Rahul Khanna was born on June 20, 1972 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India. He is an actor, known for Wake Up Sid (2009), The Emperor’s Club (2002) and Bollywood/Hollywood (2002).
Rahul Khanna
Movies
Dil Kabaddi
Colaba-based Rishi Sharma and his wife, Simi, hope their friends, Samit and Mita are pregnant when they get together, but instead they inform them that they are separating. Shocked at this news, they attempt to figure out what went wrong. Eventually Samit moves out and lives with Kaya, an Aerobics…
Tahaan
A tender fable about childhood innocence amid the realities of war is set against the rugged landscape of Kashmir, so long a flash point for the territorial claims of neighboring India and Pakistan. The title character, an eight year old mountain boy, often hears distant gunfire. But it is not…
Bollywood Hollywood
After Rahul’s white pop-star fiancée dies in a bizarre levitation accident his mother insists he find another girl as soon as possible, preferably a Hindi one. As she backs this up by postponing his sister’s wedding until he does so, he feels forced to act, the more so as he…
Wake Up Sid
In Mumbai, Sid Mehra is, in the words of his father, an arrogant, spoiled brat. He lives with a doting mother, subservient brother, and a father who covers his expenses and credit card bills. Sid takes his college finals then starts work at his father’s business; he lasts less than…
Yeh Dil Aashiqana
Yeh Dil Ashiqana is the story of Karan and Pooja who are studying in the same college in Poona. They meet and fall in love and their romance progresses without any problems until one day while going to her brother’s house in Mumbai. Pooja’s flight is hijacked by a group…
Fun Facts
Son of Bollywood matinée idol (and politician) Vinod Khanna.
Brother of Bollywood actor Akshaye Khanna.
An ardent animal lover, Rahul posed for PeTA's campaign to free elephants from the appalling conditions they face in Indian zoos. Rahul also wrote a public letter to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra asking him to ban the entry of performing elephants into Mumbai after hearing of an elephant that was hit and killed by a truck.
Contributed to intentblog.com, a blog collective started by Deepak Chopra and Shekhar Kapur.
Sheryas Talpade replaced him in Housefull 2.
Mother Gitanjali Talyarkhan was a famous model in Bombay.
Starred in Pooja Bhatt's shelved film that was to be shot in Moscow Russia. The film was to be directed by Amit Saxena. This was in 2003.
Was part of Shiamak Davar's dance troop in the 1980's.
Signed J.P. Dutta's L.O.C. Line of Control and later opted out due to unknown reasons.
Vinod Khanna was going to produce and direct a film titled "Made In India"". This was suppose to start in late 1997. The film was going to be made in English and launch son Rahul Khanna and Meghana Reddy. Vinod had started a massive talent search for actors for the film. After Himalay Putra flopped
Quotes
When PeTA came to me with the proposal (for the elephant in zoos campaign), I knew it was something I would want to be associated with. The mark of a truly evolved civilization is that it treats its animals humanely.