Director Suneel Darshan admitted that Akshay turned down Barsaat because he wanted to save his marriage and not hurt wife Twinkle. Barsaat it is known stars Bobby Deol, Bipasha Basu and Priyanka Chopra. Akshay Kumar did not want to take up a film starring Priyanka. “He said that he did not want to create any tension at home. And that it was important for him to salvage his marriage,” informed Sunil Darshan. Suneel Darshan said that he shared a very good working relationship with Akshay Kumar and respected the actor’s decision of not wanting to work with Priyanka Chopra.