Harish Khanna – Film and stage actor known for acclaimed roles in Sochariya, Gangs of Wasseypur etc

Harish Khanna is an acclaimed theatre artist and stage actor, who plays character roles on Hindi big screen. He has also acted in a few Malayalam films, independent films and web series. He mostly prefers to work with award winning and acclaimed filmmakers; Govind Nihalani, Milan Luthria, Shoojit Sircar, Vishal Bhardwaj, Anurag Kashyap etc to mention a few. He has been a part of several acclaimed Hindi films such as Tumbbad, Sochariya, Midnight’s Children, 7 Khoon Maaf, Kaminey, Yahaan, Gangs of Wasseypur, Haraamkhor, Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa etc. His role in 2019 web series, Typewriter directed by Sujoy Ghosh got noticed. He is an alumnus of the prestigious National School of Drama, New Delhi.

Harish Khanna was born in Kota, Rajasthan. His family originally hailed from Lahore, and they lived in Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi etc, where he completed his education. His family was finally settled in Jammu after living in different places. In fact after graduating from NSD in 1993, he began his career as a theatre artist with Natrang in Jammu & Kashmir. Apart from acting, he directed plays and conducted workshops and travelled across the globe. He also took advanced training from Royal central school of speech and drama, London.

Harish Khanna marked his big screen debut in 1995, through the film, Memories of Fear, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Madhusree Dutta and later worked with several acclaimed directors in the past 25 years. He played lead role in the independent films, ‘Tathagat’, ‘12×12’, ‘Aisey Hee’ and ‘The colour of loss or blue’. He was featured in the documentary film, 7 Islands and a Metro in 2006.

Harish Khanna – Some interesting and less-known facts

1. He acted in two Malayalam films – Rani Padmini and Moothon.

2. As a stage actor he has travelled across the globe and he also directed the play – Garbage Project.

3. He is a nature lover who loves mountaineering and interacting with people.

4. He is a visiting faculty at the National School of Drama and Department of Indian Theatre, Panjab University.

5. He has served as a jury member in Berlin International Film Festival.