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Wheel of Fortune is being hosted by Akshay Kumar. In the upcoming episode, Akshay Kumar talked about his acting mentor. Akshay told in the show that he considers Chunky Pandey as his first acting mentor. Everyone was surprised to hear this statement of Akshay Kumar.
Chunky Pandey is Akshay Kumar’s acting guru
While talking about his initial days of acting, Akshay said- Chunky Pandey is my teacher. Akshay further told that in the initial days of training, he used to join acting classes where senior actors used to teach newcomers. He told, ‘We used to perform scenes of Amitabh Bachchan and Chunky sir was our senior.’
On this, Chunky Pandey said, ‘I taught acting, I taught dance also and till date I have not received even Guru Dakshina.’ During this time, actor Gulshan Grover was also with him. Then Gulshan Grover also reacted to this. He said jokingly, ‘I am proud of Akshay Kumar. He forgot the things taught by Chunky and yet became such a brilliant actor.
Talking about the equation of Akshay Kumar and Chunky Pandey, they have worked in the superhit film Housefull. Chunky Pandey played the role of the last pasta in this film. This role of Chunky was very much liked.
Akshay Kumar’s TV journey
Akshay Kumar has made a comeback in the world of TV through Wheel of Fortune. Before this, he had hosted the stunt based show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi. He hosted the show from 2008 to 2011. After this he judged Master Chef India. This show came in 2010. Talking about Wheel of Fortune, the show started from 27th January. It is based on the American TV show Wheel of Fortune.