Akshay Kumar's Doppelgänger Alert: Ankur Rathee Brings B-Town to Buzz!

 
Akshay Kumar's Doppelgänger Alert: Ankur Rathee Brings B-Town to Buzz!
An Uncanny Resemblance on Set
It appears that Bollywood has a new king to imitate the great Akshay Kumar in the star, Ankur Rathee. While shooting for his forthcoming thriller Reeta Sanyal in Mumbai, Rathee began receiving thousands of comments about how much he resembled Akshay Kumar, one of India’s top male actors. Many of the people on the sets and many of the crew members, as well as the audience, seemed to see Akshay in Ankur, in his energy, his style and his expressions.
Even Ankur himself felt this constant comparison, which was quite unheard of. “I am not sure if it was the facial appearance or the energy level, but everyone, their mother, used to come on the sets and tell me that I had a hint of Akshay Kumar,” he said. According to him, the reasons people cited were numerous: the way he spoke with words, his jokes tendencies, his side appearance, and even how he walked. One interesting incident that I recollect was when a junior artist who worked with Akshay a few years back observed that Ankur is a wonderful human being as well and his mannerisms and ways are very similar to young Akshay Kumar.
Embracing the Superstar Comparison
At first, Ankur wasn’t all too pleased with the fact that the director wanted him to be a clone of the young Akshay Kumar. He wanted to be accepted by people as an individual, as Ankur Rathee, with his profile. But as the comparisons increased, he preferred to consider this as a compliment, saying, “Anyway, he is quite an incredible superstar to compare me to.” This seems to me to be a typical switch in the ‘narrative’, which I think reflects both, Ankur’s modesty and his devotion to Akshay Kumar.

Akshay Kumar's Doppelgänger Alert: Ankur Rathee Brings B-Town to Buzz!

 

It was expected that Ankur’s hairstyle in Reeta Sanyal may have been copied from Akshay Kumar's look in Suryavanshi. His ability to stick to time during the shooting also resonated with him, as did the dedication that Akshay is associated with.
Meet Jai: Ankur’s Role in Reeta Sanyal
In the movie Reeta Sanyal, which Abhirup Ghosh directed, Ankur takes up the character of Jai, a sincere police officer and policeman who works under the instruction of Adah Sharma, the character played by him. He is expected to create both focused and dreamlike characters who are going to leave a mark on this series of thrillers. Ncyrus has cast Ankur, Rahul Dev, Adah Sharma, and Manik Papneja, and the look of Ankur’s character seems to offer some fantasy or thrill.
This could be the light for Ankur Rathee, the new fresh talent of Bollywood struggling to mimic a star and still have his style.