Vinod Khanna

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Vinod Khanna (born October 6, 1946 in Peshawar , British India , † April 27, 2017 in Mumbai , India ) was an Indian actor , film producer and politician .

Acting career

Khanna, who played mainly character roles and villains at the beginning of his career, developed into one of the most successful actors in Bollywood in the 1970s . He had his breakthrough in 1971 alongside Meena Kumari with the Gulzar film Mere Apne , a remake of Tapan Sinhas Apanjan from 1968. This was followed by other hits such as Parvarish (1977), Amar Akbar Anthony (1977), Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978) , The Burning Train (1980) and Qurbani (1980).

In 1979, at the height of his success, he retired from the film industry for some time and lived for several years with his guru Osho in Rajneeshpuram . In the mid-1980s he resumed his film career. However, his activity as a politician had then led to the fact that he had severely restricted his film activities. Most recently he played mainly character roles.

Political career

In 1997, Khanna joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and began a career as a politician. In 1998 he was elected to the Lok Sabha , the lower house of the all-India parliament, for the BJP from the constituency of Gurdaspur . In the elections of 1999 and 2004 he defended his seat.

From July 1, 2002 to January 28, 2003, Khanna was Minister of Tourism and Culture in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government . From January 29, 2003 to May 2004, he was Minister of State in the Indian Foreign Ministry. With the election defeat of the BJP in 2004, he lost the post of minister.

In the 2009 general election , Khanna lost his constituency and left the Lok Sabha. In the subsequent election in 2014 , however, he won the seat back.

Private life

Khanna married his wife Geetanjali, whom he met during his studies, shortly after starting his film career and has two sons: Akshaye Khanna and Rahul Khanna , both now Bollywood actors themselves. In late 1975, Khanna became a student of Osho. In the early 1980s he went to Rajneeshpuram , Osho Commune in the United States , for four years , where he worked as a dishwasher, cleaner and gardener. The long absence from his family, who remained in India and had only telephone contact with him, created tension with his wife and the marriage ended in divorce.

In 1990 Khanna married his second wife, Kavita; the couple had two children.

On April 27, 2017, Khanna died of bladder cancer in Mumbai .

Awards and nominations

(The years given here reflect the year of the award ceremony.)

Filmography (selection)

  • 1968: Man Ka Meet
  • 1970: Aan Milo Sajna
  • 1970: Purab Aur Paschim
  • 1971: Mera Gaon Mera Desh
  • 1971: Mere Apne
  • 1971: Reshma Aur Shera
  • 1971: Sachaa Jhutha
  • 1974: Haath Ki Safai
  • 1974: Kunwaara Baap (guest appearance)
  • 1975: Zameer
  • 1976: Hera Pheri
  • 1977: Khoon Pasina
  • 1977: Parvarish
  • 1978: Amar Akbar Anthony
  • 1978: Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
  • 1978: Muqaddar Ka Sikandar
  • 1980: Qurbani
  • 1980: The Burning Train
  • 1987: Insaaf
  • 1987: Satya Mev Jayate
  • 1988: Dayavan
  • 1989: Chandni
  • 1990: Jurm
  • 1991: Farishtay
  • 1991: Khoon Ka Karz
  • 1992: Nishchaiy
  • 1992: Parampara
  • 1993: Insaniyat Ke Devta
  • 1993: Kshatriya
  • 1994: Eena Meena Deeka
  • 1994: Ekka Raja Rani
  • 1997: Dus (unfinished)
  • 1997: Himalay Putra
  • 2002: Deewaanapan
  • 2002: Kranti
  • 2007: Risk
  • 2009: Wanted
  • 2010: Dabangg
  • 2012: Dabangg 2
  • 2015: Dilwale

Web links

Commons : Vinod Khanna  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Saffron Talk: Vinod Khanna plays the spiritual franchiser . The Tribune (Chandigarh), July 24, 2002, accessed May 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b Fourteenth Lok Sabha: Members Bioprofile: Khanna, Shri Vinod. Lok Sabha (Indian People's Assembly), archived from the original on December 11, 2007 ; accessed on May 7, 2017 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c d Anubha Sawhney: The uncensored Vinod Khanna. In: Times of India , July 28, 2002, accessed May 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ Veteran Actor Vinod Khanna Dies at 70 After Battle With Cancer. In: news18.com , April 27, 2017, accessed May 7, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Khanna, Vinod
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian actor, film producer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 6, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Peshawar , British India
DATE OF DEATH April 27, 2017
Place of death Mumbai , India