- Aamir Khan, Di Chahta Hai, India, 2001. Originally booked as the fun-loving Akash, Khanna was persuaded by co-star Dimple Kapadia to become the most serious of a buddy trio – after Bollywood director Farhan Akhtar lost Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan, Shiney Ahuja and Aamir Khan for the role.
- Malaika Arora, Kaante, India, 2002. Akshaye suddenly quit the film boasting Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan‘s 100th lead role.
- Madhaven, Teen Patti, India, 2009. Arshad Warsi, Ajay Devgan and Khanna (in that order) found their dates didn’t mesh. And so the handsome young Madhaven won his dream – co-starring with the iconic Amitabh Bachahan… and, in his Bollywood debut, Sir Ben Kinsgley.
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