Before his claim to stardom, Akki worked as a cook in the Thai capital of Bangkok. In Keshu Ramsay's Family too, he works as a chef, running a tiny eating outlet.

At one time, she had the best banners (N. Chandra, Salim Khan, Keshu Ramsay, Rakesh Roshan, Harmesh Malhotra, Shakti Samanta). But alas, she didn’t have the manners to match the banners.