It seems like jealousy has taken hold of Akshay Kumar, making him highly insecure about Kartik's recent success.

Akshay has repeatedly made detrimental decisions for his professional career, declining several potential successes due to a zero-tolerance policy on his high fees.

Kartik Aaryan is seemingly taking up whatever projects are declined by Akshay Kumar, with the most popular name being the Bhool Bhulaiyaa franchise.

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Reports also say that Akshay had declined to take part in 'Hera Pheri 3', due to a disagreement over his fees. As the project was taken up by Kartik, insecurity crept up inside Akshay, after which he muscled his way in, throwing Kartik out of the project.

While the makers of Hera Pheri 3 deny this, there is a strong reason to believe the same, given the abrupt nature of this decision.

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Similar news has come regarding an upcoming trilogy, where Akshay has apparently been replaced by Kartik, the reason being the same.

Akshay Kumar needs to let go of his arrogance and adapt to the situation by lowering his unbelievably higher fees so that producers can actually afford him rather than going towards his alternatives.

Being jealous won't benefit anyone, especially someone like Akshay Kumar, who was, and mostly still is, known as the comedy king of Bollywood.