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Vinod Khanna
Actor, Producer
Died April 27, 2017 (70 years)
Vinod Khanna (6 October 1946 – 27 April 2017) was an Indian actor and producer of Bollywood films. He was the recipient of 2 Filmfare awards. He was also an active politician. He was the sitting MP from Gurdaspur (between 1998-2009 and 2014-2017). He had advanced cancer of the bladder.
Vinod Khanna acted in lead roles in many superhit films and is best remembered for his performance in films like Mere Apne, Mera Gaon Mera Desh, Gaddaar (1973 film), Jail Yatra, Imtihaan, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Inkaar, Kuchhe Dhaage, Amar Akbar Anthony, Rajput, Qurbani, Kudrat, Dayavan, Kaarnama, Suryaa: An Awakening and Jurm.
After making his debut in 1968, Khanna first acted in small second lead roles or negative roles. His angry young man role in the movie Mere Apne, his negative role as the main villain in the superhit movie Mera Gaon Mera Desh and his role in the crtically acclaimed movie Achanak based on K. M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra, as the military officer turned fugitive.
In 1982, at the peak of his film career, Khanna temporarily quit the film industry to follow his spiritual guru Osho Rajneesh. After a 5 year hiatus, he returned to the Hindi film industry giving two back to back hit films Insaaf and Satyamev Jayate.
Khanna is popularly hailed as one of the most handsome lead actors ever in Bollywood.
Vinod Khanna acted in lead roles in many superhit films and is best remembered for his performance in films like Mere Apne, Mera Gaon Mera Desh, Gaddaar (1973 film), Jail Yatra, Imtihaan, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Inkaar, Kuchhe Dhaage, Amar Akbar Anthony, Rajput, Qurbani, Kudrat, Dayavan, Kaarnama, Suryaa: An Awakening and Jurm.
After making his debut in 1968, Khanna first acted in small second lead roles or negative roles. His angry young man role in the movie Mere Apne, his negative role as the main villain in the superhit movie Mera Gaon Mera Desh and his role in the crtically acclaimed movie Achanak based on K. M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra, as the military officer turned fugitive.
In 1982, at the peak of his film career, Khanna temporarily quit the film industry to follow his spiritual guru Osho Rajneesh. After a 5 year hiatus, he returned to the Hindi film industry giving two back to back hit films Insaaf and Satyamev Jayate.
Khanna is popularly hailed as one of the most handsome lead actors ever in Bollywood.
Filmography
| 2020 | Guns of Banaras · as Cast |
| 2015 | Dilwale · as Randheer Bakshi |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | Ramaiya Vastavaiya · as Ashwini (ram's Mom) |
| 2012 | Fearless 2 · as Prajapati Pandey |
| 2012 | Players · as Victor Braganza |
| 2011 | Tell Me O Kkhuda · as Abhay Rana Pratap Singh |
| 2010 | Dabangg · as Prajapati Pandey |
| 2009 | Red Alert: The War Within · as Krishnaraj |
| 2009 | Un Hazaaron Ke Naam · as Cast |
| 2009 | Fast Forward · as Palaash |
| 2009 | Wanted · as Shrikant Shekhawat |
| 2009 | 99 · as Jc |
| 2007 | Risk · as Khalid Bin Zamal |
| 2005 | |
| 2002 | Leela · as Nashaad |
| 2002 | Kranti · as Awadesh Pratap Singh |
| 2001 | |
| 1997 | Dhaal: The Battle of Law Against Law · as Inspector Varun Saxena |
| 1997 | Himalay Putra · as Suraj Khanna |
