Akshaye Khanna is the name of an underrated actor in Bollywood. He rose to stardom in the late ‘90s and sustained a stronghold in Bollywood for most of the ’00. And then there was a sabbatical for some time. Actors like him don’t always get their due.
He debuted with Himalay Putra and then featured in some of the most successful films of Bollywood. Akshaye inherited his drop-dead handsome looks from his dad. With that killer smile, there is no doubt that he was the darling of the ‘90s Bollywood.
Akshaye will turn a year older on 28th March. Wishing him a very happy birthday and a successful life ahead, here is a list of the most memorable Akshaye Khanna performances: -
Gandhi, My Father (2007)
Director: Feroz Abbas Khan
Post-2000, perhaps this is one of the best Akshaye Khanna films. He played the role of Harilal, the eldest son of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Harilal had a troubled relationship with his dad. He was unable to stay under this huge personality of Gandhiji. Harilal then embraced alcoholism. It is a moving story that went on to win two National Film Awards too. As Harilal, Akshaye Khanna was perfect. Watch this historical drama online on Mzaalo - the online free movie watching app. Download this app for your android or iOS and enjoy reward coins from big brands like Udemy, Lifestyle, Floweraura, etc.
Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
Director: Farhan Akhtar
Akshaye Khanna won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for this career-defining role. This is one of the modern-day Bollywood movies on friendship. It projected the friendship among Akash, Siddharth, and Sameer who are separated after college as they all had different approaches and principles towards life. There’s also a slight misunderstanding that is cleared up after years.
Taal (1999)
Director: Subhash Ghai
You will find that truly romantic lover boy as hero Akshaye Khanna in this Bollywood musical drama. Taal for its exceptionally beautiful storyline, great music by A. R. Rahman, and a perfect cast won the hearts of people worldwide. It became the 8th highest-grossing movie of Bollywood that year. After Manav’s rich and influential family rejects Mansi, a poor girl from the hills, she decides to become something. She thus enters the world of music and with help from Vikrant, a big name in the music industry, she conquers the world. Manav, played by Akshaye Khanna now tries to win her back.
Border (1997)
Director: J. P. Dutta
Border became the 2nd highest-grossing Bollywood film of 1997. Well, 1997 is the debut year of Akshaye Khanna and he had already impressed the critics and the masses with Himalay Putra as that movie released on 1st January. Border was a costly and ambitious film and it is still one of the most loved Bollywood movies of all-time. Every independence day, you will find this movie on some channel. This movie showed the story of 120 Indian soldiers in the Longewala region defending the country. Akshaye won some awards for this role.
Deewangee (2002)
Director: Anees Bazmee
Well, 2002 was the year of Akshaye Khanna as he had 2 movies on the list of top-grossing Bollywood movies that year. Deewangee is a spine-chilling Bollywood thriller with great music. The story is about Tarang - a gifted musician who loves Sargam blindly. Sargam goes to reputed lawyer Raj (played by Akshaye Khanna) to defend Tarang who has been accused of murder. Tarang actually suffers from a split personality disorder and later it's proved that Tarang is the real murderer.
Humraaz (2002)
Directors: Abbas-Mustan
This romantic thriller was one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of 2002. Akshaye played the role of Karan - a greedy dancer who uses her girlfriend, Priya to seduce a rich businessman, Raj. Raj and Priya get married but seeing a drastic change in Karan, Priya decides to reveal the truth to her husband Raj. Filled with chartbuster music by Himesh Reshammiya and Aadesh Shrivastava, Humraaz is worth a watch because our ‘90s lover boy Akshaye Khanna was portraying the role of a villain after all.
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