New Delhi, Dec. 13 -- As Akshaye Khanna continues to earn widespread praise for his menacing turn as mafia ganglord Rehman Dakait in Dhurandhar, an old, heartfelt memory from his school days has resurfaced online - and fans are loving it.

West Bengal politician Saira Shah Halim recently shared a nostalgic post on X (formerly Twitter), recalling Akshaye Khanna's time at Lawrence School Lovedale, Ooty, where he studied as a boarder in Class 11 and 12. The post, accompanied by a rare throwback photograph of the actor, quickly caught attention for its warm, intimate portrayal of the actor long before stardom.

Calling him the school's "original Heartbreak Kid", Halim wrote about the excitement on campus when news broke that Vinod Khanna's so...