By: Entertainment DeskMumbai | November 12, 2025 10:05 AM IST 5 min readMusic composer Abu Malik recently spilled some beans on both Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna. While talking about how he’s enjoying working with a lot of young actors at live events currently, he revealed that a few actors have not obliged him when he’s approached them for favours. One of them is actor-turned-author Twinkle Khanna.“I’d messaged Twinkle regarding my book Rantings of a Madman (in 2017). Everybody, right down to Malaika (Arora) , sent me a video clip commenting on the book. But she said, ‘No, I can’t do it. I can’t be there to launch the book.’ I have no idea why. I never asked her. I’d asked for a video clip from everybody, but she didn’t send one,” revealed Abu.He reasoned that a lot of these actors were “growing”, so they didn’t reciprocate or return any favours. “They were going through a certain phase in life where they were desperate to grow. When their thing has become too big, the show has ended na,” added Abu in an interview with Vickey Lalwani. Abu used to organise Bollywood events across the world, which were quite lucrative in 90s and early 2000s.He revealed that with Akshay and Twinkle, he goes back to “the beginning of their careers.” Abu claimed that Akshay’s former secretary Vikas Bali approached him because he wanted to get Akshay a new revenue stream through live shows. “So, it was okay, yaar. It doesn’t matter. They grew, and it was okay,” added Abu.He described Akshay as a man “whose back was against the wall.” “They just had to go ahead at any cost. They just wanted people who can give money to them at any cost. And whenever they could make a direct approach, they would take that. He was that type of man. He’d sideline people who actually introduced him. He did it with his secretary also,” said Abu.Music composer Abu Malik recently spilled some beans on both Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna. While talking about how he’s enjoying working with a lot of young actors at live events currently, he revealed that a few actors have not obliged him when he’s approached them for favours. One of them is actor-turned-author Twinkle Khanna.“I’d messaged Twinkle regarding my book Rantings of a Madman (in 2017). Everybody, right down to Malaika (Arora) , sent me a video clip commenting on the book. But she said, ‘No, I can’t do it. I can’t be there to launch the book.’ I have no idea why. I never asked her. I’d asked for a video clip from everybody, but she didn’t send one,” revealed Abu.Story continues below this adHe reasoned that a lot of these actors were “growing”, so they didn’t reciprocate or return any favours. “They were going through a certain phase in life where they were desperate to grow. When their thing has become too big, the show has ended na,” added Abu in an interview with Vickey Lalwani. Abu used to organise Bollywood events across the world, which were quite lucrative in 90s and early 2000s.He revealed that with Akshay and Twinkle, he goes back to “the beginning of their careers.” Abu claimed that Akshay’s former secretary Vikas Bali approached him because he wanted to get Akshay a new revenue stream through live shows. “So, it was okay, yaar. It doesn’t matter. They grew, and it was okay,” added Abu.He described Akshay as a man “whose back was against the wall.” “They just had to go ahead at any cost. They just wanted people who can give money to them at any cost. And whenever they could make a direct approach, they would take that. He was that type of man. He’d sideline people who actually introduced him. He did it with his secretary also,” said Abu.Also Read — Salman Khan asked Armaan Malik to ‘lose weight’ for ‘shirtless’ music video, flipped after his transformation: ‘Yeh tujhe daraane ke liye tha’Story continues below this adAbu claimed Akshay never asked Bali to leave, but just assigned all his work to other people. “He never left. He just passed away. Since someone else was doing his job, that hurt him more than anything else,” said Abu, adding, “He died a very sad man. Akshay’s was his only work.” However, Abu claimed that Akshay hired Bali’s son who’s still working with him. “Akshay grew a lot after that, from Rs 5-10 lakh to Rs 10 crore.Click here to follow Screen Digital on YouTube and stay updated with the latest from the world of cinema.© IE Online Media Services Pvt LtdTags:Akshay Kumar