Akshaye Khanna

Akshaye Khanna

Khanna in January 2014

Born      28 March 1975 (age 40)

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Occupation         Actor

Years active        1997–present

Relatives              Vinod Khanna (Father)

Rahul Khanna (Brother)

'Akshaye Khanna(born 28 March 1975) is an Indian film actor who works in Hindi cinema. He made his acting debut in the year 1997 with Himalay Putra and since then has been featured in several critical and commercial acclaimed films. Khanna has been a recipient of Filmfare Awards twice. His most popular films include Border (1997), Taal (1999), Dil Chahta Hai (2001), Hulchul(2004), Race (2008) among others. He was critically acclaimed for his performance in Humraaz (2002) and Gandhi, My Father(2007).

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•             1 Early and personal life

•             2 Career

•             3 Awards and nominations

•             4 Filmography

•             5 Others

•             6 References

•             7 External links

Early and personal life[edit]

Akshaye Khanna was born in Mumbai on March 28, 1975. He is the second son of Bollywood actor and politician Vinod Khanna, and the younger brother of actor Rahul Khanna. Both brothers are also members of Willingdon Sports Club.

Career[edit]

After studying in Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute in Mumbai, Khanna made his acting debut in Bollywood in 1997 with the movie Himalay Putra, which was produced by his father and went without much success at box office.[1] His performance in his next release, J. P. Dutta-directed Border (1997), earned him the Filmfare Best Debut Award and a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1998.[2] After that a string of unsuccessful films followed such as Mohabbat (1997), Kudrat (1998), Laawaris (1999), Love You Hamesha (1999) and Dahek: A Burning Passion (1999).

In 1999, he starred in Rishi Kapoor's Aa Ab Laut Chalen; though the film did average business, he was praised for his acting. He next starred in Subhash Ghai's Taal oppositeAishwarya Rai. The film became a critical and commercial success.[3]

In 2001, Khanna appeared in Farhan Akhtar's cult classic Dil Chahta Hai which turned out to be a turning point in his career; the film was a commercial and critical success and Khanna's performance was particularly applauded, later validated by Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2002.[4] Dil Chahta Hai relaunched Akshaye Khanna and Saif Ali Khan's careers. In 2002, Khanna appeared in an Abbas-Mustan thriller Humraaz; his role as a convincing con-artist in this film earned him much critical acclaim and a nomination for a Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role.[5] Khanna then plunged into the comedy genre with Priyadarshan’s Hungama (2002) and Hulchul(2004) that became box office hits.[6][7]

After acting in a string of unsuccessful and lukewarm box-office films like Shaadi Se Pehle (2006), Aap Ki Khatir (2006),[8] Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love (2007), Mere Baap Pehle Aap (2008), Gandhi, My Father (2007),[9] and Naqaab (2007),[10] Khanna appeared in the 2008 release Race. The Abbas-Mustan thriller was the fourth highest-grossing Bollywood film in 2008 and Khanna's performance in a negative role brought him awards in the Best Villain category. However, Khanna’s portrayal of Harilal Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi's eldest son, in the critically acclaimed 2007 film Gandhi, My Father is unanimously acknowledged his best performance yet as an actor.[11]

In 2010, he starred in Anees Bazmee's No Problem with Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor and Kangna Ranaut.[12] Khanna's later releases did not fare well at the box office, but his performances in Aakrosh (2010) and Tees Maar Khan (2010) were well-received by critics and audience.

After a five year hiatus, Khanna is going to make his comeback from the film Dishoom.[13]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year       Award   Category              Film        Result

1998       Filmfare Awards

Best Debut - Male

Border

Won

1998       Filmfare Awards               Best Supporting Actor

Border  Nominated

1998       Screen Awards

Most promising Newcomer - Male[14]

Himalay Putra

Won

2002       Filmfare Awards               Best Supporting Actor    Dil Chahta Hai

Won

2002       Screen Awards  Special Jury Award[14]

Dil Chahta Hai    Won

2002       Screen Awards  Best Supporting Actor[14]

Dil Chahta Hai    Nominated

2002       Zee Cine Awards

Best Supporting Actor - Male[14]

Dil Chahta Hai    Nominated

2003       Screen Awards  Best Actor[14]

Deewangee

Nominated

2003       Filmfare Awards               Best Negative Role

Humraaz

Nominated

2003       Screen Awards  Best Villain [14]

Humraaz              Nominated

2003       Zee Cine Awards              Best Actor in Negative Role

Humraaz              Nominated

2003       IIFA Awards

Best Villain

Humraaz              Won

2007       Australian Indian Film Festival    Best Performance Award[citation needed]

Gandhi, My Father

Won

2007       Screen Awards  Best Actor

Gandhi, My Father          Nominated

2009       Screen Awards  Best Villain

Race

Won

2009       IIFA Awards        Best Villain[14]

Race      Won

Filmography[edit]

Key

                Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year       Film        Role       Notes

1997       Himalay Putra

Abhay  

1997       Border

Dharamvir           Winner, Filmfare Best Debut Award

1997       Mohabbat

Rohit Malhotra/Tony Braganza 

1997       Bhai Bhai

                Dancer in song "Tera Naam Loonga" (uncredited)

1998       Doli Saja Ke Rakhna

Inderjit Bansal  

1998       Kudrat  Vijay     

1999       Aa Ab Laut Chalen

Rohan Khanna  

1999       Laawaris

Captain Dada/Vijay        

1999       Taal

Manav Mehta   Dubbed in Tamil as Taalam

1999       Dahek

Sameer B. Roshan          

2001       Dil Chahta Hai

Siddharth Sinha                Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award

2001       Love You Hamesha

Shaurat               

2002       Humraaz

Karan Malhotra Nominated, Filmfare Best Villain Award

2002       Deewangee

Raj Goyal            

2002       Bollywood/Hollywood

Himself Special appearance

2003       Hungama

Jeetu    

2003       LOC Kargil

Lt. Balwan Singh, 18 Grenadiers

2003       Border Hindustan Ka

Mobarak             

2004       Deewaar

Gaurang Kaul    

2004       Hulchul

Jai A. Chand       

2006       Shaadi Se Pehle

Ashish Khanna 

2006       36 China Town

Chief Police Inspector Karan      

2006       Aap Ki Khatir

Aman Mehra    

2007       Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love

Shiven Dungarpur           

2007       Naqaab

Vicky Malhotra 

2007       Gandhi, My Father

Harilal Gandhi   

2007       Aaja Nachle

MP/ Raja Uday Singh      Special appearance

2008       Race

Rajiv Singh         

2008       Mere Baap Pehle Aap

Gaurav J. Rane 

2009       Luck by Chance

Himself Guest appearance

2009       Shortkut - The Con is On

Shekhar Giriraj 

2010       Aakrosh

Siddhant Chaturvedi      

2010       No Problem

Raj Ambani        

2010       Tees Maar Khan

Aatish Kapoor   

2012       Delhi Safari

Alex (voice)        3D Animation film

2012       Gali Gali Chor Hai

Bharat  

2016       Dishoom

TBA       

Others[edit]

Akshaye Kanna, in 2013, reported a case of a couple duping him of ₹ 50 lakh for doubling this amount in 45 days through commodity trading to the police. [15]