Akshay Kumar reveals working on Jaani Dushman gave him the money to buy his home: Koffee With Karan Season 7 – Times of India

Surprised by the ‘7-hero’ revelation, Karan asked which film this was and Akshay revealed it was the infamous Jaani Dushman, a 2002 ensemble cast over-the-top thriller which featured stars like Sunny Deol, Suniel Shetty, Sonu Nigam, Arshad Warsi, Manisha Koirala and Armaan Kohli. Karan coaxed Akshay to reveal the fun story from Jaani Dushman, to which Akshay obliged.

He revealed, “I was (hired) on a per-day basis. I was being paid by the day and when the villain killed my character, my shoot go over.” But that wasn’t the end of Akshay’s involvement with the film. He continued, “I have to thank the other hero, who was scheduled to start shooting, but got stuck in New York. When I got to know about that, I went up to the director and asked him, ‘Main vapas aa jaun?'(Should I come back?). The director told me, ‘Your character isn’t dead. He’s alive, he’s in a coma’.”

That was Akshay’s cue. He returned to the film’s shoot. He further revealed, “I shot for another 5 days and earned more money. I was in an urgent situation with the house that I wanted to buy, the one I live in. The money that I earned from Jaani Dushman, I went and gave to the guy who was selling the house.”

He concluded by saying, “Jaani Dushman gave me the flat where I stay right now.” Finally, Samantha who was also part of the show asked Akshay, who was the star that got stuck in New York. Akshay replied, “It was Sunny Deol”.