26 Facts About Rajeev Khandelwal

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Rajeev Khandelwal was born on 16 October 1975 and is an Indian film and television actor, singer and host.

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Rajeev Khandelwal started his career directing the television series Filmy Chakkar.

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Rajeev Khandelwal belongs to Kalandri, a town situated in Sirohi district of Rajasthan.

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Rajeev Khandelwal was born on 16 October 1975 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India in a Marwari family.

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Rajeev Khandelwal later earned a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from St Xavier's College, Ahmedabad.

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Rajeev Khandelwal married his longtime girlfriend Manjiri Kamtikar on 7 February 2011.

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Rajeev Khandelwal has said he is an atheist but he is not against people who follow any religion.

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Rajeev Khandelwal started working with a Delhi based production house and modelled for brands like LML, Green Label Whiskey, Videocon and many more.

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Rajeev Khandelwal began his television career with a negative role in the show Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat.

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Rajeev Khandelwal made his Bollywood debut with Ronnie Screwvala's action-thriller Aamir.

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Rajeev Khandelwal was cast as Dr Aamir Ali, who returns to India from England and becomes the reluctant pawn of a terrorist group.

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The film would've fallen flat had it been entrusted to an inferior actor, but Rajeev Khandelwal lends the right shades and emerges triumphant.

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Rajeev Khandelwal played the role of Inspector Arvind Mathur, who is assigned by the Police Commissioner to solve a case unofficially, as he is on suspension after throwing a corporator from the first floor of his own house for allegedly beating up a woman.

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Taran Adarsh of entertainment portal of Bollywood Hungama wrote of his performance:"Rajeev Khandelwal, playing a cop who's fighting his inner demons, nails the role, giving a tight, focused performance".

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Rajeev Khandelwal was next seen in Sanjiv Goenka's Soundtrack opposite Soha Ali Khan.

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Rajeev Khandelwal played the role of DJ, Raunak [Rajeev Khandelwal], who gets addicted to drugs and alcohol and loses his hearing ability.

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Rajeev Khandelwal next featured in the romantic comedy film Ishk Actually opposite Neha Ahuja.

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Rajeev Khandelwal portrayed the character of Neil, who falls passionately for a girl named Gia.

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Rajeev Khandelwal next acted in the adventure film, Peter Gaya Kaam Se alongside Lekha Washington and Prashant Narayanan.

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Rajeev Khandelwal plays the character of Peter Rodrigues in the film.

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Rajeev Khandelwal played the role of Samrat Tilakdhari, a detective who is approached by a lady with a strange case.

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In 2015, Rajeev Khandelwal appeared in the Indo-Australian film Salt Bridge where he played the role of Basant, an Indian migrant who arrives in Australia and meets an Australian woman.

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In February 2015, Rajeev Khandelwal made a comeback to television after seven years with Shrishti Arya and Goldie Behl's media drama based finite television show, Reporters opposite Kritika Kamra.

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Rajeev Khandelwal played the role of Kabir Sharma, the Editor-in-Chief of KKN with a horrid past who falls passionately for a junior reporter, Ananya Kashyap.

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Rajeev Khandelwal hosted two seasons of the reality talk show Sacch Ka Saamna in 2007 and 2008.

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Rajeev Khandelwal had become the brand ambassador of National Geographic Channel's show Super Cars and hosted it.