Rahul Khanna
Rahul Khanna (born 20 June 1972) is an Indian actor, VJ and writer who works in Bollywood. He is the elder son of actor turned politician Vinod Khanna and the elder brother of Akshaye 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, 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. 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. Rahul's 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, to name just a few. 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 writing for 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.