Akshay Kumar says his mother pushed him to ditch a 2-BHK for a 5-bedroom house when he had no money: ‘Vadda soch’ | Bollywood News
2 min readChennaiApr 16, 2026 03:07 PM IST Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has loads of fun with his contestants on the game show Wheel of Fortune that he hosts. But during these fun banters, Akshay often ends up sharing unheard anecdotes about his personal life. For instance, during the latest episode, the actor spoke about the time he bought his first flat in Mumbai and how his mother convinced him to think big. He said, “Pehla ghar jab maine socha tha apna lene ke liye. Toh maine socha tha ki main 2-bedroom flat lunga (When I first thought of buying my own house, I had decided that I would get a 2-bedroom flat).” Recalling his mother’s words to him at that time, he said, “Lekin meri maa ne kaha, ‘puttar vadda soch.’ Main kaha iss se aur vadda ki sochanga, 2 kamre ka flat mil jaaye iss se vadda ki (But my mother said, ‘Son, think bigger.’ I replied, ‘How much bigger can I think? Even getting a 2-room flat would be big enough).” Akshay …
