chapter 2’, ‘Housefull 5’ and ‘Jolly LLB 3’, ‘Bhooth Bangla’ marks Akshay’s first release in 2026. The actor is also busy ahead with films like ‘Welcome to the Jungle’, ‘Ha 5 in the Jungle’, ‘Ha 5 in the Jungle’, and ‘Ha 5 in the Jungle’. channel as fans continue to wait for a confirmed update on ‘Hera Pheri’ 3′.
