Rajeev Khandelwal

Biography

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

He started his career directing the television series Filmy Chakkar. His break as an actor was as the lead in the television drama, Kahiin To Hoga (2003-2005). 

After this, he acted in many television shows which include Time Bomb 9/11 (2005), Sun Leyna (2006), Left Right Left (2007), and Reporters (2015) to name a few. 

In 2008, he made his Bollywood debut with the film Aamir which proved to be a turning point in his career, after which he became part of many films like Shaitan (2011), Soundtrack (2011), Table No.21 (2013), Samrat & Co (2015) and others. 

Khandelwal made his digital debut in 2018 with Alt Balaji's Haq Se. In 2019, he appeared in another Alt Balaji web series Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala opposite Divyanka Tripathi.

Apart from acting he has hosted many reality shows which are Deal Ya No Deal, Sacch Ka Saamna, Super Cars, and My Endeavour. In 2015, he returned to television with Sony TV's show Reporters with Kritika Kamra. In 2018, he hosted Zee TV's talk show Juzzbaatt.

Khandelwal belongs to Kalandri, a town situated in the Sirohi district of Rajasthan. He was born on 16 October 1975 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India in a Marwari family. He is the second son of Lt. Col. C.L. Khandelwal (retired) and Mrs Vijay Laxmi Khandelwal. 

His elder brother is Sanjeev Khandelwal and Rahul Khandelwal is his younger brother. He did his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jaipur. He later earned a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad.

In 2007, he adopted a five-year-old girl named Swati from an institute called Muskaan. Khandelwal married his longtime girlfriend Manjiri Kamtikar on 7 February 2011. 

He has said he is an atheist but he is not against people who follow any religion. He currently stays in Goregaon, Mumbai, India.