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Avinash Wadhawan recalls sharing bikes with Akshay Kumar before stardom
Avinash Wadhawan recalls sharing bikes with Akshay Kumar before stardom
Actor Avinash Wadhawan said he and Akshay Kumar shared motorcycles to save petrol during their early struggling years in Mumbai. Speaking on the Hindi Rush podcast, Wadhawan recalled that they lived in…
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Actor Avinash Wadhawan said he and Akshay Kumar shared motorcycles to save petrol during their early struggling years in Mumbai. Speaking on the Hindi Rush podcast, Wadhawan recalled that they lived in Lokhandwala and borrowed each other’s jackets for photo shoots. He said Kumar, then known as Rajiv Bhatia, was disciplined about fitness and punctuality even before entering Bollywood.
Wadhawan recalled Kumar waking at 5 am, training at Versova’s Nana Nani Park and jogging in Ooty at 6 am before a 9 am shoot. He said the two joined dance classes and Kumar had black belts in martial arts. Wadhawan added that they have not spoken in years, apart from one phone call five or six years ago.
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The lazy version of this story is that early hardship alone explains stardom, or that a fitness routine guarantees a lasting career. Wadhawan’s account supports a narrower point: Kumar was disciplined and resourceful before fame, while both men shared ordinary support in a difficult phase. It does not prove that every later success came from jogging or punctuality. The useful test is whether such habits still show up in Kumar’s current work, not in a nostalgic anecdote.
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, ndtv.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
