Akshaye Khanna
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| Akshaye Khanna | |
 Akshaye in the film Hulchul |
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| Birth name | Akshaye Khanna |
| Born | April 4, 1974 Mumbai, India |
| Years active | (1997–present) |
Akshaye Khanna (born April 4, 1975 in Mumbai, India) is a popular actor in India.
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[edit] Biography
Though his major interest remains Hindi cinema (also called Bollywood), Akshaye Khanna has grown in popularity and is well-known all over India.
Akshaye made his debut in his father's production Himalayputra in 1997 which flopped at the box office. Akshaye Khanna has since demonstrated a versatility with a wide array of roles in a string of successful films. His first box office success was J.P Dutta's Border (1997) followed by Subhash Ghai's Taal (1999) and Farhan Akhtar's Dil Chahta Hai (2001) for which he won Best Supporting Actor. With his first negative role in Humraaz (2002), Akshaye's performance was applauded and earned a nomination for Best Villain. Akshaye recently has ventured into the low concept comedies of Priyadarshan such as Hungama (2003) & Hulchul (2004) and has enjoyed success there as well.
In 2006 his first three releases, Shaadi Se Pehle, 36 China Town and Aap Ki Khatir have not done as well as expected at the box office. His recently released film was Nikhil Advani's multi-starrer, Salaam E Ishq: A Tribute To Love which released on January 25, 2007.
His elder brother Rahul was a VJ with MTV and is also an actor.
[edit] Personal life
Akshaye is the son of Bollywood film actor and producer Vinod Khanna. Rahul Khanna is his elder brother.
[edit] Awards
In 1998, Khanna won the Filmfare Best Debut Award for his role in Border. In 2002, Khanna won the Filmfare Award for Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, for his role in Dil Chahta Hai. In 2003 he won the IIFA Best Villain Award award for Humraaz.
[edit] Filmography
| Film | Year | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaja Nachle | 2007 | Filming | |
| Abbas-Mustan’s Next | 2007 | Kader | To Go On Floor |
| Soham - Karan Johar's Next Project | 2007 | Under Production | |
| Salaam E Ishq: A Tribute To Love | 2007 | Shiven | Released |
| Gandhi, My Father | 2006 | Harilal Gandhi | filming |
| Aap Ki Khatir | 2006 | Aman | |
| 36 China Town | 2006 | Police Officer | |
| Shaadi Se Pehle | 2006 | Ashish | |
| Hulchul | 2004 | Jai | |
| Deewaar | 2004 | Gaurav Kaul | |
| LOC Kargil | 2003 | Lt. Balwan Singh | |
| Hungama | 2003 | Jeetu | |
| Border Hindustan Ka* | 2003 | Mobarak | *special appearance |
| Bollywood/Hollywood* | 2002 | Himself | *special appearance |
| Deewangee | 2002 | Raj Goyal | |
| Humraaz | 2002 | Karan | Nominated, Best Villain |
| Dil Chahta Hai | 2001 | Siddharth Sinha | Winner, Best Supporting Actor |
| Taal | 1999 | Manav Mehta | |
| Laawaris | 1999 | Captain Dada | |
| Aa Ab Laut Chalen | 1999 | Rohan | |
| Dahek | 1999 | Sameer Roshan | |
| Kudrat | 1998 | Vijay | |
| Doli Saja Ke Rakhna | 1998 | Inder | |
| Mohabbat | 1997 | Rohit Malhotra/Tony Braganza | |
| Border | 1997 | Dharamvir | Winner, Best Debut |
| Himalayaputra | 1997 | Abhay |
