Akshaye Khanna

Akshaye Khanna represents something I deeply respect in Hindi cinema: the actor who chose craft over stardom. Born to a major star, Vinod Khanna, he could have coasted on lineage and leading-man looks; instead he gravitated toward complex, often unglamorous characters and built a reputation as one of the finest performers of his generation. Two Filmfare Awards and more than forty films later, he remains oddly under-celebrated outside India, which I consider a real loss for international audiences. If you want an entry point into Bollywood that prioritizes acting over spectacle, his filmography is where I would send you first.

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Name (English)

Akshaye Khanna

Name (Japanese)

アクシャエ・カンナ

Reading

あくしゃえ・かんな

Born

March 28, 1975 (age 51)

Origin

Mumbai, Bombay State, India

Occupation

film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rabbit

Awards & achievements

• Filmfare Awards
• Screen Awards
• Zee Cine Awards
• 4th IIFA Awards

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshaye%20Khanna
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q421581

Tags

• Bombay State
• film actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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