Background and career
Akshaye Vinod Khanna (born 28 March 1975) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi films. Known for his versatility and strong portrayals, he is often regarded as one of the greatest actors in Indian Cinema.. 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, which earned 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 to films with the action-comedy Dishoom (2016) and played an investigating officer in the 2017 thrillers Mom and Ittefaq, receiving further praise for playing a defence lawyer in the legal drama Section 375 (2019) and a cop in the crime thriller Drishyam 2 (2022). He received widespread acclaim for his portrayals of Aurangzeb in the historical action film Chhaava (2025) and Rehman Dakait in the Dhurandhar Duology, comprising the spy action thrillers Dhurandhar (2025) and Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026). All three films rank among the highest-grossing Indian films of all time.
