Akshaye Khanna (born 28 March 1975) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi films. Born to actor Vinod Khanna, Khanna is a recipient of numerous accolades including two Filmfare Awards.[1] He made his acting debut in 1997 with the film Himalay Putra. His next release, J. P. Dutta's war drama Border (1997) emerged as a critical and commercial success, earning him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut.[2]
Khanna had further commercial successes in the romantic drama Taal (1999), the comedy drama Dil Chahta Hai (2001) which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, the romantic thriller Humraaz (2002), the comedies Hungama (2003) and Hulchul (2004), the murder mystery 36 China Town (2006), the action thriller Race (2008), and the heist comedy Tees Maar Khan (2010). He drew critical praise for his performances in the psychological thriller Deewangee (2002), the biographical drama Gandhi, My Father (2007) and the action thriller Aakrosh (2010).
Following a four-year hiatus in 2012, Khanna took on supporting roles in the action-comedy film Dishoom (2016) and as an investigative cop in two 2017 thrillers, Mom and Ittefaq. Khanna received renewed acclaim for portraying a defence lawyer in the legal drama Section 375 (2019) and a cop in the crime thriller Drishyam 2 (2022), which emerged as his highest-grossing release.[3]
Films
| Template:Dagger | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Himalay Putra | Abhay Khanna | ||
| Border | 2nd Lt. Dharamvir Singh Bhan | |||
| Mohabbat | Rohit Malhotra / Tony Braganza | |||
| Bhai Bhai | Dancer | Guest appearance in the Song "Tera Naam Loonga" | ||
| 1998 | Doli Saja Ke Rakhna | Inderjit Bansal | ||
| Kudrat | Vijay | |||
| 1999 | Aa Ab Laut Chalen | Rohan Khanna | ||
| Laawaris | Vijay / Captain Dada | |||
| Taal | Manav Mehta | |||
| Dahek | Sameer B. Roshan | |||
| 2001 | Dil Chahta Hai | Siddharth "Sid" Sinha | ||
| 2002 | Humraaz | Karan Malhotra | ||
| Deewangee | Raj Goyal | |||
| Bollywood/Hollywood | Himself | Guest appearance | ||
| 2003 | Hungama | Jitender "Jeetu" Sahai | ||
| LOC Kargil | Lt. Balwan Singh, 18 Grenadiers | |||
| Border Hindustan Ka | Mobarak | Cameo appearance | ||
| 2004 | Deewaar | Gaurav Kaul | ||
| Hulchul | Jai A. Chand | |||
| 2006 | Shaadi Se Pehle | Ashish Khanna | ||
| 36 China Town | Chief Inspector Karan | |||
| Aap Ki Khatir | Aman Mehra | |||
| 2007 | Salaam-e-Ishq | Shiven Dungarpur | ||
| Naqaab | Vicky Malhotra | |||
| Gandhi, My Father | Harilal Gandhi | |||
| Aaja Nachle | MP Raja Uday Singh | Guest appearance | ||
| 2008 | Race | Rajiv Singh | ||
| Mere Baap Pehle Aap | Gaurav J. Rane | |||
| 2009 | Luck by Chance | Himself | Guest appearance | |
| Shortkut | Shekhar Giriraj | |||
| 2010 | Aakrosh | Siddhant Chaturvedi | ||
| No Problem | Raj Ambani | |||
| Tees Maar Khan | Aatish Kapoor | |||
| 2012 | Delhi Safari | Alex | Voice only | |
| Gali Gali Chor Hai | Bharat Narayan | |||
| 2016 | Dishoom | Rahul "Wagah" Kabiraj | ||
| 2017 | Mom | Matthew Francis | ||
| Ittefaq | Dev Verma | |||
| 2019 | The Accidental Prime Minister | Sanjaya Baru | ||
| Section 375 | Tarun Saluja | [4] | ||
| 2020 | Sab Kushal Mangal | Baba Bhandari | [5] | |
| 2021 | State of Siege: Temple Attack | Major Hanut Singh | [6] | |
| Hungama 2 | Premnath Pannu | Cameo appearance | ||
| 2022 | Love You Hamesha | Shaurat | [7] | |
| Drishyam 2 | IG Tarun Ahlawat IPS | [8] |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Legacy Template:Dagger | Template:TBA | Completed | [9] |
See also
References
- ↑ Happy Birthday Akshaye Khanna - The Underrated Actor. DNA India(28 March 2023). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ↑ Unseen, candid photos of Akshaye Khanna you should not miss!.
- ↑ Nominations for the 65th Filmfare Awards 2020 are out!. The Times of India. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ↑ Akshaye Khanna and Richa Chadha to star in film based on misuse of rape laws. Indian Express.
- ↑ Sab Kushal Mangal trailer: Akshaye Khanna, Riva Kishan, Priyaank Sharma's film is a colourful love triangle(13 December 2019).
- ↑ State of Siege Temple Attack teaser: Akshaye Khanna's ZEE5 film dramatises 2002 Akshardham temple attack. The Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ↑ Love You Hamesha. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ↑ Akshaye Khanna joins Ajay Devgn and Tabu in 'Drishyam 2'(19 February 2022). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ↑ Akshaye Khanna to star opposite Raveena Tandon in his debut web series Legacy.