Akshaye Khanna

Akshaye Khanna (born 28 March 1975) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi films. Known for his acting versatility and strong portrayals, Khanna is a recipient of numerous accolades including two Filmfare Awards.

Born to actor Vinod Khanna, he made his acting debut with ''Himalay Putra'' (1997). His next release, J. P. Dutta's war drama ''Border'' (1997) emerged as a critical and commercial success, earning him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. Khanna replicated this success with the romance ''Taal'' (1999), the comedy-drama ''Dil Chahta Hai'' (2001) which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, the comedies ''Hungama'' (2003) and ''Hulchul'' (2004), the murder mystery ''36 China Town'' (2006) and the heist comedy ''Tees Maar Khan'' (2010). He drew critical praise for featuring in the thrillers ''Humraaz'' (2002) and ''Deewangee'' (2002), the biopic ''Gandhi, My Father'' (2007) and the action thrillers ''Race'' (2008) and ''Aakrosh'' (2010).

Following a four-year hiatus, Khanna returned in supporting roles with action-comedy ''Dishoom'' (2016) and the 2017 thrillers ''Mom'' and ''Ittefaq'', and received further praises for playing a defence lawyer in the legal drama ''Section 375'' (2019) and a cop in the crime thriller ''Drishyam 2'' (2022). Khanna then received widespread acclaim in 2025, with his portrayal of Aurangzeb in the historical action ''Chhaava''; which is his highest-grossing film and Rehman Dakait in the spy action thriller ''Dhurandhar''. Provided by Wikipedia