Akshaye Khanna birthday special:‘Dhurandhar’, ‘Chhaava’, ‘Border’, a look at his best performances

As Akshaye Khanna celebrates his birthday, it’s an apt moment to revisit a career defined by quiet brilliance and understated intensity. There are actors who evolve with time, and then there are those who seem to exist outside it. Khanna belongs firmly to the latter. With a journey spanning decades, from early films like 'Himalay Putra' (1997) and 'Doli Saja Ke Rakhna' (1998) to more recent, layered roles, he has consistently defied conventional stardom. Over the last ten years, he has delivered some of his most compelling performances, proving that restraint and intelligence can often outshine loud theatrics.