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| ''[[Wake Up Sid]]'' || Kabir Chaudhary || [[Ayan Mukherjee]] || Chief Editor of 'Mumbai Beats' Magazine |
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Revision as of 21:27, 18 January 2022
Rahul Khanna | |
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Born | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 20 June 1972
Alma mater | Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute School of Visual Arts |
Occupations | |
Years active | 1994–2019 |
Parents |
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Relatives | Akshaye Khanna (brother) Sakshi Khanna (half-brother) Shraddha Khanna (half-sister) |
Rahul Khanna (born 20 June 1972) is an Indian film actor, VJ and writer who works in Bollywood. He is the elder son of actor turned politician Vinod Khanna and the elder brother of Akshaye Khanna.
Early life and background
Khanna was born and raised in Mumbai. His father was a Bollywood star & a politician, Vinod Khanna, his mother was ex-model Gitanjali Taleyarkhan, and his younger brother is Bollywood actor, Akshaye Khanna.
Khanna studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
Film
He made his feature film debut in Deepa Mehta's 1947 Earth (1999), alongside Aamir Khan. His performance earned him several awards including the Filmfare Best Male Debut Award.[1] He has since appeared in Mehta's Bollywood/Hollywood (2003) and Wake up Sid starring Ranbir Kapoor and Konkana Sen Sharma.
Rahul's mainstream Bollywood films include Elaan and Raqeeb and his international credits include The Emperor's Club with Kevin Kline.
Television
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 the IIFA Awards, the Miss India pageant, the Screen Awards, the Stardust (magazine) Awards, the Miss India Worldwide pageant, Naomi Campbell's Fashion for Relief show at Mumbai Fashion Week, the GQ (India) Men of the Year Awards 2009 & 2010, Teacher's Achievement Awards 2008 & 2010, The International Film Festival of India 2011, The Hello (magazine) Hall of Fame Awards 2011 and The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2012, to name just a few.
Commercials and endorsements
Khanna has been associated with several brands including Toyota, Lay's Chips, Pepsi, DTC (Diamond Trading Company/ De Beers group), Trent (Westside), Tommy Hilfiger, Jaypee Group's Jaypee Greens, Johnnie Walker Blue Label, Kiehl's, Maggi and Audi.
Khanna has appeared in a PETA India campaign to protect elephants and birds.
Writing
Khanna has a signature humorous writing style. Apart from writing for his own blog, his pieces and essays have been published in several leading newspapers, magazines and websites including Harper's Bazaar India, Vogue India, Cosmopolitan (magazine) India, Elle (India), GQ India, Marie Claire India, The Times of India, Deccan Herald and The Huffington Post India.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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1999 | Earth | Hassan | Deepa Mehta | Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut |
2001 | 3 AM | Morris | Lee Davis | Spike Lee (Producer) |
2002 | Bollywood/Hollywood | Rahul Seth | Deepa Mehta | |
The Emperor's Club | Deepak Mehta | Michael Hoffman | ||
2005 | Elaan | Karan Shah | Vikram Bhatt | |
2007 | Raqeeb | Remo Matthews | Anurag Singh | Raj Kanwar (Producer) |
2008 | Tahaan | Kuka Saheb | Santosh Sivan | |
Dil Kabaddi | Veer | Anil Senior | ||
2009 | Love Aaj Kal | Vikram Joshi | Imtiaz Ali | |
Wake Up Sid | Kabir Chaudhary | Ayan Mukherjee | Chief Editor of 'Mumbai Beats' Magazine | |
2014 | Fireflies | Shiv | Sabal Singh Shekhawat | |
2022 | Lost | TBA | Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury | [2] |
Television
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
- ^ "Dear Rahul Khanna, Get A Life. And A Career". 10 August 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury on Lost: It will make you question, introspect, and tug at your heartstrings". Pinkvilla. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
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