Akshaye Khanna
Biography
Akshaye Khanna, born on March 28, 1975, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, is an Indian film actor. He made his acting debut in 1997 with Himalay Putra, which was produced by his father, Vinod Khanna. Throughout his career, he has been featured in several critically and commercially acclaimed films and has received Filmfare Awards twice. Some of his most popular films include Border in 1997, Taal in 1999, Dil Chahta Hai in 2001, Hulchul in 2004, Race in 2008, and Dhurandhar in 2025. He earned critical acclaim for his performances in Dil Chahta Hai in 2001, Humraaz in 2002, Gandhi, My Father in 2007, and Dhurandhar in 2025. He also experienced a four-year gap in his acting career following his role in Gali Gali Chor Hai before returning.
Career overview
Akshaye Khanna is an Indian film actor born on March 28, 1975, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He made his acting debut in 1997 in the film Himalay Putra, which was produced by his father Vinod Khanna. Later that same year, he starred in Border. Over his career, he has been featured in several critically and commercially acclaimed films and has received Filmfare Awards twice.
His popular film credits include Taal released in 1999, Dil Chahta Hai in 2001, Hulchul in 2004, Race in 2008, and Dhurandhar in 2025. In addition to commercial success, he earned critical acclaim for his performances in Dil Chahta Hai in 2001, Humraaz in 2002, Gandhi, My Father in 2007, and Dhurandhar in 2025. Following his role in Gali Gali Chor Hai, he experienced a four-year gap in his acting career before returning.
With a known credit count of fifty-two, the actor continues his career in the film industry. His personal details and biographical records identify him by his birth name as well as in other scripts.
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- Ikka (2026) as Shouryaman Gaur
- Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026) as Rehman Dakait
- Border 2 (2026) as 2nd Lt. Dharamvir Singh Bhakhri
- Dhurandhar (2025) as Rehman Dakait
- Akshardham: Operation Vajra Shakti (2025) as Major Hanut Singh
- Chhaava (2025) as Aurangzeb
- Drishyam 2 (2022) as IG Tarun Ahlawat
- Hungama 2 (2021) as Special Appearance
- Sab Kushal Mangal (2020) as Baba Bhandari
- Section 375 (2019) as Tarun Saluja
- The Accidental Prime Minister (2019) as Sanjaya Baru
- Ittefaq (2017) as Dev Sharma
- Mom (2017) as Matthew Francis
- Dishoom (2016) as Wagah
- Delhi Safari (2012) as Alex (voice)
- Gali Gali Chor Hai (2012) as Bharat
- Aakrosh (2010) as Sidhant Chaturvedi
- Tees Maar Khan (2010) as Atish Kapoor
- No Problem (2010) as Raj Ambani
- Luck by Chance (2009) as Self
- Shortkut - The Con Is On (2009) as Shekhar
- Race (2008) as Rajeev Singh
- Mere Baap Pehle Aap (2008) as Gaurav Rane
- Aaja Nachle (2007) as MP Raja Uday Singh
- Salaam-e-Ishq (2007) as Shiven Dungarpur
- Naqaab (2007)
- Gandhi, My Father (2007) as Harilal Gandhi
- 36 China Town (2006) as Chief Inspector Karan Kapoor
- Aap Ki Khatir (2006) as Aman Mehra
- Shaadi Se Pehle (2006) as Ashish Khanna
- Koffee with Karan (2004) as Self
- Hulchul (2004) as Jai
- Deewaar: Let's Bring Our Heroes Home (2004) as Gaurang Kaul
- LOC: Kargil (2003) as Lt. Balwan Singh Panghal
- Hungama (2003) as Jeetu
- Border Hindustan Ka (2003) as Mubarak
- Deewangee (2002) as Raj Goyal
- Bollywood/Hollywood (2002) as Himself
- Humraaz (2002) as Karan Malhotra
- Dil Chahta Hai (2001) as Siddharth "Sid" Sinha
- Taal (1999) as Manav Mehta
- Aa ab Laut Chalen (1999) as Rohan Khanna
- Laawaris (1999) as Captain Dada / Vijay
- Dahek A Burning Passion (1999) as Sameer B.Roshan
- Love You Hamesha (1999)
- Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1998) as Inderjit Bansal
- Kudrat (1998) as Vijay
- Border (1997) as 2nd Lt. Dharamvir Singh Bhakhri
- Himalay Putra (1997) as Abhay Khanna
- Mohabbat (1997) as Rohit Malhotra/Tony Braganza
- Adhira
- Mahakāli as Asuraguru Shukracharya