Akshay Kumar shares a terrific relationship with most of his filmmakers. From makers like Keshu Ramsay, Abbas-Mustan, Ratan Jain, Priyadarshan, Firoz Nadiadwala and Vipul Shah with whom the Bollywood superstar has done multiple movies, simply because of his ability to deliver the goods, to the current lot of makers like Sajid Nadiadwala, Neeraj Pandey, Nikkhil Advani and Bhushan Kumar, Akshay is a hot favourite with his producers and directors.

Coming to the camaraderie that he shares with Sajid Nadiadwala, with whom he has completed his eighth film in Housefull 3 that releases on June 3, Akshay has an extra special equation. He has often remarked that the similarities between the two are uncanny. Both went to the same school. They also linked up with one another earlier on in their careers with Akshay doing Waqt Hamara Hai (1993) with him. Then there was an eleven-year gap and the two reconnected with Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004). After that, their bond only grew stronger. Akshay did Heyy Babyy and the Housefull franchise with “Nadiad“, whom he often playfully calls “Sundi“.

But that's not where the similarities end. Even in their personal lives, there's a lot that is common. Both of them married in the same year, i.e. 2000. Sajid's son Subhan was born two days after Akshay's son Aarav. Both were born in the same hospital, in the same delivery room! First Sajid visited Akshay to wish him on the birth of his son and two days later, the actor visited him to congratulate him for the birth of his baby boy. This producer and actor live in the same building in Juhu currently. Both have the same brands of Indian and imported cars. And it's not even as if they have ever compared notes or said, 'Oh, you are buying a Bentley, so I will buy one.' It has just happened.

And even as happy coincidences continue to unfold, the actor and the producer, who often share a Sunday brunch and soak in some sun at the beach near their home, bask in each other's friendship.