When his hair fell at the age of 19, Akshay Khanna was devastated, said – ‘It’s like a piano player having his fingers cut off’

Akshaye Khanna Birthday: These days, after the success of the film ‘Dhurandhar’, Akshay Khanna is once again in the news. His strong acting in the film is being praised everywhere. Tomorrow on March 28, Akshay Khanna will celebrate his 51st birthday. On this occasion, we will tell you about the important milestones of his career. When the hair on his head started falling and he was completely broken. What did he say about this? Let us know-

Struggle started at the age of 19

Even though today Akshay Khanna is counted among the strongest actors in the industry, there was a time when it was like this also. When he was completely broken from inside. In an interview given to the media, he had told that at the age of just 19-20, his hair started falling, which is a big shock for any youth.

At that time, he was in the beginning of his career and this sudden change in his looks shook him to the core. While describing his pain, Akshay Khanna had said a very deep thing. He said that for him, hair loss was like a pianist losing his fingers. For an actor, his face and personality are his identity. In such a situation, when the same starts changing, it shakes not only externally but also internally.

Deep impact on confidence

Akshay had told that falling hair badly affected his self-confidence. He could not accept this truth initially, but it continued to bother him. He described this experience with this line, as if someone wakes up in the morning and suddenly stops seeing clearly. That means a big change in life, which is not easy to accept.

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‘It can break you mentally’

Recalling this entire experience, Akshaye Khanna had clearly said that hair fall at a young age is ‘heartbreaking’ and it can also break a person mentally. Looks are very important for an actor, because the audience connects with him first. In such a situation, this kind of change also creates fear regarding career.

Akshay Khanna’s career

Akshay Khanna started his career in Bollywood in 1997 with the film Himalaya Putra. Although this film was not very successful. During this time, his film Border also came in 1997 which became a superhit. However, he got his real recognition from the 1999 film Taal. In this, his opposite was Aishwarya Rai Bachhan. In this film he played the role of a rich businessman. It proved to be a superhit at the box office. In the initial phase, he became known for his serious acting and choosing different types of roles. His sensitive character in Dil Chahta Hai (2001) took him to new heights and this film became the turning point of his career.

After this he worked in films of different genres. He proved his timing in comedy films like Hungama (2003) and Hulchul, while in films like Race (2008) and Drishyam 2 (2022), he won the audience’s praise by playing characters with negative and gray shades. Akshay always kept choosing unconventional characters, due to which he got a lot of appreciation from critics. With this, Akshay Khanna made a strong comeback with director Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar film. People liked his character very much in this movie. Even many people believe that this film has proved to be a blockbuster because of Akshay Khanna’s acting.

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