23 Years of Dil Chahta Hai: Why Aamir Khan's character Akash is still so Relatable!

The actors truly put their heart and soul into creating characters that the audience can relate to. There are many characters we often find relatable, but the way Aamir Khan portrayed the character Akash in Dil Chahta Hai has made it one of the most relatable characters onscreen. A lively, fun-loving chap, a good friend, an ideal son, a great partner everything a guy desires to be Aamir as Akash managed to capture it all on screen.

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Akash in Dil Chahta Hai illustrated the entire journey of a boy transitioning to becoming a man. We saw a fun-loving, teasing, non-committal, rich brat someone who could be a bit mean but was still a good friend. These are traits we often witness in our early 20s, and Akash is a blend of all these characteristics in the film. While he keeps us engaged with his unending charm, in later parts of the film, we see him mature into a responsible man who not only starts to believe in love but also experiences heartbreak something we all go through at least once in our lives.

Aamir Khan as Akash is a character that every guy can relate to and also aspires to be. He not only serves as a mirror for young men but also exudes a strong aspirational quality. Throughout the film, we can match his traits with our own and think, "Yes, I usually do that," or "Yes, that's so much like me." That's the beauty of Aamir Khan as Akash.

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This is why we still want to see Akash and be like him. As Dil Chahta Hai has completed 23 years, the character of Aamir as Akash remains fresh in our memory because he embodies a bit of all of us.