There was a time when Akshay Kumar and Suniel Shetty were two of the biggest action stars and together delivered several iconic hits including films like Dhadkan, Waqt Hamara Hai, Hera Pheri, Awara Paagal Deewana among others. 

However, in terms of the box office, their biggest hit remains the 1994 action entertainer Mohra directed by Rajiv Rai. 

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The film was one of the biggest blockbusters of the year and catapulted Suniel Shetty and Akshay Kumar to superstardom. 

It was around the success of Mohra that Anil Kapoor, who was a major box office pull back then, reportedly took a dig at the two action stars. 

According to a 2005 report in India Glitz, Anil Kapoor mocked Suniel Shetty and Akshay Kumar by calling them “two half-heroes” who joined forces to fill in for a single hero.  

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He further attributed the success of Mohra to the presence of “two half-heroes” in it. 

Anil Kapoor’s snarky remark didn’t go down well with Suniel and Akshay and they hit back by attributing the success of Anil Kapoor’s 1987 cult hit Mr India to “zero hero” since Anil’s character goes invisible in the movie for the majority of the screentime. 

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These jibes made headlines back in the early ‘90s, however, the three decided to bury the hatchet and a decade later Anil Kapoor worked with Suniel Shetty in Vivek Agnihotri’s Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets (2005) and with Akshay Kumar in Dharmesh Darshan’s Bewafaa (2005). 

Over the years, Anil has starred with Akshay in films like Welcome, Humko Deewana Kar Gaye and Tashan. 

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And with Suniel Shetty in films like No Problem and Darna Zaroori Hai. 

As for the iconic duo of Akshay Kumar and Suniel Shetty, the two last worked together in the 2009 film De Dana Dan. Ever since there have been several reports of the two reuniting for the third instalment of Hera Pheri but there is no confirmation.

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