Akshaye Khanna filmography

Akshaye Khanna filmography

Khanna in 2011
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Indian actor Akshaye Khanna made his acting debut in 1997 with the film Himalay Putra . His next release, J. P. Dutta's war drama Border (1997) emerged as a critical and commercial success, earning him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. ^[1]

Khanna had further commercial successes in the romantic drama Taal (1999), the comedy drama Dil Chahta Hai (2001) which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, the romantic thriller Humraaz (2002), the comedies Hungama (2003) and Hulchul (2004), the murder mystery 36 China Town (2006), the action thriller Race (2008), and the heist comedy Tees Maar Khan (2010). He drew critical praise for his performances in the psychological thriller Deewangee (2002), the biographical drama Gandhi, My Father (2007) and the action thriller Aakrosh (2010).

Following a four-year hiatus in 2012, Khanna took on supporting roles in the action-comedy film Dishoom (2016) and as an investigative cop in two 2017 thrillers, Mom and Ittefaq . Khanna received renewed acclaim for portraying a defence lawyer in the legal drama Section 375 (2019), a cop in the crime thriller Drishyam 2 (2022), Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in the historical action Chhaava (2025) and gangster Rehman Dakait in spy action thriller Dhurandhar (2025), which is his highest-grossing film. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1997	Himalay Putra	Abhay Khanna
	Border	2nd Lt. Dharamvir Singh Bhan
	Mohabbat	Rohit Malhotra / Tony Braganza
	Bhai Bhai	Dancer	Special appearance in the song "Tera Naam Loonga"
1998	Doli Saja Ke Rakhna	Inderjit Bansal
	Kudrat	Vijay
1999	Aa Ab Laut Chalen	Rohan Khanna
	Laawaris	Vijay / Captain Dada
	Taal	Manav Mehta
	Dahek	Sameer B. Roshan
2001	Dil Chahta Hai	Siddharth "Sid" Sinha
2002	Humraaz	Karan Malhotra
	Deewangee	Raj Goyal
	Bollywood/Hollywood	Himself	Special appearance
2003	Hungama	Jitender "Jeetu" Sahai
	LOC Kargil	Lt. Balwan Singh
	Border Hindustan Ka	Mobarak	Cameo appearance
2004	Deewaar	Gaurav Kaul
	Hulchul	Jai A. Chand
2006	Shaadi Se Pehle	Ashish Khanna
	36 China Town	Chief Inspector Karan
	Aap Ki Khatir	Aman Mehra
2007	Salaam-e-Ishq	Shiven Dungarpur
	Naqaab	Vikram "Vicky" Malhotra
	Gandhi, My Father	Harilal Gandhi
	Aaja Nachle	MP Raja Uday Singh
2008	Race	Rajiv Singh
	Mere Baap Pehle Aap	Gaurav J. Rane
2009	Luck by Chance	Himself	Cameo appearance
	Shortkut	Shekhar Giriraj
2010	Aakrosh	Siddhant Chaturvedi
	No Problem	Raj Ambani
	Tees Maar Khan	Aatish Kapoor		[5]
2012	Delhi Safari	Alex	Voiceover
	Gali Gali Chor Hai	Bharat Narayan
2016	Dishoom	Rahul "Wagah" Kabiraj
2017	Mom	Matthew Francis
	Ittefaq	Dev Verma
2019	The Accidental Prime Minister	Sanjaya Baru
	Section 375	Tarun Saluja		[6]
2020	Sab Kushal Mangal	Baba Bhandari		[7]
2021	State of Siege: Temple Attack	Major Hanut Singh	ZEE5 film; released in theatres under the title Akshardham: Operation Vajra Shakti	[8] [9]
	Hungama 2	Premnath Pannu	Cameo appearance
2022	Love You Hamesha	Shaurat	Delayed release, filmed in 1999	[10]
	Drishyam 2	IG Tarun Ahlawat IPS		[11]
2025	Chhaava	Aurangzeb		[12]
	Dhurandhar	Rehman Dakait		[13]
2026	Dhurandhar Part 2 †		Post-production	[14]
	Mahakali†	Asuraguru Shukracharya	Telugu film; Filming	[15]

See also

• List of awards and nominations received by Akshaye Khanna

References

1. "Unseen, candid photos of Akshaye Khanna you should not miss!". Mid Day. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
2. Arushi Jain (17 February 2025). "Silent and sinister: How Akshaye Khanna's Aurangzeb stole Chhaava". India Today. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
3. Hungama, Bollywood (14 February 2025). "Chhaava Box Office Collection | India | Day Wise | Box Office - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama . Retrieved 23 February 2025.
4. "Nominations for the 65th Filmfare Awards 2020 are out!". The Times of India. 3 February 2020. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
5. "Farah Khan calls Katrina Kaif's Sheila Ki Jawani 'cheapest song' of her life: 'All we had were these 10 dancers'". Mint . Retrieved 30 June 2025.
6. "Akshaye Khanna and Richa Chadha to star in film based on misuse of rape laws". Indian Express. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
7. "Sab Kushal Mangal trailer: Akshaye Khanna, Riva Kishan, Priyaank Sharma's film is a colourful love triangle". Firstpost. 13 December 2019.
8. "State of Siege Temple Attack teaser: Akshaye Khanna's ZEE5 film dramatises 2002 Akshardham temple attack". The Indian Express. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
9. Hungama, Bollywood (21 June 2025). "Akshaye Khanna starrer Akshardham: Operation Vajra Shakti gets big-screen release on July 4 : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama . Retrieved 23 June 2025.
10. "Love You Hamesha". Rediff. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
11. "Akshaye Khanna joins Ajay Devgn and Tabu in 'Drishyam 2'". The Times of India. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
12. "Vicky Kaushal's Chaawa will see Akshaye Khanna as Emperor Aurangzeb". Film Companion. 19 October 2023. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
13. "CONFIRMED! Ranveer Singh teams up with Aditya Dhar for his next backed by Jio Studios and B62 Studio; exciting details out!". Bollywood Hungama. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
14. "BREAKING: Dhurandhar ends with the promise of a sequel; to release on Eid, on March 19, 2026; clash with Toxic, Dhamaal 4". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
15. "'Mahakali' Rises: Akshaye Khanna's fierce Shukracharya look unveiled, Prashanth Varma expands his cinematic universe". The Times of India. 2 October 2025. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 9 December 2025.

External links

• Akshaye Khanna filmography at IMDb