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India.com
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
Meet actor who is best know for his comedy films, left audience shocked after playing negative roles, daughter is also an actress, he is...
Meet actor who is best know for his comedy films, left audience shocked after playing negative roles, daughter is also an actress, he is... In the ever-evolving world of cinema, the true versatility and talent of an actor are only known through their diverse choices of work. This industry is quick to typecast and stereotype an actor in a particular niche if they keep working in the same genre. However, besides these labels, there was one actor who carved a space for himself in the comedy genre with his quick wit and impeccable comic timing in several films. But besides being best known for his comic films, he also proved his adaptable skills by delivering some intense roles. The actor that we are talking about is none other than Chunky Panday. Chunky made his debut in the world of entertainment in the year 1987 opposite Neelam Kothari. His first film was 'Aag Hi Aag'. But the film that rose him to fame was Tezaab. But besides delivering several comedy films, and his an iconic 'Aakhri Pasta' dialogue that's a part of meme culture even today. He also ventured into some intense roles. Some of his films that revealed his dark acting side are Doomsday, Begum Jaan, Prasthanam, Saaho, and more. Prastham is a political drama that was released in the year 2018. Chunky played the role of a shrewd businessman in this film. It also featured actors like Sanjay Dutt, Manisha Koirala, Amyra Dastur, Ali Fazal, and Jackie Shroff. In 2019, another film, Saaho, revealing his negative side, hit the theatres. Featuring Shraddha Kapoor and Prabhas in the lead, this action thriller received a mixed reaction from the audience. Chunky also played a double role in the series Abhay 2. In this Ken Ghosh series, he portrayed the role of a serial killer. Chunky's work was widely appreciated and hailed in this film. Chunky's daughter, Ananya Panday, is currently dominating the entertainment industry. She made her debut with Student of the Year 2 and has appeared in many films like Kho Gaye Hum Kahan, Gehraiyaan. Her recent work in Call Me Bae was widely appreciated. She is all geared up to appear next in Karan Johar's ' Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri', Doing an array of films in his career trajectory, Chunky has proved himself as a remarkable performer time and again.
Indian Express
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
‘Wasted half my life waiting for Shatrughan Sinha': When Poonam Dhillon revealed who the tardiest Bollywood star was
Shatrughan Sinha's tardiness has been well-documented by his co-stars. In fact, the actor has himself admitted that he was purposefully late to work, because he felt that it would add to his aura. In an old appearance on Kapil Sharma's comedy show, his frequent co-star Poonam Dhillon identified him as one of Bollywood's worst offenders on this front. Asked to name the tardiest hero that she has worked with, she said, 'There were two top heroes; Govinda and Shatrughan Sinha. I've worked often with them both. With Shatru ji, I did five or six films. I think I've wasted half my life waiting for him. He would show up at 4 pm for a 9 am shift.' In a recent interview, Chunky Panday recalled that Shatrughan Sinha advised him never to be on time to work. 'Shatru ji told me something very nice, which I follow to date. He said, 'Son, whatever you do, never arrive on time anywhere. If you are punctual, no one will value you. Even if you happen to be early somehow, stay in the car for 15 minutes or so. Make people wait.' That was the old-school method — people eagerly waiting for a star. Once the star arrives, what's the point,' Chunky shared during a chat with Radio Nasha. He made his acting debut in the film Aag Hi Aag, which also featured the veteran star. Also read – Geeta Dutt 'believed in ghosts', forced Guru Dutt to demolish their 'haunted' Pali Hill bungalow because she felt it was bringing misfortune Describing Shatrughan Sinha as 'overconfident' in an interview with Bollywood Bubble, filmmaker Subhash Ghai echoed everybody else's sentiments. 'His biggest problem was that he would never be on time. For a 9 am shift, he would show up only at 1 pm. For a 1 pm shift, he would come at 4. This used to be a big problem. I once told him that 'Shatrughan, we are friends, we have done a few films together. This is your nature so I won't be able to carry on with this',' he said. The famously punctual Amitabh Bachchan learned to work around Shatrughan's tardiness. Poking fun at his habit of being late, he once shared at a book launch event, 'Back in those days, we were working together on two films, Shaan and Naseeb. We used to do three different shifts on the same day, but for different movies. We used to shoot for Shaan from 7 in the morning to 2 in the noon. At 2, we both used to leave the set in our respective cars to reach the set of Naseeb. I would reach the set by 2:30 pm, but Shatru used to reach after 5-7 hours. Yeh bhai sahab kaha gayab hojate the, aaj tak humein nahi pata (Till date, we don't have a clue where he used to disappear).' At a SCREEN Live event, Sharmila Tagore joked that when Bachchan would leave set after having completed his work, Shatrughan would arrive. In an interview with Zoom Entertainment, Shatrughan addressed allegations of being perpetually late, and said, 'They (heroes) would say, 'He comes late'. Arre late bhi aata hun toh tumhare pitaaji ka kya jaata hai (Even if I am late, how does it matter to you?) The work that you finish in 10 hours, everyone praises me that I finish that work in two-three hours. I was a one-take artist. People used to say that I read 10-page dialogues just a couple of times and do direct take. They used to be happy with me.'
