Akshay Kumar shares details of Mithila Palkar’s character in Bhooth Bangla: “Portrayed her role with a lot of love”

February 20, 2026 - 8:57 AM IST

Ahead of the horror comedy Bhooth Bangla's release, actors Akshay Kumar and Mithila Palkar reunited on the sets of the game show, Wheel of Fortune. Akshay Kumar gave a warm welcome to co-star Mithila Palkar on the set. Introducing her to the audience, Akshay said, "Mithila started her journey from the internet and is working in many films now. And soon, she will be seen with an actor who is very well known to me.. guess who – me!" The actor announced with his signature wit.

Akshay Kumar shares details of Mithila Palkar’s character in Bhooth Bangla: “Portrayed her role with a lot of love”

Officially speaking about their collaboration, Akshay added, "In Bhooth Bangla, Mithila will be seen playing the role not of the 'bhoot', but of my sister. Mithila has done an extraordinary job and portrayed her role with a lot of love."

While Akshay shared details about Mithila's onscreen character, the young actress was also quick to share fun behind-the-scenes moments from the set. Mithila said, "I've come on the show to recover and repay all the money I lost to you (Akshay) during the course of shooting for Bhooth Bangla", alluding to the games they played on set.

Continuing their fun banter, Akshay mentioned that Mithila lost at least Rs. 4000 to him during games on set. "You better win and repay me for all the games you lost on set, otherwise this time we will play Judo, not Ludo!", said the veteran actor, while leaving the audience in splits.

Both Akshay and Mithila were seen in high spirits as they reminisced about shooting together for Bhooth Bangla and playing brother-sister onscreen for the first time.

Akshay was last seen onscreen in 2025 in the comedy drama Jolly LLB 3, while Mithila's last release was Aamir Khan Productions' Happy Patel alongside Vir Das.

Priyadarshan's horror comedy Bhooth Bangla is set to release on April 10, 2026 in cinemas.

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