Rajeev Khandelwal | |
---|---|
Khandelwal at the WIFT felicitation
|
|
Born |
Rajeev Khandelwal 16 October 1975 Jaipur, Rajasthan, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | St.Xaviers College, Ahmedabad |
Occupation | Actor, Host, Singer |
Years active | 2000–present |
Spouse(s) | Manjiri Kamtikar (m. 2011) |
Children | 1 (adopted) |
Website | rajeevkhandelwal |
Rajeev Khandelwal (pronounced [raːdʒiːʋ kʰnɽeːlʋaːl]; born 16 October 1975) is an Indian television and film actor, singer and host. One of the most popular Indian television and film actors he has established a career in Hindi television shows and films. He is a recipient of many awards for his different performances.
He started his acting career with the TV series, " Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat" (2002) where he played the negative lead in one of the stories. His first daily serial where he played the male lead is Kahiin To Hoga (2003-2005). After this he acted in many television shows which include Time Bomb 9/11 (2005), Sun Leyna (2006), Left Right Left (2007) to name a few. In 2008, he made his Bollywood debut with the film Aamir which proved to be a turning point in his career. Forth which he became part of many films like Shaitan (2011), Soundtrack (2011), Table No.21 (2013), Samrat & Co (2015) and others.
Apart from acting he has hosted many reality shows which are Deal Ya No Deal, Sacch Ka Saamna Super Cars and My Endeavour. In 2015, he returned to television with Sony TV's show Reporters
Khandelwal was born on 16 October 1975 in a Marwari family in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. He is the second son of Lt. Col. C.L. Khandelwal (retired) and Mrs Vijay Laxmi Khandelwal. His elder brother is Sanjeev Khandelwal and Rahul Khandelwal is his younger brother. He did his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jaipur. He later earned a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad.