Akshay’s involvement was reported by Pinkvilla last week, although the report did not reveal that he would be portraying Rajesh Khanna. As per that report, the actor agreed to join the project soon after hearing about the role. His appearance is being described as a special role, but one that is expected to have considerable importance within the narrative. The casting is particularly interesting because the film is centred on R D Burman, while Khanna was one of the biggest stars of the era during which Burman’s music became an integral part of popular Hindi cinema.
