Perhaps nowhere in the history of Hindi cinema do two siblings have more divergent debuts, more unusual filmographies, or more unpredictable trajectories. We look at Akshaye in Himalay Putra (1997) and Rahul in 1947 Earth (1999) and then discuss their careers, including celebrity presence and lack thereof. If you haven't seen Himalay Putra, do watch the 90s-riffic I Am a Bachelor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Mg5JxR_5o and uber-masala Bam Bam Bhole https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WeFpknLEpo. Akshaye Khanna, song sequence star?!? Who knew! Beth has written extensively on all three of the Khannas; here's her essay on the character of Sid in Dil Chahta Hai https://www.bethlovesbollywood.com/2010/05/this-is-one-sid-whos-already-awake.html, her interview with Rahul in the Wall Street Journal https://rahulkhannaonline.blogspot.com/2012/09/wall-street-journal-india-part-1.html, and her study of how this particular family portrayed villainy (as of 2010) https://www.bethlovesbollywood.com/2010/05/brief-look-at-face-of-evil-khanna.html . Subscribe to Filmi Ladies on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/7Ib9C1X5ObvN18u9WR0TK9 or Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/filmi-ladies/id1642425062 @filmiladies on Instagram and Twitter Pitu is @pitusultan on Instagram Beth is @bethlovesbolly on Twitter Email us at filmiladies at gmail See our letterboxd for everything discussed on this podcast. https://boxd.it/qSpfy Our logo was designed by London-based artist Paula Ganoo @velcrothoughts on Instagram https://www.art2arts.co.uk/paula-vaughan