EARLY LIFE :
Akshaye Khanna was born on 28 March 1975 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He went to Lawrence School, Lovedale, Tamil Nadu. After finishing school, he enrolled in H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai, for his graduation. Akshaye Khanna was born into a Khatri Family to Vinod Khanna, a former actor and politician, and Geetanjali Khanna, a model.
Akshaye Khanna is the younger brother of Rahul Khanna.
Kavita Khanna is his stepmother, and he is a half-brother to Sakshi Khanna, an actor and Shraddha Khanna.
CAREER :
He learnt acting from Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute, Mumbai. After polishing his acting skills, he debuted in the Bollywood industry with the film “Himalay Putra” (1997), in which he was paired opposite Anjala Zaveri. This film was produced by his father, Vinod Khanna.
Akshaye Khanna came into the limelight when he bagged the role of 2nd Lt. Dharamvir Singh Bhan in “Border” (1997), a film about the “Battle of Longewala” during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
In his next release, “Gandhi, My Father” (2007), he played the character of Harilal Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi‘s eldest son, which is considered one of his most commendable performances.
In 2016, he was relaunched in Bollywood with the movie “Dishoom”, where he worked alongside John Abraham, Varun Dhawan, and Jacqueline Fernandez. Next, Akshaye was seen in the biographical film “The Accidental Prime Minister” (2019), representing the role of Manmohan Singh’s former media adviser Sanjaya Baru.
PERSONAL LIFE :
Awards of Akshaye Khanna Best Debut Male for the film “Border” (1998)
Best Supporting Actor for the film “Dil Chahta Hai” (2002)
Best Performance in the movie “Gandhi, My Father” (2007).
Though he is not married, he has had a few relationships. In 1995, he was going out with Neha. He was rumoured to be dating Aishwarya Rai.
He also dated Riya Sen. He was even engaged to Tara Sharma, but it did not work out, so they broke up and parted ways.Akshaye Khanna acknowledged his connection with Tara Sharma on Koffee with Karan season 2. With the release of Saaya in 2003, Tara quickly gained notoriety. As Akshay admitted in the episode, she and he were also seriously dating.
