Akshay Khanna

Akshaye Khanna Born (1975-03-28) 28 March 1975 (age 38), 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 Gandhi, My Father (2007). Background edit: Akshaye Khanna was born in Mumbai in 1975. He is the middle son of Bollywood actor and politician Vinod Khanna, and the younger brother of actor Rahul Khanna. 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 went without much success at box office and produced by his father vinod khanna.. 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. 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 the 1999 release of Subhash Ghai's Taal opposite Aishwarya Rai. The film became a critical and commercial success. 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 first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2002.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. Khanna then plunged into the comedy genre with Priyadarshan's Hungama (2002) and Hulchul (2004) that became box office hits. After acting in a string of unsuccessful and lukewarm box-office films like Shaadi Se Pehle (2006), Aap Ki Khatir (2006),Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love (2007), Mere Baap Pehle Aap (2008), Gandhi, My Father (2007), and Naqaab (2007), 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 is unanimously acknowledged his best performance yet as an actor. In 2010, he starred in Anees Bazmee's No Problem, co-starring with Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor and Kangna Ranaut. 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 audiences. 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 Himalay Putra Won 2002 Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actor Dil Chahta Hai Won 2002 Screen Awards Special Jury Award Dil Chahta Hai Won 2002 Screen Awards Best Supporting Actor Dil Chahta Hai Nominated 2002 Zee Cine Awards Best Supporting Actor - Male Dil Chahta Hai Nominated 2003 Screen Awards Best Actor Deewangee Nominated 2003 Filmfare Awards Best Negative Role Humraaz Nominated 2003 Screen Awards Best Villain 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 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 Race Won Filmography edit: 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

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