Friday,
July
13,
2007
Anil
Kapoor
is
hardly
known
for
his
sense
of
humour.
So
when
he
told
Akshaye
Khanna
in
jest
that
he
wanted
him
to
play
the
role
of
Gandhi
in
his
production,
Gandhi
My
Father,
Akshaye
took
it
seriously
and
ran
away
and
avoided
Anil's
calls
-
as
he
didn't
want
to
play
an
old
man.
When
asked
to
play
the
role
of
the
Mahatma
in
Gandhi
My
Father,
Khanna
panicked
and
kept
avoiding
producer
Anil
Kapoor
Funny
vein
Narrating
the
incident
Anil
says,
"When
Akshaye
and
I
were
flying
back
from
a
Toronto
show
I
narrated
him
a
bit
about
Gandhi
My
Father
and
said
I
have
a
role
in
mind
for
him.
A
few
days
later,
I
thought
why
not
pull
a
fast
one
on
him?
I
called
him
up
and
told
Akshaye
that
I
wanted
him
to
play
the
role
of
Gandhi
in
the
film.
Akshay
read
the
script
and
panicked.
He
thought
I
was
mad
to
offer
him
the
role
of
an
old
man
who
had
a
grown-up
son.
After
that,
he
not
only
disappeared
but
started
avoiding
my
calls!"
Then
what
did
Anil
do?
"I
thought
I
had
my
share
of
fun,
passed
a
message
to
Akshaye
that
I
wanted
him
to
play
the
role
of
Gandhi's
son
-
Harilal
Gandhi
-
and
it
was
only
then
that
he
came
on
the
line
for
me.
He
instantly
agreed
and
has
given
his
100
per
cent
to
the
role.
He
has
changed
a
lot
since
Taal
-
he's
more
committed
but
still
doesn't
know
how
good
he
is.
He
is
only
putting
in
10
per
cent
of
his
potential.
Once
he
puts
in
his
all
he
will
surpass
all
the
actors
in
India
today."
Deserving
actor
Anil
says
Akshaye
had
to
audition
for
the
role
as
his
director
Feroze
Khan
wasn't
convinced
about
Akshaye
doing
it.
"Akshaye
doesn't
know
but
he
actually
had
to
audition
for
the
role.
We
told
him
they
were
rehearsals.
I
wanted
Akshaye
for
the
role
but
Feroze
was
wary
of
working
with
stars
and
was
upset
with
my
decision.
I
told
him
I
will
take
the
responsibility
and
that
he
should
trust
my
judgement.
People
want
to
see
more
of
him
but
we
should
spend
as
much
big
money
on
his
film
as
an
Aamir
Khan
or
Shah
Rukh
Khan
film.
He
wanted
Akshaye
to
get
the
same
treatment
as
the
rest
of
the
unit
and
not
once
did
Akshaye
complain.
Even
I
travelled
economy
while
flying.
That's
the
kind
of
love
we
put
in
for
the
film."
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