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.

Somy Ali seeks peace following Lawrence Bishnoi’s allegations against Salman Khan. Neetu Kapoor finds solace in work after Rishi Kapoor's death. Rumors lead Twinkle Khanna to temporarily leave Akshay Kumar.

Director Suneel Darshan, who worked with Akshay Kumar in Dhadkan and other films, recalled the actor going through a tough phase in his career. In an interview recently, he revealed that a producer once insulted Akshay so much that he was almost on the verge of breaking down.

Akshay Kumar was the star of early 2000s. But before success struck, he had a rather dull phase in late 90s. Filmmaker Suneel Darshan reveals why several filmmakers were pulling out from betting their money on the actor,

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.

Bobby Deol and Priyanka Chopra starrer Barsaat was released back in 2005. While the film initially had Akshay Kumar in the lead role, director Suneel Darshan recently revealed that he had to walk out of the film after Twinkle Khanna left him.