<p>The last time we saw Akshaye Khanna onscreen, he was playing the criminal lawyer in ‘Section 375’.</p>.<p>He’s starting off 2020 on a lighter note where he plays Babu Bhandari in ‘Sab Kushal Mangal’ along with debutantes Priyank Sharma and Riva Kishan.</p>.<p>“They are really nice kids and hard-working. Very focused. I think their whole energy was very much focused on their performance and grooming themselves as performers and actors first. Then to become potential stars,” Akshaye tells <em>Showtime</em>.</p>.<p>He’s also quite proud of the work they’ve done. “The duo chose a script where they had to interact with a large number of actors who were much more experienced than them. I think it was a very courageous choice of subject to finalise this as their first film. They came prepared. I can’t speak for them, but I would imagine that they’ve done it to challenge themselves. It’s remarkable,” he explains.</p>.<p>For an actor who doesn’t take up too many movie projects and is quite choosy about his scripts, this one wasn’t the one he wanted to pass on.</p>.<p>He says, “The film had a script that was different from what I did in 2019. It was a nice and refreshing change. I was happy to be a part of the film as an actor as it’s the kind of movie I enjoy watching.”</p>.<p>As of now, Akshaye doesn’t have any upcoming projects.</p>.<p>He plans to take it as it comes.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, he’s keeping himself occupied with reading and watching television shows.</p>
<p>The last time we saw Akshaye Khanna onscreen, he was playing the criminal lawyer in ‘Section 375’.</p>.<p>He’s starting off 2020 on a lighter note where he plays Babu Bhandari in ‘Sab Kushal Mangal’ along with debutantes Priyank Sharma and Riva Kishan.</p>.<p>“They are really nice kids and hard-working. Very focused. I think their whole energy was very much focused on their performance and grooming themselves as performers and actors first. Then to become potential stars,” Akshaye tells <em>Showtime</em>.</p>.<p>He’s also quite proud of the work they’ve done. “The duo chose a script where they had to interact with a large number of actors who were much more experienced than them. I think it was a very courageous choice of subject to finalise this as their first film. They came prepared. I can’t speak for them, but I would imagine that they’ve done it to challenge themselves. It’s remarkable,” he explains.</p>.<p>For an actor who doesn’t take up too many movie projects and is quite choosy about his scripts, this one wasn’t the one he wanted to pass on.</p>.<p>He says, “The film had a script that was different from what I did in 2019. It was a nice and refreshing change. I was happy to be a part of the film as an actor as it’s the kind of movie I enjoy watching.”</p>.<p>As of now, Akshaye doesn’t have any upcoming projects.</p>.<p>He plans to take it as it comes.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, he’s keeping himself occupied with reading and watching television shows.</p>