Akshaye Khanna shocked Vinod Khanna by telling him he wants to be an actor while leaving Mumbai for further studies

Akshaye Khanna’s acting aspirations were revealed to his father, Vinod Khanna, unexpectedly during a dinner with JP Dutta. Dutta, a close family friend, offered Akshaye a role in ‘Border,’ a surprise to Vinod Khanna who learned of his son’s desire to act then. This led to Vinod Khanna launching Akshaye in ‘Himalay Putra’ first.