Rahul Khanna
Rahul Khanna | |
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 Khanna at the launch event ofVan Heusen | |
| Born | 20 June 1972 Bombay,Maharashtra,India |
| Alma mater | Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute School of Visual Arts |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1994–2023 |
| Father | Vinod Khanna |
| Relatives | Akshaye Khanna(brother) |
Rahul Khanna(born 20 June 1972) is an Indian actor, VJ and writer who works inBollywood.He is the elder son of actorVinod Khannaand the elder brother ofAkshaye Khanna.
Early life and background
[edit]Khanna was born and raised inMumbai.His father was a Bollywood star & a politician,Vinod Khanna,his mother was ex-model Gitanjali Taleyar Khanna, and his younger brother is Bollywood actor,Akshaye Khanna.
Khanna studied at theLee Strasberg Theatre Instituteand theSchool of Visual ArtsinNew York City.
Career
[edit]Film
[edit]He made his feature film debut inDeepa Mehta's1947 Earth(1999), alongsideAamir Khan.His performance earned him several awards including theFilmfare Best Male Debut Award.[1]He has since appeared in Mehta'sBollywood/Hollywood(2003) andWake up SidstarringRanbir KapoorandKonkana Sen Sharma.
Rahul's mainstreamBollywoodfilms includeElaanandRaqeeband his international credits includeThe Emperor's ClubwithKevin Kline.
Television
[edit]MTV Asia,VJ, 1994–1998
Asian Variety Show,Host,AVS TV Network,North America, 1999–2001
Discovery Week,Host,Discovery Channel,2006
Khanna has also hosted numerous events like theIIFAAwards, theMiss Indiapageant, theScreen Awards,theStardust (magazine)Awards, the Miss India Worldwide pageant,Naomi Campbell's Fashion for Relief show at Mumbai Fashion Week, theGQ(India) Men of the Year Awards 2009 & 2010, Teacher's Achievement Awards 2008 & 2010, TheInternational Film Festival of India2011, TheHello (magazine)Hall of Fame Awards 2011 and TheErnst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards2012, to name just a few.
Commercials and endorsements
[edit]Khanna has been associated with several brands includingToyota,Lay'sChips,Pepsi,DTC (Diamond Trading Company/De Beersgroup),Trent (Westside),Tommy Hilfiger,Jaypee Group's Jaypee Greens,Johnnie WalkerBlue Label,Kiehl's,MaggiandAudi.
Khanna has appeared in aPETAIndia campaign to protect elephants and birds.
Writing
[edit]Khanna has a signature humorous writing style. Apart from writing for his ownblog,his pieces and essays have been published in several leading newspapers, magazines and websites includingHarper's BazaarIndia,Vogue India,Cosmopolitan (magazine)India,Elle (India),GQIndia,Marie ClaireIndia,The Times of India,Deccan HeraldandThe Huffington PostIndia.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Earth | Hassan | Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut |
| 2001 | 3 AM | Morris | |
| 2002 | Bollywood/Hollywood | Rahul Seth | |
| The Emperor's Club | Deepak Mehta | ||
| 2005 | Elaan | Karan Shah | |
| 2007 | Raqeeb | Remo Matthews | |
| 2008 | Tahaan | Kuka Saheb | |
| Dil Kabaddi | Rajveer Singh | ||
| 2009 | Love Aaj Kal | Vikram Joshi | |
| Wake Up Sid | Kabir Chaudhary | Chief Editor ofMumbai Beats' Magazine | |
| 2014 | Fireflies | Shiv | |
| 2023 | Lost | Ranjan Verma | [2] |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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| 2013 | 24 | Tarun Khosla | Abhinay Deo | Season 01 Episode 10 & 11 |
| 2014 | The Americans | Yousaf Rana | Stefan Schwartz | Episode: "Yousaf" |
| 2015 | Daniel Sackheim | Episode: "EST Men" | ||
| Episode: "Baggage (The Americans)" | ||||
| Kevin Dowling | Episode: "Salang Pass" | |||
| Andrew Bernstein (director) | Episode: "One Day in the Life of Anton Baklanov" | |||
| Daniel Sackheim | Episode: "March 8, 1983" | |||
| 2019 | Leila | Deepa Mehta |
References
[edit]- ^"Dear Rahul Khanna, Get A Life. And A Career".10 August 2017.Retrieved17 April2020.
- ^"Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury on Lost: It will make you question, introspect, and tug at your heartstrings".Pinkvilla.11 October 2021. Archived fromthe originalon 17 October 2021.Retrieved17 October2021.
External links
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