Not Aamir Khan But Akshaye Khanna Was The First Choice For 'Taare Zameen Par'
Aamir Khan¡¯s directorial debut Taare Zameen Par went on to receive both critical and box-office acclaim. The level of appreciation that it saw made it reach to Oscars that year. But strangely, the film that featured Aamir in the role of art teacher Ram Shankar Nikumbh wasn¡¯t meant for him. Film writer and filmmaker Amole Gupte wanted the 90s star Akshaye Khanna in the character¡¯s shoes.
Akshaye Khanna in an interview revealed how Gupte wanted him in this film and because Amole didn¡¯t know Akashaye, he approached Aamir to connect the dots.
However, Aamir insisted on narration for himself before he tells Akshaye about it. ¡°Aamir being Aamir, told him I cannot recommend a script unless I hear it first. So make me hear it, if I will like it, I will tell Akshaye,¡± the Dil Chahta Hai narrated to Mid-Day. ¡°But he (Aamir) liked it so much, that he did it,¡± Akshaye added.
Khanna further cleared that he had no complaints about Aamir being in that film.
He recalled Aamir meeting him and telling him about what he has done, but the latter told him, ¡°It¡¯s ok. No problem.¡± Akshaye also believed that Aamir did greater justice to the film. He added, ¡°I don¡¯t think I could have done a better job than Aamir. He was superb. So it was good that destiny kind of took him.¡± Check out a snippet from the video:
As soon as this part of his interview resurfaced, fans showered love on Akshaye for being a sport and also credited him as one of the underrated actors in Bollywood. Check here:
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Akshaye Khanna is awaiting the release of his upcoming Drishyam 2 which has become the latest talk of the town. Led by Ajay Devgn, the film also features Tabu, Shriya Saran, and Ishita Dutta in pivotal roles. Drishyam 2 begins seven years after the events in the first film and tests Vijay¡¯s resolve to protect his family for whom he would cross any limits. This movie aims to provide justice to the ¡®crime-thriller¡¯ genre in every way possible. In the film, Akshaye plays the role of Inspector General of Police.
While promoting Laal Singh Chaddha recently, Aamir shared how he found his performance as Nikumbh sir in Taare Zameen Par as one of his finest performances. In a promotional video, he said, ¡°My own work, which I have liked of myself, is probably, I would say Taare Zameen Par. The character of Nikumbh sir. I find less flaws in that performance of mine.¡±
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