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Neelam Kothari admits she ‘wanted to kill’ Chunky Panday while working on Aag Hi Aag: ‘He irritated me on set as a newcomer’

Neelam Kothari recently recalled working with Chunky Panday in the 1987 film Aag Hi Aag and shared an incident where she fell off a bike and burned her leg.

Neelam Kothari recalled working with Chunky Panday

Neelam Kothari recalls working with Chunky Panday in Aag Hi Aag. (Pic: IMDb)

Neelam Kothari, a popular actor in the 90s, made her return to the limelight with the Netflix series Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives. In a recent interaction, Neelam reminisced about her shooting experience with Chunky Panday in the 1987 film Aag Hi Aag and recalled an incident where she fell off a bike and burned her leg, all because Chunky had lied to her about knowing how to ride a bike.

Speaking on Radio Nasha, she shared, “Chunky is a very good friend today. And he was a good friend back then too, but there were days when I just wanted to kill him. He used to irritate me on set because he was a newcomer. He took his own sweet time. ‘The shot is ready, cameras are set, but where’s Chunky Panday?’ Chunky Panday’s in the bathroom. This didn’t happen just once, but many times, and I just wanted to kill him.”

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She further elaborated, “There was a scene in Aag Hi Aag where I was getting married to someone else, and Chunky was supposed to come on a bike, pick me up from the mandap, and ride away. I must have asked him 10 times if he knew how to ride a bike, and he kept saying, ‘Of course.’ He didn’t know — he was joking. So he picked me up on the bike and pushed the accelerator so hard that it did a wheelie, and I was in bridal attire. I fell off, and the bike landed on top of me. I burned my leg and everything. I wanted to kill him. I still have that scar on my leg, and I still remind Chunky that I have it for life because of him.”

Neelam currently works in the reality streaming series Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives alongside Chunky Panday’s wife, Bhavana Pandey. The show also features Chunky in guest appearances. The third season of Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives is currently streaming on Netflix and stars Maheep Kapoor, Seema Sajdeh, Riddhima Kapoor, and Shalini Passi as well.

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