Emerging from a cinematic lineage-son of veteran actor Vinod Khanna and educated at Bombay International School and the Lawrence School in Ooty-he entered Hindi cinema with the romantic drama Himalay Putra (1997) and quickly gained recognition in J. P. Dutta’s war epic Border, which secured him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. Subsequent successes included the musical romance Taal (1999), t…
