Why
Akshay?'
-
Many
asked
Farah
Khan
when
she
decided
to
rope
him
in
for
Tees
Maar
Khan
once
things
didn't
work
out
with
Shahrukh
Khan.
'Why
not
Akshay?'
-
is
something
that
Farah
has
to
say,
especially
since
she
knows
him
for
near
about
the
same
time
as
she
has
known
Shahrukh
Khan.
"I
don't
know
why
people
forget
that
Tees
Maar
Khan
is
not
the
first
time
that
I
am
working
with
Akshay.
In
last
20
years,
I
would
have
choreographed
so
many
songs
with
him.
He
was
not
a
stranger
to
me
on
the
sets
of
the
film.
There
is
a
rapport
that
I
had
built
with
him
over
the
years
and
that
reflects
in
Tees
Maar
Khan",
says
Farah
who
is
currently
on
a
worldwide
tour
for
the
film's
promotion.
Both
Akshay
Kumar
and
Shahrukh
Khan
started
around
the
same
time
in
the
industry
in
early
90s.
While
Shahrukh
debuted
as
a
lead
in
Deewana,
Akshay's
first
film
was
Saugandh.
"I
know
Akshay
even
before
that
when
he
was
still
a
struggler.
We
both
must
have
been
in
our
early
20s
and
he
used
to
be
on
sets
and
watch
all
the
choreography.
He
loved
to
see
us
dancing
around",
remembers
Farah,
"In
fact
when
I
was
an
assistant
on
Jo
Jeeta
Wahi
Sikandar,
I
had
even
auditioned
him
for
the
role
that
Deepak
Tijori
did
eventually.
Nagma
too
had
auditioned
then."
However,
when
it
came
to
her
directorial
outings,
she
went
to
her
dear
friend
Shahrukh
Khan.
"I
wanted
to
work
with
Akshay
though
and
hence
the
reason
why
he
made
that
smashing
cameo
in
The
Return
of
Khiladi
segment
in
Om
Shanti
Om.
So
in
my
small
and
simple
way,
I
did
end
up
directing
him",
smiles
Farah.
Today
she
is
happy
to
have
roped
him
for
the
title
role
of
her
masala
entertainer.
"What
works
best
for
me
is
the
fact
that
he
is
a
morning
person
and
so
am
I.
That
resulted
in
high
productivity
and
efficiency",
she
gleams,
"Moreover,
I
am
truly
impressed
with
his
work
ethics.
Really,
no
one
can
survive
in
the
industry
after
giving
17-18
flops
at
the
beginning
of
your
career
but
look
at
Akshay;
he
is
around
for
20
years
now."
Explaining
the
reason
behind
Akshay's
'survival',
Farah
says,
"Woh
neeche
se
upar
aaya
hai
and
hence
understands
how
important
it
is
to
stay
at
the
top.
He
has
done
millions
of
movies
in
the
past
and
has
survived
his
lows
because
people
have
loved
him."