Rahul 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 Taleyar Khanna. Bobby A. F. S. Talyarkhan was his maternal grandfather's cousin, 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.

Career

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. He has since appeared in Mehta's Bollywood/Hollywood (2003) and Wake up Sid starring Ranbir Kapoor and Konkana Sen Sharma.

Khanna's other 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.

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 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

Film

Television

References

References

1. (3 May 2017). "Rahul Khanna bids father Vinod Khanna final goodbye with an emotional post, see pic". [[The Indian Express]].
2. (28 March 2023). "On Akshaye Khanna's birthday today, brother Rahul drops an adorable childhood pic: See inside". [[The Times of India]].
3. "Rahul Khanna is a really cool guy, says the author.".
4. (15 October 2014). "The quiet son-rise". [[Deccan Herald]].
5. "Meet actor who made debut with Aamir Khan, gave no solo hits, is son of superstar, his brother is..".
6. (2017-08-10). "Dear Rahul Khanna, Get A Life. And A Career".
7. "I don't believe in numbers: Rahul Khanna". [[Hindustan Times]].
8. (27 September 2010). "Men of the Year – The winners 2010". [[GQ India]].
9. (7 December 2014). "A Life In A Box". [[HuffPost]].
10. (11 October 2021). "Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury on Lost: It will make you question, introspect, and tug at your heartstrings".