Akshaye Khanna is an Indian actor. His nickname is Akshu. Let’s find out more interesting details about him.
Biography/Wiki
Akshaye was born on March 28, 1975, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (48 years old; as of 2023). He attended Lawrence School in Lovedale, Tamil Nadu. After completing his studies, he attended and graduated from Human Resources Institute of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai.
He studied acting at the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Academy in Mumbai. After honing his acting skills, he made his debut in the Bollywood industry with the film Himalayan Putra (1997), opposite Anjala Zaveri. The film is produced by his father Vinod Khanna.
Akshaye Khanna in Himalayan Putra
appearance
Height: 5’9”
Weight: 70kg
Body Measurements: Chest 40′, Waist 32′, Biceps 12′
Eye color: dark brown
Hair color: black
Family, caste and girlfriends
Akshaye Khanna was born into the Khatri family, his father Vinod Khanna is a former actor and politician, and his father Geetanjali Khanna is a model.
Akshaye Khanna’s childhood photos with her family
Akshaye Khanna and his father Vinod Khanna
Akshaye Khanna and his mother Geetanjali Khanna
He is the younger brother of Rahul Khanna, who is also an actor.
Akshaye Khanna and his brother Rahul Khanna
Kavita Khanna is his stepmother and the half-brother of actors Sakshi Khanna and Shraddha Khanna.
Sakshi Khanna (left), Kavita Khanna (center) and Shraddha Khanna (right)
Although he is not married, he has had some love experiences. In 1995, he dated Neha.
He is rumored to be dating Aishwarya Rai.
Akshaye Khanna and Aishwarya Rai
He also dated Riya Sen for some time.
Riasson
He even got engaged to Tara Sharma, but it didn’t work out. So, they broke up and went their separate ways.
Tara Sharma
Profession
Akshaye Khanna plays 2nd Lieutenant Dharamveer Singh in Border (1997), a film about the “Battle of Longewala” during the 1971 Indo-Pak war After Dharamvir Singh Bhan, he became the center of attention.
In his next film, Gandhi, My Father (2007), he played Harilal Gandhi, the eldest son of Mahatma Gandhi, in what is considered one of his most commendable performances.
He made his debut in Bollywood in 2016 with the film Dishoom, opposite John Abraham, Varun Dhawan and Jacqueline Fernandez. Akshaye next appeared in the biopic The Accidental Prime Minister (2019), playing Manmohan Singh’s former media adviser Sanjaya Balu.
Akshaye Khanna (left) plays Sanjaya Baru (right) in the movie “The Accidental Prime Minister”
dispute
- Akshaye became the center of controversy in 1990 when he held Karisma in an inappropriate manner during a magazine shoot with him.
Akshaye Khanna and Karisma Kapoor
- In 2013, he filed a complaint against Satyabrata Chakravarty, president and director of Intech Images Private Ltd., and his wife Sona, accusing them of cheating them out of Rs 50 lakh. They promised him that the money would be invested in the commodity market and doubled within 45 days.
Awards
- Best Actor in the Movie “Border” (1998)
- Best Supporting Actor in the film Dil Chahta Hai (2002)
- Best Performance in the Movie “Gandhi, My Father” (2007)
car collection
He also owns many luxury vehicles, including limousines and SUVs. His car collection includes BMW, Rewa (environmentally friendly electric car).
Akshaye Khanna and his BMW
salary
He earns Rs 2-3 crore per film.
favorite thing
- He enjoys pizza, hamburgers, lettuce, challah, spinach, carrots, green beans and seafood.
- He admires Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia.
- He can watch the James Bond series, The Bourne Supremacy series and Gone Girl on repeat.
- He is a big fan of directors Priyadarshan, Abbas-Mastan, JP Dutta and Farhan Akhtar.
- He likes to watch the TV series “Homeland.”
- His favorite song of all time is “Sinbad The Sailor” from the movie “Rock On” (2008).
- His hobbies are chess and squash, gardening, swimming, reading and fitness.
- His favorite book is “Sacred Games” by Vikram Chandra.
- White is his favorite color.
- He likes to watch football games.
sign
Akshaye Khanna’s signature
fact
Akshaye Khanna to shoot for ‘Border’ with JP Dutta
- Initially, Akshaye Khanna played the role of ‘Akash’ and Hrithik Roshan played the role of ‘Akash’ in Farhan Akhtar’s film ‘Dil Chahta Hai’ Siddharth,” starring Saif Ali Khan as “Samir.” But after Hrithik Roshan turned down the role, the role was allotted to Abhishek Bachchan. But when Abhishek also refused to play the role, Farhan switched the roles assigned to Akshaye Khanna and Aamir Khan.
- Initially, he was considered for the role of Aamir Khan in Taare Zameen Par (2007).
Akshaye Khanna smokes
- Kareena Kapoor has confessed that she was very fond of Akshaye Khanna when she was a teenager.
- In 2017, he said in an interview: “I will never get married. I want to live my life alone. I can maintain a relationship for a while, but I know I can’t see it lasting a lifetime.”
- Initially, he was offered the role of Sunil Dutt in Sanju (2018), but he turned it down; as he could not pass the appearance test.
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