| 1997 | Dus · as Army General |
| 1996 | Muqadama · as Captain Ajit Singh |
| 1995 | Hulchul · as Acp Siddhant |
| 1995 | Janam Kundli · as Randhir 'junior' Mehra |
| 1994 | Eena Meena Deeka · as Deeka |
| 1994 | Pyar Ka Rog · as Army Officer |
| 1994 | Ekka Raja Rani · as Vishal 'vicky' Kapoor |
| 1993 | Parampara · as Thakur Prithvi Singh |
| 1993 | Kshatriya · as Raja Jaswant Singh (mirtagarh) |
| 1993 | Insaniyat Ke Devta · as Balbir |
| 1992 | Humshakal · as Insp. Vinod / Sunil Kumar / Dadu Kaliya |
| 1992 | Police Aur Mujrim · as Dsp Vishal Khanna |
| 1992 | Nishchaiy · as Ravi Yadav |
| 1992 | |
| 1991 | Dharam Sankat · as Birju |
| 1991 | Khoon Ka Karz · as Karan |
| 1991 | |
| 1990 | Jurm · as Inspector Shekhar Varma |
| 1990 | C.I.D. · as Police Inspector Veer Sehgal |
| 1990 | Lekin... · as Samir Yogi |
| 1990 | |
| 1990 | Maha-Sangram · as Vishal |
| 1990 | Muqaddar Ka Badshaah · as Naresh |
| 1989 | Chandni · as Lalit Khanna |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | Suryaa: An Awakening · as Suraj Singh "suryaa" |
| 1989 | Conman · as Shankar |
| 1988 | Dayavan · as Shakti Velhu / Dayavan |
| 1988 | |
| 1988 | Aakhri Adaalat · as Inspector Amar Kaushal |
| 1988 | Faisla · as Birju |
| 1987 | Satyamev Jayate · as Police Inspector Arjun Singh |
| 1987 | Insaaf · as Avinash Kapoor |
| 1987 | Zameen · as Cast |
| 1982 | Rajput · as Bhanu |
| 1982 | |
| 1981 | Ek Aur Ek Gyarah · as Jamiya |
| 1981 | |
| 1981 | Jail Yatra · as Raju Verma |
| 1981 | |
| 1980 | Qurbani · as Amar |
| 1980 | Bombay 405 Miles · as Kanhaiya |
| 1980 | The Burning Train · as Vinod |
| 1980 | Zalim · as Prakash Khanna |
| 1980 | Garam Khoon · as Ravi And Johny 'babloo' |
| 1979 | Yuvraaj · as Gajendra |
| 1979 | Lahu Ke Do Rang · as Inspector Raj Singh / Gopi Lathuria |
| 1979 | Meera · as Rana Bhojraj Sesodia |
| 1978 | Muqaddar Ka Sikandar · as Vishal Anand |
| 1978 | Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki · as Ajay R. Chouhan |
| 1978 | Aakhri Daku · as Cast |
| 1977 | Parvarish · as Kishan |
| 1977 | Inkaar · as Inspector Amarnath Gill |
| 1977 | |
| 1977 | Aap Ki Khatir · as Sagar |
| 1977 | Amar Akbar Anthony · as Amar |
| 1977 | Chor Sipahee · as Raja Dada / Raja Khanna |
| 1977 | Khoon Pasina · as Aslam Sher Khan / Shera |
| 1977 | |
| 1977 | Maha Badmaash · as Ratan |
| 1976 | |
| 1976 | Hera Pheri · as Ajay |
| 1976 | |
| 1975 | Zameer · as Daku Suraj Singh / Chimpoo |
| 1975 | Prem Kahani · as Sher Khan |
| 1974 | Kunwara Baap · as Police Inspector Ramesh (guest Appearance) |
| 1974 | |
| 1974 | Patthar Aur Payal · as Surajbhan Singh 'sarju' |
| 1974 | Imtihan · as Pramod Sharma |
| 1973 | |
| 1973 | |
| 1973 | Achanak · as Major Ranjeet Khanna |
| 1973 | Gaddaar · as Inspector Raj Kumar 'raja' |
| 1973 | Paanch Dushman · as Cast |
| 1973 | Pyaar Ka Rishta · as Anil |
| 1972 | Anuraag · as Arun Rai |
| 1972 | Parichay · as Amit |
| 1972 | Ek Bechara · as Shekhar |
| 1972 | |
| 1971 | Mere Apne · as Shyam |
| 1971 | Rakhwala · as Shyam |
| 1971 | Preetam · as Anil |
| 1971 | Reshma and Shera · as Vijay Singh |
| 1971 | |
| 1971 | Jaane-Anjaane · as Inspector Hemant |
| 1971 | Mera Gaon Mera Desh · as Jabbar Singh |
| 1970 | Aan Milo Sajna · as Anil Choudhury |
| 1970 | Mastana · as Police Inspector Prasad |
| 1970 | Sachaa Jhutha · as Inspector Pradhan |
| 1970 | Purab Aur Pachhim · as Gopi's Groom |
| 1969 | Man Ka Meet · as Pran |