Akshay Oberoi clarifies after comment on Vivek Oberoi was misinterpreted: “We spoke offline…I’d like to go back to not having any controversies”; reveals he was HEARTBROKEN when Karan Johar’s Takht was shelved: “I wanted to play a Mughal; I look one due to my eyes”

 Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari was Akshay Oberoi's first film with Karan Johar's Dharma Productions.

 Interestingly, he was supposed to join the Dharma team five years ago. He had been signed for KJo's big project, Takht. According to the announcement, Takht featured Ranveer Singh, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar, Janhvi Kapoor and Anil Kapoor. There were reports that Akshay was part of Takht, but neither side had commented on it back then. Recently, Akshay Oberoi admitted he had indeed signed for the film and that he was going to play the Mughal prince Murad Bakhsh. In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Hungama, the actor shared more details about it.

When asked how he felt when Takht was put on hold, Akshay said, "It was very sad and heartbreaking.

 The business was down because of the pandemic and then Takht, the biggest film I had signed, also got delayed. I didn't know why it happened or if the film would ever be made."

He continued, "I wanted to work with Karan Johar as a director.

 I wanted to play a Mughal. I feel like I look like one because of my eyes and my looks."

Akshay Oberoi also said, "In my mind, Fighter (2024) was the replacement for Takht as it was a big film with big stars.

 It was the first film offered to me after the lockdown ended." Directed by Siddharth Anand, Fighter starred Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone in lead roles.

At the press conference of Mirai last month, Karan Johar also opened up about shelving Takht, "I had researched that film for 2 and a half years.

 Sumit Roy wrote the screenplay. It was very heartbreaking when I couldn't make it at that time. So, I did other things. I guess every film has its own time. It's also about luck, when you can tell that story."

Meanwhile, Akshay Oberoi has had a career without much controversy, but recently, his comments about his cousin, Vivek Oberoi, were misunderstood and turned into a topic.

 Akshay said that their families were never close and that Vivek never helped him in his career. He also expressed regret about the lack of real relationship between their families.

When asked if he had clarified it with Vivek Oberoi, Akshay replied, "We talked offline and that was the right way to address it.

 He has gone through his own share of things. He knows that you can't clear things up through the media. So, we talked offline. However, I'd like to return to a time when I had no controversies. This was not fun!"