Akshaye Khanna:Like most star sons, Akshaye Khanna too was launched by his father Vinod Khanna. And as often happens, the home production 'Himalayputra' was rejected by the audience despite a high-powered publicity campaign.
But the star sons have an advantage. They have an identity, contacts and producers willing to give a second (and third) chance. Besides, following papa's policy of playing safe, Akshaye had already signed up for several films. J.P.Dutta's blockbuster 'Border' wiped out the taste of failures like 'Mohabbat' , where he simply did not suit Madhuri Dixit, once his own father's leading lady.
Rajkumar Santoshi's 'Doli Saja Ke Rakhna', in which he was paired with Naghma's sister Jyotika and 'Kudrat' both flopped. Rishi Kapoor's 'Aa Ab Laut Chalen' somewhat undid the damage, and has again placed him among the winning horses. Akshaye reminds you of his father Vinod Khanna at his zenith, when he quit films and took sanayas.
Seeing that the sons of boozers turn out to be teetotallers, Akshaye is the least likely candidate to find escape in sanyas. His 'Laawaris' (with Jackie, Dimple and Manisha) and 'Dehak' (with Sonali Bendre) too did not do well. 'Love You Hamesha', 'Agar Tum Na Hote' and 'Deewana Tere Naam Ka' besides several proposals on the table are his under production films. Unlike his father, who saw the tide turning in his favour within months of his debut as a villain in Man Ka Meet, Akshaye has had to wait for a long time. Most of his hit films are two-three actor films though he has made his presence felt in films like 'Dil Chahta Hai', 'Hungama', 'Deewangi', 'Humraaz' and others. His thinning pate has been a cause for concern for him.
'Hulchul' released in 2004 where Akshaye Khanna co-starred with Kareena Kapoor was a moderate success. So was '36, China Town' released in 2006.
Akshaye Khanna has been signed by Yash Raj films for 'Aaja Nachle' where he co-stars with Madhuri Dixit, Konkona Sen Sharma and Kunal Kapoor. The movie is being directed by cinematographer-director Anil Mehta. This movie is the comeback-vehicle for Madhuri Dixit and will be her first release since Devdas (2002). It's expected to be released in October 2007.
But the star sons have an advantage. They have an identity, contacts and producers willing to give a second (and third) chance. Besides, following papa's policy of playing safe, Akshaye had already signed up for several films. J.P.Dutta's blockbuster 'Border' wiped out the taste of failures like 'Mohabbat' , where he simply did not suit Madhuri Dixit, once his own father's leading lady.
Rajkumar Santoshi's 'Doli Saja Ke Rakhna', in which he was paired with Naghma's sister Jyotika and 'Kudrat' both flopped. Rishi Kapoor's 'Aa Ab Laut Chalen' somewhat undid the damage, and has again placed him among the winning horses. Akshaye reminds you of his father Vinod Khanna at his zenith, when he quit films and took sanayas.
Seeing that the sons of boozers turn out to be teetotallers, Akshaye is the least likely candidate to find escape in sanyas. His 'Laawaris' (with Jackie, Dimple and Manisha) and 'Dehak' (with Sonali Bendre) too did not do well. 'Love You Hamesha', 'Agar Tum Na Hote' and 'Deewana Tere Naam Ka' besides several proposals on the table are his under production films. Unlike his father, who saw the tide turning in his favour within months of his debut as a villain in Man Ka Meet, Akshaye has had to wait for a long time. Most of his hit films are two-three actor films though he has made his presence felt in films like 'Dil Chahta Hai', 'Hungama', 'Deewangi', 'Humraaz' and others. His thinning pate has been a cause for concern for him.
'Hulchul' released in 2004 where Akshaye Khanna co-starred with Kareena Kapoor was a moderate success. So was '36, China Town' released in 2006.
Akshaye Khanna has been signed by Yash Raj films for 'Aaja Nachle' where he co-stars with Madhuri Dixit, Konkona Sen Sharma and Kunal Kapoor. The movie is being directed by cinematographer-director Anil Mehta. This movie is the comeback-vehicle for Madhuri Dixit and will be her first release since Devdas (2002). It's expected to be released in October 2007.
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