Akshay Kumar's upcoming magnum opus, Patiala House, will bring a younger, mirror image of the actor to the audience. Yes, a young actor named Usman Qureshi, who bears an uncanny resemblance to the superstar will play a teen Akshay in the cricket based film. Apparently, director Nikhil Advani was looking for a young man who would play the role of a 17-year-old Akshay in his film Patiala House. He, apparently froze casting for the role, because he did not want to compromise on an exact lookalike.
However, when he met Usman Qureshi, he was stunned by the similarity between the two and signed him up immediately. It seems the resemblance between Usman Qureshi and Akshay Kumar was so prominent that the entire team was thrilled to have him on the sets and gifted him with a special nick name 'Akki Junior'.
Producer Bhushan Kumar said, "We were completely bowled over by the striking resemblance between the two- Akshay and Usman. And after the screen test, without a doubt we found our 17 year old Akshay for Patiala House in Usman. It is not easy to play a younger role of such a superstar but Usman has done a great job."
