Suniel Shetty and Akshay Kumar have been close friends for many years and have appeared together in several films, such as Hera Pheri, Waqt Humara Hai , Mohra , Pehchaan , Dhadkan , and more.

Recently, Suniel Shetty shared a touching memory from his first encounter with Akshay. He mentioned that Akshay reminded him of his late cousin Ullaas, who tragically passed away in a car accident at the age of 27 or 28. When they met for the first time on the set of the 1993 film Waqt Humara Hai, Suniel was struck by the striking resemblance between Akshay and his cousin, both in appearance and body language.

In an interview with Radio Nasha, Suniel Shetty shared, 'I can never forget that first meeting. I had a cousin named Ullaas, who was the first person to send my photographs out and I got my first modelling assignment. At that time, I had just lost him in a car accident. He was hardly 27-28.'

Reflecting on meeting Akshay Kumar for the first time, Suniel Shetty recalled, 'When I saw Akshay, for a second, I felt that he had the exact same body language, clean-shaved look, good-looking boy, and tall. The first thing I said to Akshay was that you remind me of my brother I have lost in an accident.'

He continued, 'I also told him that it's scary that I have to sit down and work with you every day because whenever I will see you, I'll miss him. And, that's exactly what happened. When we got a long night, he lightened the vibe. Akshay se bada masti khor koi nahi hai iss duniya mein.'

Suniel Shetty will once again join Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal in Priyadarshan's Hera Pheri 3. Last month, in an interview with Hindustan Times, Priyadarshan shared, 'I plan to begin working on and writing Hera Pheri 3 sometime next year. It's going to be a huge challenge to make the third installment because the expectations will be very high.'

On the work front, Suniel Shetty will be seen next in Kesari Veer, alongside Vivek Oberoi and Sooraj Pancholi, set to release on May 23. Akshay Kumar, who was recently featured in Kesari Chapter 2, has Housefull 5 and Welcome To The Jungle lined up for release.