When Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif gave one of the biggest flops of Hindi cinema, also starring a failed star-kid

Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Sanjay Dutt, and Lara Dutta came together for India’s first underwater action thriller called Blue, which also starred Zayed Khan in a crucial role. This was one of the most expensive movies ever made in India and released with all aplomb on the occasion of Diwali in 2009, sank as swiftly as it stormed inside cinemas.

The film that was made at a budget of Rs 80 crore, it was only able to mint Rs 38 crore at the box-office. It released alongside Salman Khan’s Main Aur Mrs Khanna and Ajay Devgn’s All The Best, also starring Sanjay Dutt.

Post this failure, Akshay and Katrina came together for three more films- De Dana Dan, Tees Maar Khan, and Sooryavanshi.

Akshay Kumar is one of Bollywood’s versatile actor who has been acing genres like action to comedy with equal grace. Having engaged the audience with his performance for more than three decades now, the actor can currently be considered one of the most successful in B-town. However, like many other celebrities, did you know Akshay Kumar also came from a humble background? In a recent interview with ANI, the Khiladi of Bollywood opened up about his initial days of struggle.

Speaking to the news agency, Akshay Kumar revealed that when his family shifted to Mumbai from Delhi’s Chandni Chowk , they used to put up in a small room with a rent of Rs 100. “We were 24 people living in the same house in Chandni Chowk. We all would sleep in the same room. In the morning, when we woke up for exercise, everyone would jump over one another to step out,” he said.

Akshay went on to add that he started living in Mumbai’s Sion Koliwada region when he first landed in the city with his family. “I swear to God, there wasn’t a single day when we did not smile or laugh. Now, that we have money, sometimes we feel sad. However, at that time, there was nothing to be sad about. We would have dal chawal, jeera aloo, aloo gobi, bhindi and were happy,” he said.