Why Akshaye Khanna Has 'No Preferences' As An Actor

New Delhi: Actor Akshaye Khanna, who last featured as a cop in Sonakshi Sinha and Sidharth Malhotra's Ittefaq, says that as an artiste, he doesn't have any preferences for the films he wants to be a part of, reports news agency IANS. Akshaye, 42, took a break from films in 2012 and after a gap of four years, he made a comeback in 2016 with Dishoom. "The genre of a film, the characters... I enjoy all of it. It's not like I enjoy doing a certain kind of genres more or any certain kind of roles. I enjoy everything almost the same. I don't have any preferences," Akshaye told IANS.

This year, Akshaye Khanna appeared in two films MOM and Ittefaq. In both the films, he played a cop. MOM starred Sridevi in the lead role and Nawazuddin Siddiqui was also a part of it.

Akshay is happy to be back at work and with the response and has no issues with people calling it is 'second inning.' He told IANS, "If any actor takes a long break and then they decide to work again, then people can call it a second inning. I don't have any issues with it. But, it's wonderful to be back at work. Ittefaq is doing well. People are appreciating my work. It feels great."

Of his role in MOM, Akshaye said, "I loved the script and the role. Also, I loved the people, who were already attached to the film. Everything was perfect and correct. That's why I thought it would be a great film to be a part of."

Akshay Khanna is the son of actor Vinod Khanna, who died of cancer this year in April. His elder brother Rahul is also an actor. Akshaye made his acting debut in 1997 with Himalay Putra. He is the star of films such as Border, Aa Ab Laut Chalen, Dil Chahta Hai, Hulchul and Humraaz.

(With IANS inputs)