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Akshaye Khanna was told he’s ‘not successful’, he smiled and responded: ‘Everyone is ahead, I am the last one in the race’ | Bollywood News

Akshaye Khanna was told he’s ‘not successful’, he smiled and responded: ‘Everyone is ahead, I am the last one in the race’ | Bollywood News

Akshaye Khanna’s career had a major resurgence in 2025 after the actor appeared in Chhaava and Dhurandhar. Both these films saw him in negative roles, and after Dhurandhar, his stardom has multiplied manifold. But, for the unversed, the actor has been around for 28 years now, and in an earlier interview, he was questioned why his solo hero films weren’t as successful as some of his contemporaries like Abhishek Bachchan and Hrithik Roshan. “I have gotten much success as a solo hero, I have seen some success, but not as much. But you are saying like… You are trying to say that unless I become as successful as Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan or Salman Khan, you won’t consider me a success. That’s a little odd,” he told Prabhu Chawla in 2007. This interview was conducted shortly before the release of his film Gandhi, My Father. He said that this was like comparing a businessman to JRD Tata or Dhirubhai Ambani, and saying that unless they are as successful as them, they aren’t a success. …

Dhurandhar: Akshaye Khanna wasn’t happy with Rehman Dakait’s look after initial testing, said ‘not sure if we should take this route’ | Bollywood News

Dhurandhar: Akshaye Khanna wasn’t happy with Rehman Dakait’s look after initial testing, said ‘not sure if we should take this route’ | Bollywood News

Since the release of Dhurandhar, Akshaye Khanna has become the center of conversation, and rightfully so. He portrays the crime kingpin Rehman Dakait in the gangster saga directed by Aditya Dhar, and his presence has taken over social media. Whether it’s Akshaye Khanna’s entry at a political rally to the song “Lutt Le Gaya”, or him vibing to the now-viral “Fa9la” track, as his character is crowned as Sher-E-Baloch is impossible to miss. Now, the film’s costume designer, Smriti Chauhan, in a conversation with Digital Commentary, has opened up about the constant back-and-forth and endless ideation that went into designing Rehman Dakait’s look. Chauhan revealed that initially, the plan was for Akshaye Khanna to wear only pathanis. However, the actor suggested otherwise, proposing that he also wear kurta-jeans in the film. “We gave him kurta-jeans as well. It was a very important input by Akshaye sir himself, that we should not forget that he is also from the streets. It made a lot of sense, because we also see his rise in the film as …