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Vidya Balan on Akshaye Khanna: Vidya Balan told that she refused to do a film with Akshaye Khanna. Also told that when he later faced Akshaye Khanna during the shooting of ‘Salam-e-Ishq’, then …Read more

Vidya Balan told the story during the shooting of the film.
Highlights
- Vidya Balan refused to film with Akshaye Khanna.
- Akshaye Khanna expressed his displeasure in the joking on the set of Salaam-e-Ishq.
- Vidya Balan was last seen in ‘Bhool Bhulaiya 3’.
New Delhi. Vidya Balan is one of the brilliant Bollywood heroines. He has spread his skills in many films. Vidya Balan recently shared an anecdote related to the early days of her acting career. Told that she refused to do a film with Akshaye Khanna, because she could not join the story. After this, Vidya did not tell Akshaye Khanna directly and asked her manager to say this.
Vidya Balan narrated the story
At the Bollywood Hungama Style Icon Summit, Vidya Balan said, ‘I was offered a film offer by Akshaye Khanna, but for some reason I could not connect with that script. But I did not tell them this by picking up the phone myself. I told my manager to tell this to the director.
Akshaye Khanna was raised on Vidya Balan?
He further said, ‘Then I met Akshaye Khanna on the set of Salaam-e-Ishq and he was enraged at me. He said why didn’t you tell me that she does not want to do a film? I went to John and said please save me? Because I was absolutely new at that time, I did not want any kind of conflict. I did not want to hurt anyone or to make anyone feel that I was refusing to film with them. But later I realized that he was just joking.
This is understood after marriage
Vidya Balan admitted that no one does not like to listen, especially when someone spends a lot of time and hard work to make a script. Vidya told that after getting married to the producer, she understood this. Vidya said, ‘I am not a rude person. I say the matter directly, but I realize how hard it takes to prepare a script and I appreciate it.
Vidya Balan was seen in Bhool Bhulaiya 3
Talking about the work front, Vidya Balan was last seen in Anees Bazmee’s horror-comedy film ‘Bhool Bhulaiya 3’, in which she worked with Karthik Aryan, Madhuri Dixit and Trupti Dimri. The film was released in theaters on 1 November 2024. At the same time, Akshay Khanna will now be seen in Aditya Dhar’s movie ‘Dhurandhar’. In this, Ranveer Singh, Sanjay Dutt and R.K. Stars like Madhavan will be seen.