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6th OCTOBER 1946 VINOD KHANNA BORN

Vinod Khanna

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Vinod Khanna
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Vinod Khanna in January 2012
Born6 October 1946 (age 69)[1]
PeshawarNorth-West Frontier ProvinceBritish India
(now Khyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan)
OccupationActor, politician
Spouse(s)Geetanjali (1971–1985 divorced)
Kavita (1990–present)
ChildrenRahul Khanna (son)
Akshaye Khanna (son)
Sakshi Khanna (son)
Shraddha Khanna (daughter)
Vinod Khanna born 6 October 1946) is an Indian actor and producer of Bollywood films. He is also an active politician. He is the sitting MP from Gurdaspur. He appeared in 141 films between 1968 and 2013.
He also played the lead role in the Pakistani film Godfather released in 2007.

Early life[edit]

Khanna was born to Kamla and Kishanchand Khanna, a textiles, dyes and chemicals businessman, on 6 October 1946, in PeshawarBritish India (now in Pakistan). He has three sisters and one brother. Shortly after his birth, India was partitioned and the family left Peshawar and reached Mumbai.[citation needed]
He attended Queen Mary School, Mumbai until class II and then transferred to St. Xavier's High School, Fort. In 1957, the family moved to Delhi where he attended Delhi Public School, Mathura Road. Although the family moved back to Mumbai in 1960, he was sent to Barnes School in Deolali, near Nashik. During his time at the boarding school Khanna watched the epic Solva Saal and Mughal-e-Azam and fell in love with motion pictures. He graduated with a commerce degree from Sydenham College.[1]

Career[edit]

1968–1971[edit]

Vinod Khanna debuted in Sunil Dutt's 1968 film Man Ka Meet as a villain.[2] At the start of his career, he played supporting or villainous characters in films such as Purab Aur PaschimSachaa JhuthaAan Milo Sajna, and Mastana in 1970, and in Mera Gaon Mera Desh and Elaan in 1971.[2]

1971–1982[edit]

Khanna is one of the few Hindi actors who began by playing villains and moved on to play the hero.[citation needed] He got his first break as the solo lead hero in the film Hum Tum Aur Woh (1971), which was followed by the 1971 multi-hero film Mere Apne directed byGulzar. In 1973, his performance as an army officer facing death row in another film scripted and directed by Gulzar, Achanak, was critically acclaimed. It echoed the true life story of K. M. Nanavati vs. State of Maharashtra and Khanna portrayed Kawas Nanavati, the real-life Navy officer.[2]
Between 1973 and 1982, Khanna played the lead role in a number of movies. These include Farebi with Moushumi ChatterjeeQaid in 1975 and Zalim in 1980, both with Leena Chandavarkar; and Inkaar in 1978 opposite Vidya Sinha. In 1980, he starred in Feroz Khan's Qurbani (1980) which became the highest grossing film of that year.[3] In Shankar ShambhuChor Sipahee and Ek Aur Ek Gyarah, Khanna appeared with Shashi Kapoor; in Hera PheriKhoon PasinaAmar Akbar Anthony and Muqaddar Ka Sikandar he played with Amitabh Bachchan; and in Haath Ki Safai and Aakhri Daku he played with Randhir Kapoor. He appeared with Sunil Dutt in Daku Aur Jawan, and he had supporting roles in Sachaa JhuthaPrem KahaniKudrat and Rajput, where the lead hero was played by Rajesh Khanna.

1982–1986[edit]

Khanna became a follower of the spiritual teacher Osho (Rajneesh) and left the film industry in 1982 for five years.

