Akshaye Khanna — Biography, Height & Unknown Facts!!!
Akshaye Khanna is an Indian Film Actor. He was born on 28 March 1975 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Akshaye Khanna works in Hindi Film Industry and established himself as a leading & Most popular Actor.
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He was made his on screen debut with the film Himalay Putra (1997) as Abhay. Akshaye Khanna best known for his worked in films Border (1997), Taal (1999), Dil Chahta Hai (2001), Hulchul (2004), Race (2008) and Dil Chahta Hai (2001), Humraaz (2002), Gandhi, My Father (2007) and Dishoom (2016) etc.
Akshaye Khanna was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India on 28 March 1975. His Father Vinod Khanna, Actor and His Mother Geetanjali Khanna, Former Model & Kavita (Step-mother).
He has an elder brother named Rahul Khanna & Half-Brother Sakshi Khanna and a Half-Sister Shraddha Khanna. Akshaye Khanna completed his Graduation from H.R. College, Mumbai.
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 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.
In 2010, Khanna’s first release was Anees Bazmee’s comedy film No Problem with Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor and Kangana Ranaut, followed by Aakrosh alongside Ajay Devgn. Both of these films flopped at the box office. He then starred in Tees Maar Khan the same year, which went on to become a box office success. In 2012, Khanna starred in the comedy drama Gali Gali Chor Hai, which was also a box office flop. After this, Khanna took a four-year break from acting.
In 2016, he made his comeback as an antagonist in the action-comedy film Dishoom. The film received a mixed response and did average business at the box office. In 2017, Khanna appeared as an investigative cop in two separate thrillers, the dramatic Mom and the mystery film Ittefaq. Mom received critical acclaim, it turned out to be a box office success, and Khanna’s performance was highly appreciated.
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