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Akshay Khanna is one of those Bollywood actors. Whose simplicity and serious roles gave him special recognition. In the 1990s, he won the hearts of the audience with films like ‘Hera Pheri’, ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’, and ‘Taal’. Akshay is known for playing out-of-the-box characters.
You will be surprised to know that there are many such films of Akshay Khanna in which he was the second choice actor of the director. The story of those films was written for him. The makers could not make a deal with him. In such a situation, Akshay Khanna was brought into the film. One such superhit film of his is ‘Taal’.
Akshay Khanna was dominant as a human being in the film.
You must remember the 1999 film ‘Taal’. This film was directed and produced by Subhash Ghai. In this, stars like Aishwarya Rai, Anil Kapoor and Akshay Khanna gave strong performances.
The story and music of this film still remains in the hearts and minds of cinema lovers. The story and songs of this film were as memorable. Its casting was equally interesting. Akshay Khanna was very much liked in the role of Manav in the film. But you will be surprised to know that Akshay Khanna was not the first choice for this film.
Akshay Khanna was not the first choice for ‘Taal’
According to the report of ‘IMDb’, Akshay Khanna became a star overnight by playing the role of ‘Manav’ in the film. Actually, that role was first offered to Bollywood’s Aamir Khan. However, Aamir Khan missed doing this film due to not getting a date.
After Aamir Khan’s refusal, the makers considered actor Fardeen Khan. However, it was the heartfelt wish of Fardeen’s father Firoz Khan that his son should concentrate completely on the film ‘Prem Agan’ being made under the banner of his production. In this way it came out of Fardeen’s hands and fell into Akshaye Khanna’s lap.
,About the budget and collection of ‘Taal’ Sacnilk If we look at the report, this film was made with a budget of Rs 15 crore. This film earned Rs 51.07 crore worldwide. It became a superhit as soon as it proved to give almost three times the return.