Akshaye Khanna has recently opened up about how balding has affected his career a lot and how it took a toll on his mental health as well. He said that it was almost like ‘a pianist losing his fingers’.
When Akshaye Khanna made his debut in Bollywood he was seen by many as a potential superstar. And he is definitely one of the finest actors from Bollywood today. But the sudden gap that we see in his career is primarily because of the change in his looks.
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He starred in some wonderful movies in the 90s, then it took a bit of time to make a comeback to the industry. Going bald is disastrous for an actor as he has said.
We have seen multiple actors getting career setbacks for the same reason. Amitabh Bachchan in the 90s is there. There are also many who had undergone hair transplant -reportedly the likes of Salman Khan and even Ranbir Kapoor.
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Akshaye Khanna is now trying to make a place for himself in Bollywood again with very different roles. He played the villain in some movies with great conviction and did wonderful job as the supporting actor in few. With changing times, the looks of the actor might not matter that much to the audience in future.