Khanna became famous with starring roles in the musical romantic drama "Taal" (1999), the comedy drama "Dil Chahta Hai" (2001) which won him a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, the romantic thriller "Humraaz" (2002) for which he was nominated in the Best Negative Role category, the romantic comedies "Hungama" (2003) and "Hulchul" (2004), the murder mystery "36 China Town" (2006), the action thriller "Race" (2008) and the heist comedy "Tees Maar Khan" (2010), and he continued to draw praise for his performances in the 1999 romance "Dahek", the 2002 psychological thriller "Deewangee", the 2007 biographical drama "Gandhi, My Father" and the 2010 action thriller movie "Aakrosh".
