Akshaye Khanna

Akshaye Khanna is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi films. Khanna is known for his acting versatility. He 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 took on supporting roles in the action-comedy Dishoom (2016) and the 2017 thrillers Mom and Ittefaq. He earned renewed acclaim for playing a defence lawyer in the legal drama Section 375 (2019), a cop in the crime thriller Drishyam 2 (2022), and Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in the historical action Chhaava (2025), which is his highest-grossing film.