Chunky Panday recalls when he 'badly' burnt Neelam Kothari's leg: 'Whole calf peeled off. It was horrible'

Chunky Panday recalled burning Neelam Kothari Soni's leg during a shoot. They worked together in Aag Hi Aag (1987).

Chunky Panday has recalled an incident when he burnt his co-actor Neelam Kothari Soni's leg while shooting for their first film together. Chunky had starred opposite Neelam in his first film, Aag Hi Aag (1987), produced by Pahlaj Nihalani.

Chunky Panday and Neelam Kothari Soni in Aag Hi Aag.

Chunky Panday spoke about the incident in an interview with a leading daily. He said, "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 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."

Recently, Neelam Kothari Soni appeared as a guest judge in an episode of Super Dancer 4. She rose to prominence in the 1980s and 1990s and featured in Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives last year. She appeared along with Maheep Kapoor, Bhavana Pandey, and Seema Khan. During the show, she contemplated making a return to acting.

Chunky had a successful start in Bollywood, but, by his own admission, he was 'forgotten' by the industry. He developed a huge fan following in Bangladesh. After half-a-decade, he returned to Bollywood at the insistence of his wife.