Rahul Khanna

Actor · Born June 20, 1972 (54) · Bombay, Maharashtra, India

Rahul Khanna (born 20 June 1972) is an Indian actor, model and writer who works in Bollywood. He made his feature film debut in Deepa Mehta's 1947 Earth (1999), alongside Aamir Khan. He has since appeared in Mehta's Bollywood/Hollywood (2003) and Wake up Sid (2009).

Biography from TMDB.

Born: June 20, 1972 (54)
From: Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Works as: Actor
Titles: 10 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26

What are Rahul Khanna's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

39%

Self

35%

Power

14%

Society

12%

Romantic love2 Family bonds2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3

Light

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Hero

1 of 3

Ally

1 of 3

Shadow

1 of 3

Heroas Rahul Seth in Bollywood/Hollywood (2002)
Allyas Rishi in Wake Up Sid (2009)
Shadowas Rizwan Chowdhury in Leila (2019)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful

4

Romantic

3

Joyful

2

Tense

1

Dread

1

Other

5

How their films linger

Hopeful4 Feel-good3

How their films end

Happy4
Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Rahul Khanna's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Also on these channels

Eros Now1 title, show their title on Eros Now

Subscription and free streaming for Rahul Khanna's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

19 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Dunki(2023)
as Megaphone Announcer
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as Ranjan Varman
Yeh Ballet(2020)
as Show Judge #3
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
1917(2019)
Visual Effects Coordinator
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Zoya Factor(2019)
as Nikhil’s Brother
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Leila(2019)
Show 6 episodes · as Rizwan Chowdhury
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows
Fireflies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Shiv
The Americans(2013)
Show 6 episodes · as Yousaf Rana
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Wake Up Sid(2009)
as Kabir
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Love Aaj Kal(2009)
as Vikram Joshi
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Dil Kabaddi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Veer
Tahaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Kuka Saab
Raqeeb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Actor
Elaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Karan Shah
The Emperor's Club(2002)
as Older Deepak Mehta
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Bollywood/Hollywood(2002)
as Rahul Seth
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
3 A.M. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Morris
Bawandar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
as Ravi
Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
as Hassan

Career shape

Star power in the 90^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 19 titles from 1998 to 2023; peak year 2001.

Biggest box office

Love Aaj Kal (2009)

$21M worldwide

Highest rated

Wake Up Sid (2009)

Midcredits 94^th

Film career

19982023

Peak 2001 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1998Screen debut· Earth
2002First top-billed film· Bollywood/Hollywood
2019Career best· Leila

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting18 of 19 · 72^ndOther crew1 of 19

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s5 · 4 acting · 1 crew2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 14% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Rahul Khanna's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73^rd percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

83^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

68^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

75^th and up4
50^th to 74^th3
25^th to 49^th1
Below 25^th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Universally Loved.

Universally Loved4
Divisive1
Crowd Pleaser2
Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Leila (2019)

99^th percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Americans (2013)

Midcredits 96^th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Rahul Khanna work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rahul Khanna's MovieCove titles; Deepa Mehta shares the most, 2.

Deepa Mehta2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Deepa Mehta