Diljit Dosanjh is all set to share screen space with Akshay Kumar in Raj Mehta's Good News, co-starring Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kiara Advani. The Punjabi singer-actor recently interacted with the media in New Delhi and talked about the betting habit of his co-star, Akshay. Revealing that he has lost many bets to the star and he owes him money too, Diljit said, "Main shart haara hoon, paise bhi haara unse. Aur woh le bhi lete hai paise aapke. Mere sar pe paise chadh gaye hai thode, jo maine unko dene hai. (I have lost bets to him and money too. And he actually takes the money from you. I actually owe him some money)," as quoted by a leading portal.
Diljit further shared how Akshay always ends up winning the bets even after he tried to make his friends make the bets in his place, hoping that they have better luck than him. "Woh shart lagate hai kaafi. Habit hai. Pata nahi, har baar wohi jeet te hai shart mein. Maine toh apne doston ko bhi mauka diya. Maine kaha, 'Tum khel lo bhai, meri taraf se, shayad tum jeet jaoge.' Mere sar pe paise chadh gaye hai. (He has a habit of betting quite a lot. I don't know how, but he always ends up winning the bets. I even asked my friends to place the bets for me, in the hope that they might win. But I ended up owing him money)," he maintained.
Last but not the least, Diljit showered praises on Akshay for his work ethics and pointed out that he is so punctual despite being such a huge star. "Gaadi se utare, aur seedha set pe. 1.30-2 baje tak finish ho jaati thi shooting dopahar ko. Phir aisa hota tha ki, chalo ab, aaj hum agle din ki bhi shooting kar lete hai, agar yeh hi scene hai. Toh ek chutti mil jayegi. (As soon as he gets out of the car, he is on the set. We used to finish shooting by 1.30-2 in the afternoon. Then it was like, let's finish the next day's shoot as well, if the scene is the same. We will get one holiday)," Diljit said.
Bankrolled by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions, Good News features Akshay and Kareena as a married couple trying to have a baby while Diljit and Kiara will be seen as a younger couple. The film will hit the silver screens on December 27.
(Source: India Today)
