Rajeev Khandelwal
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Nations heartthrob Rajeev Khandelwal is celebrating his birthday today. The handsome hunk turned 44 but looks like he hasn’t aged a day. He is still making hearts flutter all over the country. Rajeev started out his career with ‘Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat’ in 2002 and ever since then he has been impressing us with his stellar acting skills.

Rajeev has also done a great job in movies, such as ‘Table No.21’, ‘Samrat & Co.’ and ‘Fever’. Lately, he has been ruling the digital space with his role in ‘Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala’ in which he co-starred alongside television sensation Divyanka Tripathi.

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Rajeev has melted a million hearts with his hotness and charm. What better day to reminisce the actor’s great looks and check out some unknown facts about him.

Check out 13 drool-worthy pictures of birthday boy Rajeev Khandelwal

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Rajeev Khandelwal comes from an army background. The actor’s father C.L. Khandelwal was a Lt. Colonel. 

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In 2007, Rajeev adopted a five-year-old girl named Swati from an institute called Muskaan.

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Rajiv Khandelwal’s father wanted him to join the army but his UPSC form got delayed. Post this, Rajeev tried his hand in the entertainment industry.

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Rajeev talks to himself often. Whenever he feels low in a situation, he does a lot of self-talk. He believes that humans tend to fail but there is always a way out.

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Rajeev Khandelwal is not a believer of superstition. He thinks that everyone has the right to do what they want, but feels that just going to the church or temple is not going to solve problems. 

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Apart from not believing in superstition, Rajeev also is an atheist. He does not believe in the existence of God. But he has nothing against anyone who follows any religion.

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Rajeev has also been part of quite a few documentaries. One of his documentaries, a fictional series on the paramilitary forces in India ‘Samarpan’, featured on Doordarshan.

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Rajeev is cleanliness obsessed. He thinks cleanliness is beautiful and it keeps him satisfied.

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Rajeev Khandelwal is quite a romantic. The actor got married to his longtime girlfriend Manjiri Kamtikar, who he met through her elder sister. The couple tied the knot on 7th February 2011.

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Rajeev is really into fitness. He has done a lot of gymnastics and he is a diver too. 

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Rajeev’s favourite actor is Amitabh Bachchan. He feels that Big B does great justice to his roles and his acting is very believable.

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Rajeev prefers to make his own tea in the morning. He does not let anyone else make his tea at all.

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Rajeev’s first salary was five thousand rupees that he was paid for a comb commercial. He believes that he had acted terribly in that commercial.

We wish him a very happy birthday and a great year ahead.

Also Read: ‘Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala’ actor Rajeev Khandelwal reveals why he took up the show