1987–present[edit]

In 1987, Khanna returned to Bollywood with Insaaf where he performed with Dimple Kapadia.[4] After his comeback he played romantic roles in Jurm and Chandni, but he was mostly offered roles in action films. His Muzaffar Ali-directed Dimple Kapadia-starrer Zooniis still unreleased.[5][6]
In the 1990s, Khanna worked in films including Muqaddar Ka BadshaahCIDJurmRihaeeLekin, and Humshakal. He appeared in multi-hero casts in films such as Khoon Ka KarzPolice Aur MujrimKshatriyaInsaaniyat Ke DevtaEkka Raja RaniEena Meena Deeka, and the 2002 film Kranti. In 1997 he was the producer for Himalay Putra in which he also starred, with his son Akshaye Khanna.
In 1999 Vinod Khanna received a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the industry for over three decades. He has since acted in fewer films, playing character roles in Deewaanapan (2002), Red Alert: The War WithinWanted (2009) andDabangg (2010). His performance as solo lead protagonist was critically acclaimed in Pehchaan: The Face of Truth (2005) and the 2007 Pakistani film Godfather (2007), as well as in the multi-starrer Risk (2007).
He ventured into television playing the male lead role of "Kashinath" in the Smriti Irani-produced Hindi serial Mere Apne, which aired on the channel 9X.

Politics[edit]

In 1997, Khanna joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was elected from Gurdaspur constituency in Punjab in the next year's Lok Sabha poll. In 1999, he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha from the same constituency. Later, he became union minister for culture and tourism in July 2002. Six months later, he was moved to the more important ministry of external affairs (MEA) as Minister of State. In 2004 he won re-election from Gurdaspur. However, Khanna lost out in the 2009 Lok Sabha poll. In 2014 general election he is again elected for 16th Loksabaha from Gurdaspur constituency .

Personal life[edit]

Khanna married Geetanjali in 1971 and had two sons with her, Rahul Khanna and Akshaye Khanna. In 1975, Khanna became a disciple of Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh).[1] In the early 1980s, he moved to Rajneeshpuram, Osho's commune in the United States, for about five years, cleaning dishes and working as Osho's gardener.[1] His absence from his family, who remained in India, caused friction between the couple, and the marriage ended in divorce.[1]
In 1990, he married Kavita.[1] They have a son, Sakshi (born 12 May 1991),[7] and a daughter, Shraddha.[1]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Filmography[edit]


