India, Jan. 3 -- He has been in the film industry for three decades, but to call 2025 the year of Akshaye Khanna would not be an exaggeration. The actor played the antagonist in two films, which ended up as the two highest-grossing Hindi films of the year. Apart from the critical acclaim that has come his way, Akshaye has also crossed a huge populist milestone, becoming the second Indian actor to gross Rs.2000 crore at the box office in a single calendar year.

Akshaye first impressed as Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in Laxman Utekar's Chhaava, which starred Vicky Kaushal in the lead. The January 2025 release grossed Rs.809 crore worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing Indian film of the year, a crown that it held for the better part of the y...