Akshaye Khanna (JamActor of India)

 

 

5' 11" tall, Akshaye Khanna was born on March 30, 1975 to the most popular bollywood actor of that time, Vinod Khanna and Geetanjali. He inherits his fabulous looks and acting skills from his father Vinod Khanna. Like most star sons, Askhaye Khanna too was launched by his father Vinod Khanna. And as often happens, the home production 'Himalayputra' was rejected by the audience despite a high-powered publicity campaign. But the star sons have an advantage. They have an identity, contacts and producers willing to give a second (and third) chance. Besides, following papa's policy of playing safe, Akshaye had already signed up for several films.
 J.P.Dutta's blockbuster 'Border' wiped out the taste of failures like 'Mohabbat' , where he simply did not suit Madhuri Dixit, once his own father's leading lady.

 Rajkumar Santoshi's 'Doli Saja Ke Rakhna', in which he was paired with Naghma's sister Jyotika and 'Kudrat' both flopped. Rishi Kapoor's 'Aa Ab Laut Chalen' somewhat undid the damage, and has again placed him among the winning horses. Akshaye reminds you of his father Vinod Khanna at his zenith, when he quit films and took sanayas.

 Seeing that the sons of boozers turn out to be teetotallers, Akshaye is the least likely candidate to find escape in sanyas. His recent releases, 'Laawaris' ( with Jackie, Dimple and Manisha) and 'Dehak' ( with Sonali Bendre) too have not done well. 'Love You Hamesha', 'Agar Tum Na Hote' and 'Deewana Tere Naam Ka' besides several proposals on the table are his under production films. Vinod Khanna's son is more busy than papa was at the same stage. But unlike his father, who saw the tide turning in his favour within months of his debut, Akshaye is still trying to find his feet. Worse, his thinning pate is worrying his producers. 

Every journalist in town clamoured to interview the young Khanna who sported a charming smile and cute dimples that turned girls dizzy. But while the world was eager to read about him, Akshay wasn't in any mood to face frivolous questions about the films he'd signed, or his relationship with his father and brother Rahul, or then his views on life in general.
He rejected a couple of seemingly important films including Deepa Mehta's '1947-Earth' (1999). The part eventually went to elder brother Rahul Khanna.

Finally, there came a ray of hope in the form of Rishi Kapoor's 'Aa Ab Laut Chalein' (1999). The film proved to be a modest success and everyone praised Akshaye yet again, although it was Aishwarya Rai who hogged the show for most part.

But even Subhash Ghai's 'Taal' (1999), Akshaye's most prestigious assignment since 'Border', couldn't revive his floundering career. Instead, the film's second hero, Anil Kapoor, repositioned himself as a character actor and wowed audiences with his new image. Taal was a hit and the guy is coming back in a interesting film where he plays an artiste in love with a much older woman.

 He used to date Riya Sen.

In 1998, Khanna won the Filmfare Best Debut Award for his role in Border. In 2002, Khanna won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, for his role in Dil Chahta Hai.
 

Original Name:  Akshaye Khanna
Date of Birth (Birthday):  4 April, 1975
Zodiac Sign:  Aries
Height:  5'9
Eye Color:  Black
Hair Color:  Black
Birth Place:  Mumbai
Religion:  Hindu
Education:  Was not interested in study, joined martial art when he was in class 8th.
Marital Status:  Single

FILMOGRAPHY :


Aaja Nachle
Soham
Salaam E Ishq: A Tribute To Love
Aap Ki Khatir
36 China Town
Shaadi Se Pehle
Autograph
Gandhi, My Father
Hulchul
Deewaar
LOC Kargil
Hungama
Border Hindustan Ka
Deewangee
Humraaz
Dil Chahta Hai
Taal
Laawaris
Aa Ab Laut Chalen
Dahek: A Burning Passion
Love You Hamesha
Kudrat
Doli Saja Ke Rakhna
Border
Himalay Putra
Mohabbat

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Akshay Khanna

Profile
Date of Birth: 28th March, 1975
Address: 13/C Elplaza, Little Gibs Road, Malabar Hill, Mumbai- 4000026
Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Debut Film: "Himalayaputra"
Film Award: Filmfare Best Debut Award for "Border"
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for "Dil Chahta Hai"
IIFA Best Villain Award for "Humraaz"
Australian Indian Film Festival, Best Performance Award for "Gandhi, My Father".

Mini Biography
Akshay Khanna is son of the Bollywood star turned politician Vinod Khanna. He made his debut in Bollywood with the movie "Himalayputra", went without much success at box office. Akshaye Khanna gave remarkable performance in his next movie "Border", directed by J. P. Dutta and received a couple of awards for his performance. After that a string of flop films followed. Perhaps it was his imprudent choice of films such as "Mohabbat", "Kudrat", "Lawaris", "Love You Hamesha" and "Dahek" that turned the tide against Akshaya Khanna. Then, there came a ray of hope in the form of Rishi Kapoor's "Aa Ab Laut Chale". Though the film did average business but he was praised for his acting in this film. Since then he has given remarkable performance in a number of movies like "Dil Chahta Hai", "Deewar", "Gandhi, My Father", "Hulchul", "Humraaj" and Hungama. Akshay Khanna won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance in the film "Dil Chahta Hai". In his recent released film "Gandhi, My Father" he portrayed the character of Harilal Gandhi, Harilal was eldest son of Mahatma Gandhi. He was praised by critics for his performance and was mentioned as his best performance so far.

Filmography
Aaja Nachle, Gandhi, My Father, Naqaab, Salaam-E-Ishq, Aap Ki Khatir, 36 China Town, Shaadi Se Pehle, Hulchul, Deewaar, LOC: Kargil, Hungama, Border, Deewangee, Humraaz, Dil Chahta Hai, Taal, Laawaris, Aa Ab Laut Chalen, Love You Hamesha, Doli Saja Ke Rakhna and Bollywood/Hollywood.

Trivia

• Akshaye Khanna mother's name is Gitanjali.
• He has a brother named Rahul Khanna, who is also a Bollywood actor.
• His step mother name is Kavita and he has a step sister named Siksha.

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