{"id":182771,"date":"2025-12-13T15:35:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T15:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/182771\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T15:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T15:35:08","slug":"vinod-khanna-and-stepmom-visited-him-often-dhurandhar-star-akshaye-khannas-schoolmate-recalls-his-school-days-reveals-he-was-entire-schools-crush-hindi-movie-ne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/182771\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Vinod Khanna and stepmom visited him often\u2019: Dhurandhar star Akshaye Khanna\u2019s schoolmate recalls his school days, reveals he was entire school\u2019s crush | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\u2018Vinod Akshaye Khanna<\/a> is back in the limelight, and fans can\u2019t stop talking. His powerhouse performance as Rehman<\/a> Dakait in the blockbuster \u2018Dhurandhar\u2019 has earned him widespread praise and cemented his status as one of Bollywood\u2019s most compelling actors. While the film continues to smash box office records, old memories of the actor have resurfaced online.Among the most charming is a post from a former schoolmate, who recalls a young Akshaye at Lawrence School Lovedale, the quiet, mysterious teen who effortlessly captured hearts without ever trying to stand out. <\/p>\n

Akshaye Khanna dominates Dhurandhar wave; Farah Khan\u2019s \u201cdeserves an Oscar\u201d remark fuels frenzy<\/p>\n

Former classmate recalls early school memories<\/p>\n

Saira Shah Halim, an alumna of Lawrence School Lovedale in Ooty, shared her memories of Akshaye Khanna, who was a senior at the school. She wrote on X, \u201cLawrence School Lovedale Ooty’s original Heartbreak Kid. Perhaps i haven’t shared this before,but Akshaye Khanna was a couple of years senior to us at Lawrence School Lovedale where i was a boarder along with my brother @MajorAliShah\u201d. Her post instantly caught the attention of fans who admire Akshaye for his understated and low-key persona.<\/p>\n

School buzzed over Vinod Khanna\u2019s son joining<\/p>\n

Saira remembered the excitement when the news spread that Vinod<\/a> Khanna\u2019s son would join the school in class 11. Students were curious about what the new student would be like. She wrote, \u201cBack in the hallowed, halls of Lawrence School Lovedale, there was a lot of excitement one day,the buzz was that Vinod Khanna’s son is joining in class 11th and we were intrigued about who or what he looked like.\u201dThe intrigue grew when Akshaye finally arrived, but instead of being flashy, he carried himself with quiet confidence.<\/p>\n

Classmates frequently saw him around campus<\/p>\n

Over the next two years, Akshaye became a familiar sight on the school grounds. Students would often spot him while walking around the green pathways, leaving the tuck shop, or passing the stone buildings.She recalled, \u201cFor the next two years we saw him every day,while passing us by,or by walking up and down the campus,one bumped into him as one came out of the tuck shop etc etc and boy he was the school crush! Period.\u201d Even without seeking attention, Akshaye effortlessly became the school\u2019s admired senior.<\/p>\n

Quiet storm quietly captured everyone\u2019s attention<\/p>\n

Unlike the usual popular students, Akshaye did not lead sports teams or large friend groups. His presence was magnetic without being loud or commanding. She wrote, \u201cAkshaye wasn’t the boisterous captain of the football team; he was the quiet storm. He was reticent and a brooder and the only drama he caused was in the hearts of his school mates…\u201d <\/p>\n

Akshaye Khanna remained mysterious and low key<\/p>\n

Saira described him as someone who preferred solitude over social events and never attended school socials or mingled with big groups.She wrote, \u201cAkshaye was a man of mystery. One who never attended school socials, was never a part of big groups,he just needed to quietly exist while sipping tea in the lawns or taking a quiet walk in our campus.Despite never being a “ladies man” in the traditional sense, he was the most popular senior on campus.\u201d<\/p>\n

School-mate recalls Vinod Khanna would visit him<\/p>\n

Saira also recalled visits from his father Vinod Khanna and stepmother during his school years, which left an impression on the students. Despite his famous lineage, Akshaye remained humble and reserved. She wrote, \u201cHis dad Vinod Khanna and stepmom visited him often I recall. Much later, I wasn’t surprised he went on and joined films,some films clicked,some didn’t in all of this one thing remained static-he was low key and mysterious throughout, just the way he is now.\u201dToday, as \u2018Dhurandhar\u2019 continues to receive widespread acclaim and breaks major box office records, fans feel a sense of satisfaction seeing Akshaye get his due appreciation. Saira concluded, \u201cGlad he is getting his due recognition!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Akshaye Khanna is back in the limelight, and fans can\u2019t stop talking. His powerhouse performance as Rehman Dakait…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":182772,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[44792,106223,34159,458,106221,78488,146,85,46,106218,106220,106219,34359,106222],"class_list":{"0":"post-182771","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-akshaye-khanna","9":"tag-akshaye-khanna-performance","10":"tag-bollywood-actors","11":"tag-celebrities","12":"tag-celebrity-childhood","13":"tag-dhurandhar","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-il","16":"tag-israel","17":"tag-lawrence-school-lovedale","18":"tag-rehman","19":"tag-vinod","20":"tag-vinod-khanna","21":"tag-vinod-khanna-son"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}