New Delhi, April 26 -- Actor Akshaye Khanna was once rumoured to be dating Aishwarya Rai for a brief period. However, none of them ever confirmed the speculations. However, Khanna once called her the 'sexist' actor in the industry.

Years ago, Akshaye Khanna admitted that he was so smitten by Aishwarya Rai that he couldn't take his eye off. He said that it happened all the time when they met.

In 2017, Khanna was busy promoting his release Ittefaq with co-stars Sidharth Malhotra and Sonakshi Sinha. All of them joined Karan Johar on his talk show.

During the conversation, Karan Johar asked, "Who do you think is the sexiest girl in business right now?" To this, Akshaye Khanna instantly quipped, "Ash (Aishwarya Rai)".

He further praised he...