YearFilmRoleNotes
2015Diwale
2014Hero
KoyelaanchalSaryu Bhan Singh aka Maalik
2013Ramaiya VastavaiyaStation Master
2012Dabangg 2Prajapati Pandey
PlayersVictor Braganza
2010DabanggPrajapati Pandey
Red Alert: The War WithinKrishnaraj
200999JC
WantedRetd. Police Officer Shrikant Shekhawat
Fast forward
2008Ek Thi Rani Aisi BhiJivajirao Scindia
Halla BolHimselfSpecial Appearance
2007Godfather
RiskKhalid Bin Jamal (As Randeeb Hooda
Chooriyan
2005Pehchaan: The Face of TruthAdvocate Deepak Khanna
2004Bhola in BollywoodHimselfSpecial Appearance
2002KrantiAwadesh Pratap Singh
LeelaNashaad
2001DeewaanapanRanvir Choudhary
1997DusGeneralIncomplete
Himalay PutraACP Suraj KhannaAlso Producer of the film
DhaalInspector Varun Saxena
1996MuqadamaCaptain Ajit Singh
1995Janam KundliRandhir 'Junior' Mehra
1994Eena Meena DeekaDeeka
Ekka Raja RaniAshwini Bhave
Pyar Ka RogArmy Officer
1993KshatriyaRaja Jaswant Singh (Mirtagarh)
Insaniyat Ke DevtaBalbir
1992ParamparaThakur Prithvi Singh
HumshakalInsp. Vinod/Sunil Kumar/Dadu Kaliya
NishchaiyRavi Yadav
Maarg
Police Aur MujrimDSP Vishal Khanna
Waqt Ka Badshah
1991Khoon Ka KarzKaran
FarishtayDheeru
Dharam SankatBirju
Garajna
1990Muqaddar Ka BadshaahNaresh
JurmInspector Shekhar Varma
CIDPolice Inspector Veer Sehgal
Lekin...Samir Yogi
Maha-SangramVishal
KaarnamaSuraj
Patthar Ke InsanArjun
1989ChandniLalit Khanna
BatwaraVikram Singh
Suryaa: An AwakeningSuraj Singh
MahaadevArjun Singh
Ustaad
1988DayavanShakti Vellu/ Dayavan
RihaeeAmarji
Aakhri AdaalatInspector Amar Kaushal
FaislaBirju
1987InsaafAvinash Kapoor
Satyamev JayatePolice Inspector Arjun Singh
Zameen
Raj KapoorHimselfSpecial Appearance (during funeral)
1983Daulat Ke DushmanVinod
1982RajputBhanu
Raaj Mahal
Insaan
DaulatRavi/ Kunwar Dilip Singh
Taaqat
1981Ek Aur Ek Gyarah
Khuda KasamSumer Singh
Jail YatraRaju Verma
KudratDr. Naresh Gupta
1980The Burning TrainVinod Verma
QurbaniAmarNominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
Garam Khoon
Zalim
Bombay 405 MilesKanhaiya
1979Lahu ke Do RangInspector Raj Singh / Gopi Lathuria
Do ShikaariSatish
YuvraajGajendra/ Vikramdev
MeeraRana Bhojraj Sesodia
Sarkari MehmaanAnand
1978Main Tulsi Tere Aangan KiAjay Chouhan
Daku Aur Jawan
Muqaddar Ka SikanderVishal AnandNominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
Aakhri Daku
Khoon Ka Badla Khoon
Khoon Ki PukaarSher Singh/Amrit
InkaarCID Officer Amarnath "Amar" Gill
1977ParvarishKishan
Adha Din Adhi Raat
Amar Akbar AnthonyAmar
Khoon PasinaAslam Sher Khan / Shera
HatyaraVijay D. Singh/Inspector Ajay Singh
Aap Ki KhatirSagar
Jallian Wala Bagh
Maha Badmaash
Chor SipaheeRaja Dada / Raja Khanna
1976Hera PheriAjayNominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
Lagaaam
Nehle Pe Dehla
Shankar ShambhuPappu R. Singh/Shambhu L. 'Chhotey Thakur' Singh
ShaqueVinod JoshiNominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
1975ZameerDaku Suraj Singh / Chimpoo
QaidAdvocate Jai Saxena
Prem KahaniSher Khan
Sewak
1974Haath Ki SafaiShankar KumarWinnerFilmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
ImtihanPramod Sharma
Kunwara BaapPolice Inspector RameshGuest Appearance
Patthar Aur PayalSurajbhan Singh 'Sarju'
ChowkidarGopal
Farebi
1973Kuchhe DhaageThakur Lakhan Singh
AaropSubhash
AchanakMajor Ranjeet Khanna
Anokhi AdaGopal
Dhamkee
GaddarInspector Raj Kumar 'Raja'
Paanch Dushman
Pyaar Ka Rishta
1972ParichayAmit
Do Yaar
Ek Bechara
Ek Hasina Do DiwanePrakash
Ek Khiladi Bawan Pattey
Parchhaiyan
1971Mera Gaon Mera DeshJabbar Singh
Reshma Aur SheraVijay Singh
Mere ApneShyam
ElaanRam Singh
HungamaPreetam
RakhwalaShyam
PreetamAnil Thakur
Jaane-AnjaanePolice Inspector Hemant
Dost Aur Dushman
Hum Tum Aur WohVijay
MemsaabArjun
GuddiHimselfshooting of Mere Apne (uncredited)
1970Sachaa JhuthaInspector Pradhan
Aan Milo SajnaAnil Choudhury
MastanaPolice Inspector Prasad
Purab Aur PaschimGopi's groom
1969Nateeja
1968Man Ka Meet
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        Vinod Khanna born 6 October 1946) is an Indian actor and producer of Bollywood films. He is also an active politician. He is the sitting MP from Gurdaspur. He appeared in 141 films between 1968 and 2013. Wikipedia
        BornOctober 6, 1946 (age 69), Peshawar, Pakistan
        SpouseKavita Khanna (m. 1990), Geetanjali Khanna (m. 1971–1985)
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