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Bollywood Actor Akshaye Khanna
He was born to celerity parents Vinod Khanna, the dashing Bollywood hero of the yesteryears, and Geetanjali. No wonder Akshaye Khanna was groomed for Bollywood by his parents. It is said that he had not much of interest in academics but picked up martial arts at school. And Himalaya Putra was specially made by the father to launch his son. But that was the time when the actor emerged from the shadows of his father. Himalaya Putra failed at the box office. Success was just around the corner for Akshaye Khanna. J P Dutta made Border which was a big multistar movie. Made on the backdrop of an India Pakistan war, Akshaye Khanna played the role of a young officer. Akshaye Khanna really breathed life into the role and looked young, handsome and charming. He performed exceedingly well to get the Filmfare Award for the Best Debut. Border was a big hit at the box office. It also sent across a message of unity to the country. After Border the career of the actor refused to maintain momentum. He acted in a few movies like Kudrat, Laawaris, and Mohabbat. All theses turned out to be mediocre movies and did not prove to be significant for the actor's career. The actor also failed to build a rapport with the media. His not being very popular with the media worked to his disadvantage. Then Akshaye Khanna paired with Aishwarya Rai. The first movie 'Aa Ab Laut Chalein' was a moderate success. This was followed by the great musical hit Taal. Taal was a classical love story showing the divide in society on financial lines. Akshaye Khanna played the role of the son of a rich man from a city in love with a girl from a town played by Aishwarya Rai. The movie was a mega hit and lifted the veil of mediocrity form Akshaye Khanna's face. He personified the eternal lover to Bollywood fans. During this phase Akshaye Khanna acted with all the leading ladies of Bollywood. He paired opposite senior actresses like Manisha Koirala, Sonali Bendre and Urmilla Matondkar and of course his pairing with Aishwarya Rai was a big hit. Akshaye Khanna showed that he is versatile by doing a negative role in Humraaz. He was nominated for the Filmfare Award for the Best Villain for this stupendous role. Closely on the heels of Taal came Dil Chahta Hai. Dil Chahta Hai was a beautiful story of three friends. Akshaye Khanna played the role of Sidharth who falls in love with a lady, Dimple Kapadia, who is much older than him. The emotions between close friends have been beautifully depicted in the movie. Akshaye Khanna played the aloof youngster who cares for his principles more than the society. This role provided substance to the story. The movie was a great hit and gave Akshaye Khanna his first award. He went on to win the Filmfare Award for the Best Supporting Actor. He won the hearts of the young generation with this movie. Hungama was released in 2003. This was a very entertaining movie in which there is a comedy of errors of mistaken identities. Akshaye Khanna combined well with Paresh Rawal and the film was hilarious. This movie was a very well received and Akshaye Khanna once again showed Bollywood how well he can act. His no nonsense portrayal of a young lover in Hungama was very well appreciated by his fans. Even the media lauded his performance. This was followed by LOC Kargil another war movie by J P Dutta. Yet again a great comedy was seen in Hulchul. Akshaye Khanna established himself as a star. In 2006 he acted in the movie 'Shaadi Se Pehle' directed by Satish Kaushik and produced by Subhash Ghai and co-starring with Mallika Sherawat and Ayesha Takia. In his personal life this Bollywood actor has been very aloof. His not speaking with the media has gone against him. Akshaye Khanna has his own reasons for it. He says that he is a loner and keeps to himself. He is very business like and does not like to talk on the sets. There are rumours linking Akshaye Khanna with his hairdresser. Akshaye Khanna denies these and says it is only a figment of imagination of the media. 2006 saw 36 China Town and Aap Ki khatir. 2007 brought the big budget film Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love. Unfortunately this movie failed on the box office. Then there was Naqaab and Gandhi, My father. Gandhi My Father was produced by Anil Kapoor and has won critical acclaim. Akshaye Khanna's role in Gandhi My Father was praised. Akshaye Khanna also made a guest appearance in the Madhuri Dixit come back film Aaja Nachle. The film landed up in controversy. Akshaye Khanna has "Race" lined up for 2008. Akshaye Khanna is happy. He says that his life is moving exactly as he had visualized. Things have fallen in place.
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