The 2016 film Airlift is a big hit in Akshay Kumar’s career. Co-producer Nikkhil Advani recently shared that director Raja Menon initially wanted Irrfan Khan for the lead role. However, Irrfan suggested Akshay instead, thinking it might help get a bigger budget for the film. On Galatta Plus, Nikkhil said that Raja Menon preferred Irrfan, but he was busy with D-Day.
“Airlift’s director Raja Menon wanted Irrfan, which was fine for us because he was working on D-Day. I told them I would set up the meeting with Irrfan, and Irrfan overheard me. He told me, ‘Boss, mere sath mat kar ye picture (Don’t do this film with me). It is a fantastic film but don’t do it with me because you will not get the budget. Go to Akshay. You know Akshay’,” recalled Nikkhil.
After learning about Airlift, Akshay Kumar insisted on coming on board for the project and took part in many workshops. Nikkhil Advani said, “So, I went to Akshay with another film, and he called that rubbish. Then I narrated Airlift and told him that Irrfan didn’t want to do it. He asked me, ‘Why have you come to me then?’ I told him, ‘You can’t do it because it is a very serious film and you will have to memorise all the lines, and the director Raja Menon wants to do workshops.’ He told me that he wanted to do it. I told him Raja doesn’t want you, but Akshay did the film. He sat for workshops after workshops.”
Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar will be next seen in Khel Khel Mein. Vaani Kapoor, Taapsee Pannu, and Ammy Virk are also starring in the film. Recently, the makers released the first song Hauli Hauli which is going viral. And today the second song of the film was also released. Akshay Kumar and Vaani Kapoor are featured in the song Duur Na Karin.
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