Akshaye
Khanna
has
been
in
the
Hindi
film
industry
for
over
two
decades
now
to
know
how
networking
with
influential
people
does
not
guarantee
work.
Contrary
to
most
people's
assumptions,
socialising
with
the
who's
who
of
Bollywood,
does
not
always
mean
one
will
get
cast
in
movies,
according
to
Akshaye.
Talking
to
Navbharat
Times,
Akshaye
said,
"Suppose
I
attend
10
parties
hosted
by
Karan,
but
is
it
sure
that
he
will
cast
me
in
his
next
film?
Maybe
not.
I
don't
think,
if
someone
wants
to
cast
me
in
his
film
and
if
I
refuse
to
attend
Karan's
parties
then
he
will
not
cast
me,
this
does
not
happen."
Akshaye
made
his
debut
with
Himalay
Putra
in
1997,
and
has
since
starred
in
some
notable
films
such
as
Dil
Chahta
Hai,
Taal,
Race,
and
Humraaz.
Although
he
became
a
little
sporadic
with
his
work
in
the
last
decade,
Akshaye
has
done
only
those
films
which
mean
something
to
him,
and
has
made
quite
an
impression
with
his
performances
in
Ittefaq,
Mom,
and
The
Accidental
Prime
Minister.
He
was
last
seen
in
Section
375,
a
courtroom
drama
about
a
high
profile
rape
case,
in
which
he
plays
a
defence
lawyer,
starring
opposite
Richa
Chaddha.
Next,
he
will
be
seen
in
'Sab
Kushal
Mangal',
a
comedy
film
which
also
stars
debut
actors
Priyaank
K
Sharma,
and
Riva
Kishan.
With
this
film,
Akshaye
will
be
returning
to
the
comedy
genre
after
a
long
time.
When
asked
why
he
wasn't
seen
in
any
comedy
films
for
some
time,
Akshaye
said,
"For
the
past
few
years,
several
films
with
double
meaning
dialogues
have
been
released
in
the
name
of
comedy
films," adding
that
he
did
not
want
to
be
associated
with
films
with
adult
humour
which
could
not
be
viewed
by
family
audiences.
Sab
Kushal
Mangal
is
directed
by
first-time
director
Karan
Vishwanath
and
releases
on
January
3,
2020.