Akshaye Khanna (born March 28, 1975) in Mumbai, India is an Indian Bollywood actor. After making his debut in Himalaya Putra (1997), Khanna went on to work in several critically and commercially successful movies.

Personal life

Akshaye Khanna is the youngest son of actor Vinod Khanna. His older brother Rahul Khanna is also an actor. Though his major interest remains Hindi cinema (also called Bollywood).
At the age of 22 in 1997, Akshaye made his debut in his father's production "Himalaya Putra", which didn't do well at the box office. His next release was J. P. Dutta's "Border" (1997). The film did very well at the box office, becoming the highest grossing film of that year and earning him a Filmfare Best Debut Award.

Most of his releases that followed failed to do well until Subhash Ghai's "Taal" (1999) released. The film fared moderately well and became the fourth highest grossing film of 1999. This was followed by Farhan Akhtar's moderately successful "Dil Chahta Hai" (2001) which became the fifth highest grossing film of 2001. His performance was well received by critics and won him the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award.

Khanna's next release was Abbas Mustan's "Humraaz"(2002), in which he played a negative role for the first time. His performance was applauded and earned him a nomination for Filmfare Best Villain Award. He then attempted comedy in Priyadarshan's "Hungama" (2003) and "Hulchul" (2004). Both films did well at the box office, with the latter becoming one of the highest grossing films of 2004.

Although his releases, "Shaadi Se Pehle" (2006) and "Aap Ki Khatir" (2006) failed to do well at the box office, his other release that year,"36 China Town" performed moderately well.

Nikhil Advani's multi-starrer, "Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love" was Khanna's first release in 2007. Although much hyped, the film failed to do well.This was followed by the suspense thriller "Naqaab" which didn't do that well.Akshaye's recent portrayal of Harilal Gandhi in the critically acclaimed, "Gandhi, My Father" was praised by critics and was mentioned as his best performance so far.

Career

At the age of 22 in 1997, Akshaye made his debut in his father's production Himalaya Putra, which didn't do well at the box office. His next release was J. P. Dutta's Border (1997). The film did very well at the box office, becoming the highest grossing film of that year[1] and earning him a Filmfare Best Debut Award. Most of his releases that followed failed to do well until Subhash Ghai's Taal (1999) released. The film fared moderately well and became the fourth highest grossing film of 1999.[2] This was followed by Farhan Akhtar's moderately successful Dil Chahta Hai (2001) which became the fifth highest grossing film of 2001.[3] His performance was well received by critics[4] and won him the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award. Khanna's next release was Abbas Mustan's Humraaz (2002), in which he played a negative role for the first time. His performance was applauded[5] and earned him a nomination for Filmfare Best Villain Award. He then attempted comedy in Priyadarshan's Hungama (2003) and Hulchul (2004). Both films did well at the box office, with the latter becoming one of the highest grossing films of 2004.[6][7] Although his releases, Shaadi Se Pehle (2006) and Aap Ki Khatir (2006) failed to do well at the box office, his other release that year, 36 China Town performed well.[8] Nikhil Advani's multi-starrer, Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love was Khanna's first release in 2007. Although much hyped, the film failed to do well.[9] This was followed by the suspense thriller Naqaab which didn't do that well, although critics praised his acting saying "The movie belongs to Akshaye".[10] Akshaye's recent portrayal of Harilal Gandhi in the critically acclaimed, Gandhi, My Father was praised by critics and was mentioned as his best performance so far.[11][12][13]. Recently he appeared in Aaja Nachle in an extended special appearance. Akshaye's first release of the year 2008 was Race in which he again played a negative role.

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Awards

Winner

• 1998: Filmfare Best Debut Award, Border
• 2002: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, Dil Chahta Hai

Nominated

• 1998: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, Border
• 2003: Filmfare Best Villain Award, Humraaz

Star Screen Awards

Winner

• 1998: Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Male, Himalaya Putra
• 2002: Star Screen Awards Special Jury Award, Dil Chahta Hai

Nominated

• 2002: Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actor, Dil Chahta Hai
• 2003: Star Screen Award Best Actor, Deewangee
• 2003: Star Screen Award Best Villain, Humraaz
• 2007: Star Screen Award Best Actor for Gandhi, My Father

Zee Cine Awards

Nominated

• 2002: Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Male, Dil Chahta Hai
• 2003: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role, Humraaz

IIFA Awards

Winner

• 2003: IIFA Best Villain Award, Humraaz

Other Awards

Winner

• 2007 - Australian Indian Film Festival, Best Performance Award, Gandhi, My Father

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes

1997	Himalaya Putra	Abhay
	Border	Dharamvir	Winner, Filmfare Best Debut Award
	Mohabbat	Rohit Malhotra/Tony Braganza
1998	Doli Saja Ke Rakhna	Inder
	Kudrat	Vijay
1999	Love You Hamesha	Shaurat
	Dahek: A Burning Passion	Sameer Roshan
	Aa Ab Laut Chalen	Rohan Khanna
	Laawaris	Captain Dada/Vijay
	Taal	Manav Mehta	Dubbed in Tamil as Taalam
2001	Dil Chahta Hai	Siddharth Sinha	Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
2002	Deewana Tere Naam Ka
	Humraaz	Karan Malhotra	First villain role Nominated, Filmfare Best Villain Award
	Deewangee	Raj Goyal
	Bollywood/Hollywood	Himself	Special appearance
2003	Border Hindustan Ka	Mobarak	Special appearance
	Hungama	Jeetu
	LOC Kargil	Lt. Balwan Singh
2004	Deewaar	Gaurang Kaul
	Hulchul	Jai
2006	Shaadi Se Pehle	Aashish Khanna
	36 China Town	Karan
	Aap Ki Khatir	Aman Mehra
2007	Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love	Shiven Dungarpur
	Naqaab	Vicky Malhotra
	Gandhi, My Father	Harilal Gandhi
	Aaja Nachle	MP Raja Uday Singh	Extended special appearance
2008	Race	Rajeev Singh
2008	Mere Baap Pehle Aap	Gaurav