Dinesh Khanna is an Indian theatre director and acting teacher at the National School of Drama. He is known for his productions based on The Boring Story written by Anton Chekhov, Dedh Inch Oopar, Zindagi Yahan, Subah ki Sair, aur Wahan by Nirmal Verma, and Rasapriya by Phanishwarnath Renu.
He was born in Uttar Pradesh into a Hindu family. He earned a scholarship to study at National School of Drama in New Delhi in 1986. where he obtained his Diploma specializing in Acting.