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Rajeev Khandelwal was born on 16th October in Jaipur. His father is an army officer and he is the second of three brothers. Rajeev had a middle class upbringing in a family which was a little disciplined and strict.

Rajeev completed his graduation in Chemistry from St. Xavier’s College, Ahmadabad. He went to Delhi after his graduation to pursue a career in acting. While looking for work, he started writing and directing documentaries. With 35 documentaries to his name, Rajeev arrived in Mumbai to pitch one of his films to private channels.

Refusing to be disappointed with tough situations, he revived his love for acting and started taking auditions. After a few small victories, Rajeev landed his most famous role as Sujal in the Star Plus show Kahin To Hoga. His charming good looks and great acting skills soon made him a household name across the country. He also starred in the Indian version of the immensely successful American show 24 called Time Bomb. His next major role was that of Captain Rajveer Singh Shekhawat in the teen military drama Left Right Left where he again garnered rave reviews.

Rajeev has won several accolades for his work, some of which are Star Parivar Favourite Jodi 2004, Best TV Personality 2004, Best TV New Comer 2004, Best TV Couple Of The Year 2004, MTV Lycra Style Icon 2005, Best TV Personality 2005, Sansui Indian Television Award for the Best Actor – Popular 2006 and Rotary Vocational Excellence Award 2008. He made a courageous decision to take a break from TV when he was at his peak and stepped into the silver screen with Aamir for which he won a lot of critical and commercial acclaim. Currently Rajeev is shooting for a film titled Peter Gaya Kaam Se and a couple of films in the pipeline.

He is back on television after a break with Sach ka Saamna and hopes that his viewers will love him in this avatar too.