Actor
Shantipriya
who
debuted
opposite
Akshay
Kumar
in
1991’s
Saugandh
recently
opened
up
to
Navbharat
Times
about
an
incident
that
shook
her
for
life.
She
revealed
that
Akshay
made
a
racist
joke
on
the
sets
of
Ikke
Pe
Ikka
and
how
the
insensitive
remark
left
her
feeling
very
uncomfortable
and
embarrassed.
Shantipriya
said,
“After
working
in
Saugandh,
I
worked
with
Akshay
in
Ikke
Pe
Ikka.
It
was
a
modern
character
and
I
had
to
wear
a
short
dress.
I
used
to
wear
stockings
with
dresses.
I
remember
how
Akshay
used
to
make
fun
of
me.
We
were
shooting
for
the
climax
scene
and
because
I
wore
a
pair
of
stockings,
my
knees
were
looking
darker.
Apart
from
Akshay,
Pankaj
Dheer,
Chandani,
Prithvi,
Raj
Sippy,
spot
boy,
makeup
man
and
other
people
were
also
present
on
the
set.
There
were
around
100
people.
In
front
of
all
of
them,
Akshay
said
'Shantipriya
has
got
big
blood
clots
on
her
legs’.
He
repeated
the
same
many
times
but
I
couldn’t
understand
it.
I
asked
him
about
the
blood
clots
on
my
legs
and
he
said
'look
at
your
knees’.
I
was
taken
aback
when
I
heard
him.
I
was
shocked
and
embarrassed.
I
didn’t
know
how
to
react
and
kept
thinking
about
others.
It
was
very
uncomfortable
and
I
kept
thinking
how
could
Akshay
make
such
a
joke
in
front
of
so
many
people.”
However,
she
then
went
on
to
add,
“Akshay
is
a
good
friend
today.
I
don’t
want
to
hurt
him
by
narrating
this
incident.
We
were
all
growing
up
and
trying
to
become
mature
individuals
then.
I
told
Akshay
a
few
years
back
that
I
wanted
to
make
a
comeback
in
the
industry
and
he
was
very
helpful.
He
gave
me
a
lot
of
confidence
and
told
me
that
he
was
there
for
me.
We
met
at
the
Mehboob
Studio.
Akshay
has
changed
a
lot
with
time.
He’s
a
responsible
husband,
father,
actor
and
a
citizen
today.
He
is
working
a
lot
for
our
soldiers.
I
am
proud
of
him
and
happy
to
see
his
success.”