Chunky
Panday
made
his
acting
debut
in
Bollywood
with
Pahlaj
Nihalani's
1987
film
Aag
Hi
Aag
in
which
he
was
paired
opposite
Neelam.
The
duo
later
went
on
to
star
together
in
many
successful
films.
Off
screen
too,
the
pair
shared
a
great
camaraderie.
Recently
in
a
chat
with
ETimes,
Chunky
recalled
an
incident
from
the
sets
of
Aag
Hi
Aag
where
he
dropped
Neelam
from
a
bike
while
shooting
a
scene
and
her
leg
got
badly
burnt
because
of
him.
Speaking
about
Aag
Hi
Aag,
Chunky
shared
that
he
was
thrilled
when
he
was
cast
opposite
Neelam
in
the
film
because
he
was
her
big
fan.
He
said
that
he
lied
to
Pahlaj
Nahlani
while
signing
the
film
that
he
knew
how
to
drive
a
car,
ride
horse
and
motorcycle
when
in
reality,
he
didn't
know
either
of
these
things.
The
Aankhen
actor
told
the
tabloid,
"My
first
heroine
was
Neelam.
I
remember
jab
maine
film
sign
ki
thi
(when
I
had
signed
the
first
film)
Pahlajji
told
me
that
you've
Neelam
opposite
you
I
went
mad
because
humlog
Neelam
ke
fan
hua
karte
the
(we
used
to
be
fans
of
Neelam)...
Oh
my
God,
I
feel
so
bad
for
her
because
I'm
a
big
culprit.
When
I
signed
the
film,
I
told
Pahlajji
that
I
know
everything.
Main
gaadi
bhi
chalata
hoon,
main
ghoda
bhi
chalata
hoon,
motorcycle
bhi
chalata
hoon
(I
can
drive
a
car,
ride
horse
and
motorcycle).
But
I
could
only
drive
a
car,
I
couldn't
drive
a
motorcycle
or
ride
a
horse."
Further
narrating
how
he
ended
up
injuring
Neelam
while
shooting
a
scene
for
the
film,
Chunky
recalled,
"I
remember
there
was
a
scene
where
I
had
to
take
Neelam
on
a
motorbike
and
escape
from
the
shaadi
ka
mandap
(wedding
altar).
I
had
done
a
little
bit
of
training
but
I
still
wasn't
as
good
and
I
dropped
her
on
the
bike.
Us
bichari
ka
pair
jal
gaya
(She
burnt
her
leg).
I
felt
so
bad
and
I
apologised
and
apologised
and
it
was
horrible.
So
I
actually
hurt
her
in
the
first
film
with
me...
She
was
very
strong,
she
continued
because
she
didn't
break
her
leg
but
she
burnt
it
very
badly.
But
she
was
a
very
hard-working
and
strong
girl
and
she
just
bandaged
it
and
went
back
to
work.
But
it
was
horrible...
the
whole
calf
had
peeled
off
literally
and
I'm
the
culprit
because
I
dropped
her
from
the
bike."
Cut
to
present,
the
two
are
still
good
friends.
Chunky
told
ETimes
in
the
same
interview
that
he
and
Neelam
do
visit
each
other
"many
times"
and
that
they
do
talk
about
their
movies
once
in
a
while.
Workwise,
Chunky
Panday
was
last
seen
in
a
negative
role
in
Prabhas-Shraddha
Kapoor's
Saaho.