Akshay Khanna

Biography

Akshaye Khanna (Hindi: अक्षय खन्ना) (born 28 March 1975) is a critically acclaimed Indian film actor who works in Hindi cinema. Known for his impeccable acting talent and flawless diction, Khanna has worked with the best names in Indian cinema.

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 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 in this film. He next starred in the 1999 release of Subhash Ghai's Taal opposite Aishwarya Rai. The film became a critical and commercial success.^[3]

In 2001, Khanna appeared in Farhan Akhtar's cult classic Dil Chahta Hai; the film was a commercial and critical success and Khanna's performance was particularly applauded, later validated by first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2002.^[4] In 2002 Khanna appeared in the 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’s thriller was the fourth highest-grossing Bollywood film in 2008 and Khanna's performance in a negative role brought him couple of 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 that is unanimously acknowledged his best performance yet as an actor.^[11]

In 2010, he starred in Anees Bazmee's No Problem, co-starring with Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor and Kangna Ranaut.^[12] His 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 audiences alike

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1997	Himalay Putra	Abhay
	Border	Dharamvir	Winner, Filmfare Best Debut Award
	Mohabbat	Rohit Malhotra/Tony Braganza
	Bhai Bhai		Dancer in song "Tera Naam Loonga" (uncredited)
1998	Doli Saja Ke Rakhna	Inderjit Bansal
	Kudrat	Vijay
1999	Aa Ab Laut Chalen	Rohan Khanna
	Laawaris	Captain Dada/Vijay
	Taal	Manav Mehta	Dubbed in Tamil as Taalam
	Love You Hamesha	Shaurat
	Dahek: A Burning Passion	Sameer B. Roshan
2001	Dil Chahta Hai	Siddharth Sinha	Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
2002	Humraaz	Karan Malhotra	Nominated, Filmfare Best Villain Award
	Deewangee	Raj Goyal
	Bollywood/Hollywood	Himself	Special appearance
2003	Hungama	Jeetu
	LOC Kargil	Lt. Balwan Singh
	Border Hindustan Ka	Mobarak
2004	Deewaar	Gaurav Kaul
	Hulchul	Jai A. Chand
2006	Shaadi Se Pehle	Ashish Khanna
	36 China Town	Chief Police Inspector Karan
	Aap Ki Khatir	Aman Mehra
2007	Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love	Shiven Dungarpur
	Naqaab	Vicky Malhotra
	Gandhi, My Father	Harilal Gandhi
	Aaja Nachle	MP/ Raja Uday Singh	Special appearance
2008	Race	Rajeev Singh
	Mere Baap Pehle Aap	Gaurav Wishvanbhar Rane
2009	Luck by Chance	Himself	Cameo
	Shortkut - The Con is On	Shekhar Giriraj
2010	Aakrosh	Siddhant Chaturvedi
	No Problem	Raj Ambani
	Tees Maar Khan	Atish Kapoor
2011	Delhi Safari	Alex	Voice
2012	Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai		Filming
	Chand bhai		Announced