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.

Akshay Khanna is making tremendous headlines for his character Rahman Dacoit in the film ‘Dhurandhar’. Akshay, famous for playing unconventional roles, has surprised the audience by playing the character of a ruthless and scary gangster in this film. His strong acting, sharp dialogues and screen presence are being praised everywhere. Akshay’s professional life was as successful as it was. His personal life is equally mysterious.

Akshay Khanna may not be married yet at the age of 50. But he has dated many top Bollywood actresses in his career. He was also associated with Bollywood’s most beautiful actress Aishwarya Rai. Let us tell you that the pairing of Aishwarya Rai and Akshay Khanna was very much liked on-screen. Both of them worked together in films like ‘Taal’ and ‘Aa Ab Laut Chalen’. The chemistry, simplicity and feeling of both were clearly visible in these films.

Had shared feeling about Aishwarya Rai
Akshay Khanna had shared his feelings about Aishwarya Rai in Karan Johar’s chat show ‘Coffee with Karan’. This incident is from the year 2017. When Akshay Khanna went to Karan’s show to promote the film ‘Ittefaq’. During this, Siddharth Malhotra and Sonakshi Sinha were also with Akshay. Then in the rapid-fire round of the celebrity chat show, Karan Johar had asked Akshay to name the most beautiful woman of Bollywood. On this, Akshaye Khanna took the name of Aishwarya Rai without any hesitation.

Sonakshi also likes Aishwarya a lot
In this show, Akshay had said very honestly that whenever he meets Aishwarya. Then it becomes difficult for them to take their eyes off their beauty. He also jokingly added that it is a bit embarrassing for men because Aishwarya is so beautiful that you cannot help but look at her. Sonakshi Sinha, who was present in the show, also agreed with him and said that not only men, but she herself is unable to take her eyes off Aishwarya. She likes him very much.

Let us tell you that in the 90s, there was a lot of discussion about the relationship between Akshay Khanna and Aishwarya Rai. Their tremendous chemistry on screen fueled the rumours. According to media reports, both were in a relationship for about a year. However, this relationship ended after Aishwarya signed ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ and came close to Salman Khan.