Vinod Khanna
Biography
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.
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Movies (49)
Downtown
as Rajdeep Oberoi
2016
Dilwale
as Randheer Bakshi
2015
Chooriyan
2015
Koyelaanchal
2014
Ramaiya Vastavaiya
as Ashwini (Ram's Mom)
2013
Dabangg 2
as Prajapati Pandey
2012
Players
as Victor Braganza
2012
Tell Me O Kkhuda
as Abhay Rana Pratap Singh
2011
Dabangg
as Prajapati Pandey
2010
Red Alert: The War Within
as Krishnaraj
2010
Fast Forward
as Palaash
2009
Wanted
as Shrikant Shekhawat
2009
99
as JC
2009
Halla Bol
as Himself (uncredited)
2008
Godfather The Legend Continues
as Abdullah Khan/Godfather
2007
Risk
as Khalid Bin Zamal
2007
Pehchaan: The Face of Truth
2005
Kranti
as Awadesh Pratap Singh
2002
Leela
as Nashaad
2002
Deewaanapan
2001
Dhaal
as Inspector Varun Saxena
1997
Himalay Putra
as Suraj Khanna
1997
Janam Kundli
as Randhir 'Junior' Mehra
1995
Hulchul
as ACP Siddhant
1995
Eena Meena Deeka
as Deeka
1994
Ekka Raja Rani
as Vishal 'Vicky' Kapoor
1994
Parampara
as Thakur Prithvi Singh
1993
Kshatriya
as Raja Jaswant Singh (Mirtagarh)
1993
Insaniyat Ke Devta
as Balbir
1993
Humshakal
as Insp. Vinod / Sunil Kumar / Dadu Kaliya
1992
Nishchaiy
as Ravi Yadav
1992
Waqt Ka Badshah
1992
Khoon Ka Karz
as Karan
1991
Farishtay
as Dheeru
1991
Maha-Sangram
as Vishal
1990
Kaaranama
1990
Jurm
as Inspector Shekhar Varma
1990
C.I.D.
as Police Inspector Veer Sehgal
1990
Lekin...
as Samir Yogi
1990
Pathar Ke Insan
1990
Chandni
as Lalit Khanna
1989
Batwara
1989
Mahaadev
1989
Suryaa: An Awakening
as Suraj Singh "Suryaa"
1989
Dayavan
as Shakti Velhu / Dayavan
1988
Rihaee
1988
Faisla
as Birju
1988
Aakhri Adaalat
as Inspector Amar Kaushal
1988
Akarshan
as Self
1988
