Lekar
Hum
Deewana
Dil
not
only
marks
the
debut
of
Kareena
and
Ranbir's
cousin,
Armaan
Jain
and
Deeksha
Seth.
The
romantic
comedy
movie
also
marks
the
debut
of
an
aspiring
actor,
Akhil
Iyer.
Akhil
played
the
role
of
Mahesh
(Deeksha's
fiance)
in
his
debut
film,
Lekar
Hum
Deewana
Dil.
Very
little
is
known
about
the
actor
as
Armaan
and
Deeksha
gathered
all
the
limelight.
Akhil
Iyer
who
shot
to
fame
with
Lekar
Hum
Deewana
Dil
is
a
Bangalore
guy
who
used
to
be
in
theater
before
making
his
big
Bollywood
debut.
He
has
worked
with
talented
stars
like
Arundhati
Raja,
Prakash
Belawadi
and
Sharanya
Ramprakash
to
name
a
few.
Akhil
doesn't
hail
from
a
filmy
background
like
Armaan
Jain.
He
got
a
call
by
a
Bollywood
casting
director
and
gave
his
audition
from
home,
that
too
in
a
mobile!
His
brother
and
sister-in-law
helped
him
shoot
the
audition
shot
on
the
mobile
camera.
The
team
liked
it
and
he
got
selected.
Rest
is
all
history
now!
Akhil
Iyer
made
his
Bollywood
debut
in
Arif
Ali's
directorial
debut,
Lekar
Hum
Deewana
Dil.
Akhil
Iyer
is
an
engineer
by
profession,
but
he
always
wanted
to
become
an
actor.
Apart
from
making
his
debut
in
Bollywood
with
Lekar
Hum
Deewana
Dil,
Akhil
Iyer
is
also
working
in
some
Tamil
films
which
are
in
post-production
stage.
The
aspiring
actor
wants
to
work
in
both
the
Tamil
and
Bollywood
film
industries.
Here
are
some
interesting
facts
about
Akhil
Iyer
who
played
Mahesh
in
Lekar
Hum
Deewana
Dil.
Interesting
Facts
About
Akhil
Iyer:
Bollywood
Debut
Akhil
Iyer
made
his
Bollywood
debut
in
Lekar
Hum
Deewana
Dil.
He
played
a
small
role
as
Mahesh
who
is
Deeksha's
fiance.
Akhil
also
did
a
couple
of
print
and
television
commercials
before.
Bangalore
Guy
Akhil
used
to
stay
in
Chennai
before
and
shifted
to
Bangalore
a
couple
of
years
back.
Non-Filmy
Background
He
doesn't
have
a
Khan
or
Kapoor
surname.
Akhil
was
into
theater
before
making
his
big
debut.
He
got
a
call
by
a
Bollywood
casting
director
and
gave
his
audition
from
home,
that
too
in
a
mobile!
His
brother
and
sister-in-law
helped
him
shoot
the
audition
shot
on
the
mobile
camera.
The
team
liked
it,
and
he
went
to
Mumbai
to
turn
his
dream
into
a
reality.
Engineer
By
Profession
Akhil
is
a
tech
guy
by
profession.
He
studied
from
PESIT
College
in
Bangalore.
Upcoming
Projects
Apart
from
Bollywood,
Akhil
is
also
working
in
two
Tamil
films
which
are
in
post-production
stage.