Akshay Kumar and Ayesha Jhulka came together for the 1992 suspense drama Khiladi which was a big hit. And in an interview with Vickey Lalwani, she spilled the beans on her co-star along with Nana Patekar and Manisha Koirala.
The actress said, “If you open the tabloids of that time, I was linked with everybody. We were just friends, and we had a fun relationship. When you do six or seven films together, you’re meeting each other on set every third day…”
She added, “At that age, it’s naivety… I have more boy friends than girl friends even now, but that doesn’t mean you have to be romantically associated with them. In today’s time, what is there to hide? We’ve crossed that age…”
On Akshay Kumar
There could’ve been an attraction, but that’s normal. It wasn’t something underlined or defined… If you’re talking about physical attraction, I don’t think that’s the right way to describe it. We’ve always had that fondness, but I don’t think ‘physical attraction’ is the nice way to put it.
Did she cause Nana Patekar and Manisha Koirala’s break-up?
Ayesha says, “It didn’t have anything to do with an affair. We did a photoshoot together, and then I did a play with him. But again, look at the seniority. I understand (being linked up) with co-stars my age, but I hate to talk about people who are (older). I have nothing to do with (Manisha walking out on him).”