Rahul Khanna

Rahul Khanna
Khanna at the launch event of Van Heusen
Born	(1972-06-20) 20 June 1972 (age 49) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Alma mater	Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute School of Visual Arts
Occupation	Actor VJ writer
Years active	1994–2019
Parent(s)	Vinod Khanna (father) Gitanjali Taleyar Khanna (mother)
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 the late 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[]

Television[]

References[]

External links[]

• Rahul Khanna - Official Site
• Rahul Khanna at IMDb
• Rahul Khanna's Twitter page
• Rahul Khanna Videos