Maniesh Paul recalled Akshay Kumar once left the stage after telling him to shut up at an awards show. However, Akshay later hugged him and told him he's doing good work. Maniesh said, "I was...having fun with Akshay sir but it went a bit far. [Akshay sir] said, 'Chup kar tu, bakwas karte rehta hai (shut up, you talk rubbish)'."