{"id":2368449,"date":"2026-04-11T12:34:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T12:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2368449"},"modified":"2026-04-11T12:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T12:34:12","slug":"lara-dutta-opens-up-about-working-with-akshay-kumar-on-andaaz-sets-says-we-were-young-but-he-protected-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/lara-dutta-opens-up-about-working-with-akshay-kumar-on-andaaz-sets-says-we-were-young-but-he-protected-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Lara Dutta Opens Up About Working With Akshay Kumar On Andaaz Sets, Says \u2018We Were Young, But He Protected Us\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-hstick-inner\">\n<div class=\"ai-summary\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ \" typeof=\"ItemList\">\n<div class=\"ai-summary-inner\">\n<div class=\"ai-summary-label\">\n<div class=\"ai-button-outer\">\n<p> <span>Show Quick Read<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"ai-summary-content\">\n<ul id=\"ai-summary\">\n<li property=\"itemListElement\" data-text=\"Lara Dutta credits Akshay Kumar for support in her debut.\">Lara Dutta credits Akshay Kumar for support in her debut.<\/li>\n<li property=\"itemListElement\" data-text=\"Dutta praises Kumar for protecting co-stars Lara and Priyanka.\">Dutta praises Kumar for protecting co-stars Lara and Priyanka.<\/li>\n<li property=\"itemListElement\" data-text=\"Kumar never took advantage of their inexperience.\">Kumar never took advantage of their inexperience.<\/li>\n<li property=\"itemListElement\" data-text=\"Andaaz, co-starring Dutta, Kumar, and Chopra, was a hit.\">Andaaz, co-starring Dutta, Kumar, and Chopra, was a hit.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must remember the film <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andaaz<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> starring Lara Dutta, Akshay Kumar, and Priyanka Chopra. The film gave us great chemistry between Akshay and both actresses. At the same time, Akshay and Priyanka also shared some bold scenes in the same film. The duo was also seen together in films like <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aitraaz<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Now, Lara Dutta has revisited those old memories and opened up about Akshay\u2019s behaviour those days. Here\u2019s what she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Lara Dutta spoke to YouTube channel ATN Canada, where she shared many personal stories and throwback moments. The actress called herself lucky and revealed that her career began with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andaaz<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> right after she won the title of Miss Universe. In the film, she was cast alongside Akshay and Priyanka. Lara praised Akshay for his support and even called him her friend, philosopher, and guide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.abplive.com\/entertainment\/will-salman-khan-s-maatrubhumi-skip-theatrical-release-viral-post-sparks-ott-release-buzz-1835915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Will Salman Khan&#8217;s Maatrubhumi Skip Theatrical Release? Viral Post Sparks OTT Release Buzz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Lara Dutta Calls Akshay \u2018Philosopher\u2019<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the conversation, Lara said, \u201cI consider myself lucky that I got my first producer, Sunil Darshan, and a brilliant director like the late Raj Kanwar.\u201d She also spoke about Akshay Kumar, calling him her closest support system. She added, \u201cMy first co-star, whom I consider my guide, philosopher, and a very good friend, is Akshay Kumar.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;He never took advantage Of Us&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talking further about Akshay\u2019s behaviour, Lara said, \u201cHe is someone who was very protective. Priyanka and I entered the industry at the same time. We were two young girls with big dreams but no guidance or direction. But Akshay Kumar never took advantage of that.\u201d Praising him, she added, \u201cToday, I feel he is extremely street-smart. He understands business well, but he never misused anything.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.abplive.com\/entertainment\/celebrities\/kunal-kamra-reply-tweet-shinde-row-no-apology-controversy-shiv-sena-1835917\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8216;Once You Get Free From Threatening Artists&#8230;&#8217;: Kunal Kamra Fires Back At Shiv Sena Minister Amid Legal Row<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>The Film Released 22 Years Ago<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For context, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andaaz<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, starring Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta, and Priyanka Chopra, released in 2003. Akshay\u2019s role as Raj was widely loved by the audience. The film featured a strong love triangle and turned out to be a hit, with the trio\u2019s chemistry being appreciated.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Upcoming Films<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talking about their upcoming projects, Akshay Kumar is currently in the news for his horror-comedy <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bhooth Bangla<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is set to release in theatres on April 17. Apart from this, he also has films like <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcome to the Jungle<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hera Pheri 5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Golmaal 5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Priyanka Chopra, on the other hand, will be seen in S.S. Rajamouli\u2019s upcoming film <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Varanasi<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where she will share screen with Mahesh Babu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for Lara Dutta, she was last seen in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ishq-E-Nadaan<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2023. 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Dutta praises Kumar for protecting co-stars Lara and Priyanka. Kumar never took advantage of their inexperience. Andaaz, co-starring Dutta, Kumar, and Chopra, was a hit. You must remember the film Andaaz starring Lara Dutta, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2368450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[25672,460379,460381,419436,307913,386180,460380],"class_list":["post-2368449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-akshay-kumar","tag-andaaz","tag-golmaal-5","tag-lara-dutta","tag-priyanka-chopra","tag-ramayan","tag-ramayan-cast"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lara-Dutta-Opens-Up-About-Working-With-Akshay-Kumar-On.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2368449"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2368451,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368449\/revisions\/2368451"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2368450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2368449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2368449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2368449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}