24 November,2017 03:28 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
In mid-day's exclusive conversation series, Sit With Hitlist, the Khiladi of Bollywood, Akshay Kumar, reveals some interesting facts surrounding his author-actress wife Twinkle Khanna's contribution to his film choices
Akshay Kumar with Twinkle Khanna
While Karan Johar and Twinkle Khanna share a thick-bound friendship since they studied together in boarding school, it was Twinkle who helped Karan break the cocoon and conquer the world. Be it school debates or any extra-curricular activity, Tina (Karan fondly calls Twinkle as Tina) always stood beside him. The filmmaker has gone on record and said that Twinkle Khanna is the only woman he fell in love with.
Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna
Wanting to take this friendship ahead, Karan approached Twinkle for his directorial debut film 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai', with the hope of a given 'Yes' from her. Little did he know that she would reject the film. This rejection blew Karan away and then, as everyone knows, the role was played by Rani Mukerji, thus her screen name being Tina.
Divulging more about it, Akshay Kumar, in mid-day's exclusive conversation series, Sit With Hitlist, told, "I also tell her about Kuch Kuch Hota Hai [1998]. Even that was offered to her. She read the script, and she didn't understand it. Eventually, Rani [Mukerji] did that role. She still tells Rani, "Teri zindagi maine banayi [I made your life]." She'd actually thrown the script, and called it sh't!"
Twinkle Khanna has a major role to play in the change of her husband Akshay Kumar's film choices. 'Mrs. Funnybones' once told mid-day that in jest she keeps whispering in Akshay's ears while he sleeps, "Do good films. Win awards." and Twinkle said that Akshay whispers back into her ears, "Mela, Mela..." Such is the camaraderie the couple shares.
While Akshay bowls everyone with his acting prowess, wife, Twinkle has made the nation laugh with her witty and humorous writing. Though with contradicting nature, the couple shares a fabulous chemistry.
Read the in-depth 'Sit With Hitlist' interview of Akshay Kumar with mid-day, where the 'Airlift' actor also spoke about losing out on Aamir Khan's film 'Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar' (1993), his first pay-cheque, his audition days and many other unknown fascinating facets from his life before hitting stardom.
