Akshay Kumar's silent support: Mukesh Chhabra recalls actor's 15-day effort to save his mother
Mukesh Chhabra shares a touching story about Akshay Kumar's silent support during his mother's illness, revealing the actor's heartfelt efforts over 15 days. Akshay stepped in to help by arranging medical care and regularly checking on her condition for 15 days.
People love to poke fun at Akshay Kumar for doing five or six movies a year while his peers barely manage one every couple of years. His bank account has become a punchline of its own. But here's the plot twist¡ªhailed as Khiladi Kumar, the Bollywood actor does not only have a big bank balance but also a big heart. He makes sure he gives back to society in whichever way he can.
Mukesh Chhabra's recalls Akshay Kumar's heartwarming effort for his mother
Casting director Mukesh Chhabra has recently revealed how Akshay Kumar helped him when his mother was sick. In conversation with Ranveer Allahbadia for his podcast, Chhabra revealed that when his mother Kamal Chhabra had a heart problem two years ago, Tanu Weds Manu director Anand L Rai suggested he should refer to a renowned doctor at a prominent hospital. When he got to know that Akki knew the doctor well, he dropped him a message. The actor who has a golden heart called him immediately and got everything arranged for his mother. He called him every day for 15 days to keep a check and was even speaking to the doctor to get updates.
He said, ¡°Despite being so busy, he would ask every morning, 'Mummy da ki haal hai?' I can't forget that at all. He even met my mother. It is not even that we are regularly in touch, because you take this step to help someone when you know them at a personal level but still, he did that. We started talking after that, but I can¡¯t forget that moment." Mukesh Chhabra's mother had passed away in April this year.
Akshay Kumar recently donated Rs 1.21 crores to Haji Ali Dargah
A couple of weeks ago, Akshay Kumar had donated Rs 1.21 crores for renovation of Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai. The official Instagram handle of Haji Ali Dargah posted a video of his visit and also thanked him and also thanked him. Earlier, the actor had donated Rs 3 crores for the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
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