Archive · 6 Jun 2025
Vidya Balan Recalls Awkward Encounter With Akshaye Khanna
Vidya Balan, a famous actress, remembers a funny but uncomfortable moment from when she first started acting.
She was offered a movie with Akshaye Khanna, but she didn't like the story.
Instead of telling him, she had her manager do it.
Later, they met while working on another film.
Akshaye joked that he was 'firing' her because she didn't tell him herself.
Vidya felt a bit flustered and asked John Abraham for help.
She was new to the film world then.
Years later, especially after she married a film producer, she understands how much work goes into making a movie and now tells people her decisions directly.
She was recently in the movie 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3'.
Vidya Balan recalled an awkward encounter with Akshaye Khanna after rejecting a film offer.
Balan did not inform Khanna directly about rejecting the film, asking her manager to relay the message.
She later ran into Khanna on the set of 'Salaam-e-Ishq' where he playfully 'fired' her.
Balan sought help from John Abraham during the tense moment, being new to the industry.
Balan now values the effort in filmmaking and communicates her decisions directly, especially after marrying Siddharth Roy Kapur.
- Who
- Vidya Balan, Akshaye Khanna, and John Abraham.
- What
- Vidya Balan shared a memory of rejecting a film opposite Akshaye Khanna and the subsequent awkward encounter.
- When
- In the early days of Vidya Balan's career, around 2007.
- Where
- On the sets of 'Salaam-e-Ishq'.
- Why
- Balan did not connect with the script and sought a less confrontational approach.
- Actress
- Vidya Balan
- Actor
- Akshaye Khanna
- Film
- Kahaani
- Film
- Salaam-e-Ishq
- Release Date of 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3'
- November 1, 2024