Salman Khan:Its popularity often leads to unforgettable stories, and one such amusing anecdote was shared by: Akshay Kumar involving Chunky Panday when they were together in ‘The Kapil Sharma Show:‘. Akshay recalls how Chunky turned Salman’s smartness into a business opportunity while they were touring South Africa for a stage show.According to Akshay, the show was a huge success, and as one of the organizers, Chunky offered to take Salman shopping afterwards. When they reached a clothing store, Chunky encouraged the superstar to pick out some clothes, telling him, “Pick 3-4 jeans and 2-3 shirts”.Salman happily chooses the clothes he likes. Soon, the shop owner approached him and said, “We want to take a picture with Salman sir.” The actor obliged, posing for photos with the owner and his family before leaving the store, not knowing what was going on behind the scenes.Akshay revealed that Salman later discovered the real reason behind the shopping trip. A few days after the visit, he learned that Chunky had reportedly charged the store owner 20,000 dollars to bring Salman to the store, allowing them to benefit from the superstar’s presence and publicity.Akshay and Chunky have shared screen space in several films over the years, including ‘Aankhen’ (1993), ‘Housefull’ (2010), ‘Housefull 3’ (2016) and ‘Housefull 5’ (2025). On the work front, Akshay was recently seen headlining ‘Welcome to the Jungle’, the latest installment of the ‘Welcome’ franchise, which released in theaters on June 26.Directed by Ahmed Khan, the comedy features one of the largest ensemble casts in recent years, with more than 30 actors, including Suniel Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Raveena Tandon, Disha PataniJacqueline Fernandez, Arshad WarsiParesh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Johnny Lever, Aftab Shivdasani, Lara Dutta, Shreyas Talpade, Tusshar KapoorDaler Mehndi, Farida Jalal, Krishna Abhishek, Kiku Sharda, Kiran Kumar, Mukesh Tiwari, Yashpal Sharma, Vindu Dara Singh, Nawab Shah, Urvashi Rautela, Puneet Issar, Arjun Firoz Khan, the late Pankaj Dheer, Sudesh Berry, Hemant Pandey, Zakir Hussain, Sayaji Shinde and so on.