Akshaye Khanna on premature balding at 20: 'It can mentally kill you'

Updated On: 11 December, 2025 07:41 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

Akshaye Khanna reflects on his long-standing desire to act, shaped by his early exposure to his father’s film sets and his natural disinterest in academics. He also opens up about overcoming the emotional impact of premature balding and finding confidence in his craft

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Akshaye Khanna

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Bollywood actor Akshaye Khanna is all the rage on social media after the release of Dhurandhar. The Aditya Dhar-directorial has been having a dream run at the box office. Clips of Khanna`s entry in the film as Rahman Dakhait has gone viral on social media. Not just Dhurandhar, Khanna also had a hit in Chhaava earlier this year where he played Emperor Aurangzeb.

Akshaye Khanna on acting aspirations

Back in 2020, Khanna had spoken to mid-day about harbouring the ambition to become an actor way before his teenage years. "I always knew this is what I wanted to do. But more than that, I never saw myself being able to do anything other than be an actor," he said revealing that he was never good at academics.

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