Overview
- Bhooth Bangla, which released Friday, has taken around ₹35 crore in India on mixed reviews.
- Akshay told podcast host Shubhankar Mishra that Wamiqa has her own identity despite surface similarities.
- He pointed to her path from Punjabi films into Hindi, Telugu and Tamil projects as proof of that.
- Wamiqa has joked about the comparisons online, replying with a sarcastic post when an influencer questioned her PR.
- Social media chatter has also compared Akshay and Wamiqa’s pairing to his past hits with Katrina Kaif, shaping expectations for the new release.