Akshaye Khanna Was Amole Gupte’s First Pick for Taare Zameen Par

Akshaye Khanna oozes rage and fights off real turd flavors, thanks to his villainous role in Dhurandhar. What the fans might not know is, the actor was the first cameo in Taare Zameen Par, not Aamir Khan.

In a recent blast, when The Lallantop interviewed Aamir Khan, Aamir Khan made a startling revelation about his friendship and filmatics involvement with the writer Amole Gupte. He told that he had wanted to hear the story first and recommend it before Akshaye, because Akshaye being his friend appeared to him as his best contact.

He stated, "I asked Amole Gupte to narrate the story of Taare Zameen Par to me first so I could recommend it to my friend Akshaye Khanna."

Emerging mid-fit between Aamir's two hands after no less than eight months of anticipation was not just a thrilling but saddening story of immense love for his new obsession.

This was preceded by Akshay's few confessions:

Never in his life had he thought that Aamir would opt for such an emotional and delicate subject as this one. But when he learned that Aamir was interested, he had all his blessings on Aamir.

These two gentlemen have been friends since school days, and Amole Gupte has been described by Aamir as "an excellent actor" with a rare creative depth.

Fa9la Offers Akshaye Khanna His Moment With 'Jamal Kudu'

Just as Bobby Deol made a super comeback in Animal in a strong negative role received great attention with the catchword "Jamal Kudu" gaining instant online hype, Akshaye Khanna had the opportunity of his life as well with "Fa9la" — the viral song from Dhurandhar.

In these two songs, the power of their unconventional music struck a chord that would etch the antagonist into memory. Critics on the street believe that Fa9la was Akshaye Khanna's Jamal Kudu for Bobby, recharging his stardom, accentuating his screen presence, and going great guns on social media.

Incorporating global beats with Indian cinema storytelling in an almost seamless fashion, these scores really point to a new era of times in Bollywood, where the big bad villain theme is becoming a cultural moment in itself.