Akshay Kumar is now one of the busiest actors in B-Town and he has gained this position after years of dedication, hard work, and rejection! During his initial years in Bollywood, Akshay had auditioned for the role of a criminal at Aamir Khan Starrer ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander’.
At that time Akshay only did several films like ‘Saugandh’ and ‘Dancer’.
When he auditioned for Mansoor Khan directed ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander’, he was rejected for the Shekhar Malhotra, the film antagonist.
Interestingly, Akshay continued to give the ‘Khiladi’ of his iconic career, ‘Khiladi’, which released a month after ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander’ Aamir Khan.
Apparently, not just Akshay, but even Deepak Tijori, who finally took it, was first rejected by Mansoor Khan.
In an interview with Etime, Deepak Tijori has revealed, “Akshay Kumar and I went for the same audition and we were both rejected.
So, I will not be part of ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander’.
75 percent of the film has finished when I join With them; Milind Soman had shot the film, not me.
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Talking about the first ten years of his career in Bollywood, Akshay previously stated that he was only considered a stuntman.
He had told PTI in an interview, “When I came to this industry, my first words were that I was a first stuntman, then an actor.
For almost 10 years, I only did action.
Every time someone used to make a film Action, they will say ‘Take this person named Akshay’.
When it comes to acting no one usually takes me.
“For years Akshay proved his courage with emotional drama, comedy entertainers, and love stories.