Akshaye Khanna (অক্ষয় খান্না) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. Khanna is known for his versatility, which has secured him numerous accolades including two Filmfare Awards.

Born to actor Vinod Khanna, he made his acting debut with Himalay Putra (1997). His next release, J. P. Dutta's war drama Border (1997) emerged as a critical and commercial success, earning him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. Khanna replicated this success with the romance Taal (1999), the comedy-drama Dil Chahta Hai (2001) which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, the 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). He drew critical praise for featuring in the thrillers Humraaz and Deewangee (both 2002), the biopic Gandhi, My Father (2007) and the action thriller Aakrosh (2010).

Khanna was born on 28 March 1975 to actor and politician Vinod Khanna and his wife Geetanjali Taleyarkhan. Khanna's father, a Punjabi Hindu, was an actor in Hindi cinema who died in 2017, while his mother was born into a Parsi family of lawyers and businessmen; she died in 2018. Actor Rahul Khanna is his elder brother and Bobby A. F. S. Talyarkhan was his maternal grandfather.

Khanna attended Bombay International School, Babulnath. He then did his 11th & 12th from Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty. In an interview, he said that he was better at sports than studies.

Komal Panchal of The Indian Express termed him the "most nuanced, subtle actor" and noted, "Akshaye is someone who doesn't force himself onto his characters, but becomes one with every character he portrays on-screen." Rohini Iyer of Rediff.com stated, "Akshaye has the knack of coming up with one powerhouse performance after another." Khaleej Times's Khalid Mohamed noted, "From being a reluctant actor to being more forthcoming - the formidably talented Akshaye Khanna has turned the wheel." Roshmila Bhattacharya of Mumbai Mirror praised the actor for being "very punctual". V S Srinivasan of Rediff.com termed Khanna as the "star of the future", after his film Border's release. Rajeev Masand termed him to be "one of Bollywood's most reclusive actors".

Critics noted that the film Dil Chahta Hai marked a major turning point for Khanna. Sneha Bengani of Firstpost termed his role to be "written and performed with much care and control". She added that the role would have been different "without Akshaye Khanna's able performance". Aakriti Anand of Filmfare feels that his "performance in the film is the one that put him on the map." Following his portrayal of a variety of characters in Humraaz, Deewangee (both 2002), Hungama (2003), Gandhi, My Father (2007), Race (2008) and Drishyam 2 (2022), Khanna was noted for his versatility. In an interview with Nirtika Pandita of The Asian Age, Khanna termed himself to be "a director's actor". He further added that he likes to keep "his life private and stays away from social life". The New Indian Express named Khanna's performance in Drishyam 2 among the best of the year 2022.