Nikkhil Advani brought Akshay Kumar to play the lead in his 2011 film Patiala House. The movie showcased the stricken relationship among a father and his son. During an interview, while the director spoke about the movie, he additionally admitted that Akki surprised him in each scene. Calling him a ‘large hero,’ Nikkhil Advani added that Kumar submits himself to an excellent director.Late actor Rishi Kapoor and Akshay Kumar performed the position of the father-son duo in Nikkhil Advani’s sports-drama film Patiala House. During an interaction with Mirchi Plus, when the host asked the filmmaker to pinpoint the scene in which Action Kumar surprised him, he spoke back via saying, ‘Har scene (Every scene).’

Advani added that the Khel Khel Mein star is a ‘massive hero.’ Having said that, the film's tale became not about the hero. Talking greater about Akshay Kumar’s person, Nikkhil said that he is a person whose dreams and aspirations have been suppressed and managed by using his father. He further referred to that Rishi Ji’s individual (Gurtej Singh Kahlon) is a man who thinks he can run this circle of relatives with an iron hand. But he takes it out on his son.

Sharing his experience running with the OMG 2 actor in Patiala House, the Kal Ho Naa Ho director divulged that Akshay likes to talk along with his palms. “He is a totally bodily actor,” Advani said. In the identical chat, he also discovered that within the at the back of-the-scenes clips from the film, it is easy to see him sitting underneath the digicam perspective and retaining the actor’s arms.Apparently, that’s how he directed the whole movie, with the aid of keeping Kumar’s fingers throughout. Sharing his reason in the back of doing so, the helmer admitted that he wanted his shoulders to be down and desired him to be a loser in the film, who rises later. “And he simply submits himself to a good director. I am pretty thankful for that,” said the ace director, adding that Patiala House, consistent with him, is an wonderful movie.