Rahul Khanna

Rahul Khanna (born 20 June 1972) is an Indian film actor. He is the elder son of late Bollywood actor turned politician Vinod Khanna.

Rahul Khanna
Rahul Khanna at the launch of Van Heusen.
Born (1972-06-20) 20 June 1972
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Alma materLee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
School of Visual Arts
OccupationActor, VJ, Writer
Years active1994–present
Parent(s)Vinod Khanna
Gitanjali Taleyar Khanna
RelativesAkshaye Khanna (Brother)
Sakshi Khanna (Half-Brother)
Shraddha Khanna (Half-Sister)

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
YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
1999Earth HassanDeepa MehtaWinner, Filmfare Best Male Debut Award
20013 AMMorrisLee DavisSpike Lee (Producer)
2002Bollywood/HollywoodRahul SethDeepa Mehta
The Emperor's ClubDeepak MehtaMichael Hoffman
2005ElaanKaran ShahVikram Bhatt
2007RaqeebRemo MatthewsAnurag SinghRaj Kanwar (Producer)
2008TahaanKuka SahebSantosh SivanSpecial appearance
Dil KabaddiVeerAnil Senior
2009Love Aaj KalVikram JoshiImtiaz AliSpecial appearance
Wake Up SidKabir ChaudharyAyan MukherjeeChief Editor of 'Mumbai Beats' Magazine
2014FirefliesShivSabal Singh Shekhawat

Television
YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
201324 Tarun KhoslaAbhinay DeoSeason 01 Episode 10 & 11
2014The AmericansYousaf RanaStefan SchwartzEpisode: "Yousaf"
2015Daniel SackheimEpisode: "EST Men"
Episode: "Baggage (The Americans)"
Kevin DowlingEpisode: "Salang Pass"
Andrew Bernstein (director)Episode: "One Day in the Life of Anton Baklanov"
Daniel SackheimEpisode: "March 8, 1983"
2019LeilaDeepa Mehta

References
  1. "Dear Rahul Khanna, Get A Life. And A Career". 10 August 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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