Khanna confirmed in early April 2014 that she appeared in a small role in the Telugu film Manam, which had its theatrical release before Oohalu Gusagusalade. She called her character Prabhavati as a grey, stubborn, arrogant girl but in a lovable way, which she claimed to be very different from what she was in real life except for the fact that she hails from Delhi. Khanna initially felt that it would be more of a dancing role with little scope for acting when approached for narration, but found her character practically in every scene in the film. Impressed with her performance in Madras Cafe, actor Srinivas Avasarala approached her for the female lead role in his directorial debut Oohalu Gusagusalade, which also featured himself and Naga Shaurya in the lead roles, which she signed in late October 2013 after considering many other south films, adding that the scope of performing made her sign the film.
Madras Cafe was a box-office hit grossing more than ₹100 crore. Reviewing the film, Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV stated that Khanna "makes an impact in a brief but significant appearance". The film-particularly the story and direction-impressed most Indian critics. She had to undergo acting workshops before taking up the role. Khanna made her on-screen debut with a supporting role in the 2013 Hindi political spy thriller film Madras Cafe directed by Shoojit Sircar, where she played the role of Ruby Singh, the wife of an Indian intelligence officer portrayed by John Abraham, who was also the producer. Career Debut and rise in Telugu cinema (2013–2015) During her college days, she tried a hand at copywriting for advertisements, before she made her venture into acting in various advertisements prior to films. Khanna claims that she neither had interest in modelling nor thought of becoming an actress and it was her destiny that made her an actress. When Khanna was young, she wanted to become a singer but as she grew up, she was more interested into studying and aspired to become an IAS officer.
Īccording to Khanna, she was an academic topper who was extremely studious, geek during her schooling and college days. English (Hons.) at Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi. Mark's Senior Secondary Public School, Delhi and completed her graduation in B.A. Khanna was born on 30 November 1990 and hails from Delhi.
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