Akshaye Khanna discusses pre-mature balding at the age of 19; says, “It’s like a pianist losing his fingers, because the way you look, as an actor, is very important” 19 : Bollywood News

Akshaye Khanna, who has been actively visible now owing to his role as an antagonist in the film Chhaava, opened up about experiencing pre-mature balding at the young age of 19. Discussing its impact on a young adult, Khanna expressed how it has the potential to ‘mentally break’ someone. Akshaye, who has been making far and few appearances in films, revealed how being an actor, appearance plays a key role in their job and hence it is important to maintain it.

Akshaye Khanna discusses pre-mature balding at the age of 19; says, “It’s like a pianist losing his fingers, because the way you look, as an actor, is very important”

During an interaction with Mid-Day, Akshaye Khanna discussed this subject of pre-mature balding and stated, “It started happening at such a young age and it was like a pianist losing his fingers. It almost felt like that, in those days. I mean, till you really come to terms with it and it starts bothering you less. You know, waking up in the morning, looking at the papers and saying, ‘I can’t read that, what’s written? I need glasses.’ It would affect you, right? What is happening to me? My eyes are not working?"

He went on to assert the need for an actor to take care of his/her appearance and shared, “You might be a sportsman, a cricketer or a footballer, and realise that you might need knee surgery. So it’s heartbreaking, you might lose a year or two years of your career. So, as I said, it’s like a pianist losing his fingers, because the way you look, as an actor, is very important”. Furthermore, he insisted on how such things play a key role when you are younger and how it can leave some scarring effects on you. “Especially this part (face). I mean, this part (body) you can still cover it up or whatever. At 19-20, it’s devastating. It’s heartbreaking and it can mentally kill you," he added.

Akshaye Khanna is currently basking on the rave reviews he has been receiving for the role of Aurangzeb in Chhaava which stars Vicky Kaushal as the leading man, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj.

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