EXCLUSIVE: Akshay Kumar once sat ON THE FLOOR to hear the story of THIS film : Bollywood News

Filmmaker Suneel Darshan’s Jaanwar came at a time for Akshay Kumar when he was badly looking for a hit after a long series of flops. The film was an emotional story of a father and it also starred Karisma Kapoor and Shilpa Shetty.

EXCLUSIVE: Akshay Kumar once sat ON THE FLOOR to hear the story of THIS film

As Jaanwar worked at the box office and managed to touch the audience, the actor was keen to work with the director again. So much so that when he heard that the filmmaker had visited a young actor after the release of Jaanwar, he got worried thinking that the director might not sign him for his next.

But Akshay soon came out of the anxiety as Suneel Darshan did cast him for his next Ek Rishtaa: The Bond Of Love. During a video interview with Bollywood Hungama, the filmmaker recalled the moment when he narrated the idea to him for the first time.

“He (Akshay) invited me for dinner one night at his house and asked, ‘Ab kya banaoge aap mere saath?’ So I just narrated another idea of mine to him. It was Ek Rishtaa. It was immediately after (Jaanwar),’ said Suneel Darshan.

Akshay was so mesmerized by the narration, that he went down-to-earth, literally. “We were just talking,” continued Suneel Darshan. “And in the process of the conversation, he sat down to the floor. He couldn’t believe that he was a part of a story that was so emotional. He had just lost his father. So, his emotional ends were quite ignited. He was so thankful that I had a story like this for him.”

Ek Rishtaa was about the relationship between a father (Amitabh Bachchan) and his son (Akshay), which goes sour. At the same time, the father, who runs a big company, gets duped by his employee and son-in-law, played by Mohnish Behl. The film was about how the father-son duo reunite for the sake of their business and family.

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