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Vinod Khanna

Actor

Vinod Khanna

Born October 6, 1946 in PeshawarDied April 27, 2017115 films

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.

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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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Filmography

115 films as actor
  1. 2016DowntownRajdeep Oberoi
  2. 2015DilwaleRandheer Bakshi
  3. 2015Chooriyan
  4. 2014Koyelaanchal
  5. 2013Ramaiya VastavaiyaStation Master Shankar
  6. 2012Dabangg 2Prajapati Pandey
  7. 2012PlayersVictor Braganza
  8. 2011Tell Me O KkhudaAbhay Rana Pratap Singh
  9. 2010DabanggPrajapati Pandey
  10. 2010Red Alert: The War WithinKrishnaraj
  11. 2009Fast ForwardPalaash
  12. 2009WantedShrikant Shekhawat
  13. 200999JC
  14. 2007Godfather The Legend ContinuesAbdullah Khan/Godfather
  15. 2007RiskKhalid Bin Zamal
  16. 2005Pehchaan: The Face of Truth
  17. 2002KrantiAwadesh Pratap Singh
  18. 2002LeelaNashaad
  19. 2001DeewaanapanRanveer Choudhary
  20. 1997DhaalInspector Varun Saxena
  21. 1997Himalay PutraSuraj Khanna
  22. 1995Janam KundliRandhir 'Junior' Mehra
  23. 1995HulchulACP Siddhant
  24. 1994Eena Meena DeekaDeeka
  25. 1994Ekka Raja RaniVishal 'Vicky' Kapoor
  26. 1993ParamparaThakur Prithvi Singh
  27. 1993KshatriyaRaja Jaswant Singh (Mirtagarh)
  28. 1993Insaniyat Ke DevtaBalbir
  29. 1992HumshakalInsp. Vinod / Sunil Kumar / Dadu Kaliya
  30. 1992NishchaiyRavi Yadav
  31. 1992Waqt Ka Badshah
  32. 1991Khoon Ka KarzKaran
  33. 1991FarishtayDheeru
  34. 1990Maha-SangramVishal
  35. 1990Kaaranama
  36. 1990JurmInspector Shekhar Varma
  37. 1990C.I.D.Police Inspector Veer Sehgal
  38. 1990Lekin...Samir Yogi
  39. 1990Pathar Ke Insan
  40. 1989ChandniLalit Khanna
  41. 1989Batwara
  42. 1989Mahaadev
  43. 1989Suryaa: An AwakeningSuraj Singh "Suryaa"
  44. 1988DayavanShakti Velhu / Dayavan
  45. 1988RihaeeAmar
  46. 1988FaislaBirju
  47. 1988Aakhri AdaalatInspector Amar Kaushal
  48. 1987InsaafAvinash Kapoor
  49. 1987Satyamev JayatePolice Inspector Arjun Singh
  50. 1982InsaanShankar
  51. 1982RajputBhanu
  52. 1982Daulat
  53. 1982Taaqat
  54. 1981Ek Aur Ek GyarahJamiya
  55. 1981Khuda Kasam
  56. 1981Jail YatraRaju Verma
  57. 1981Kudrat
  58. 1980QurbaniAmar
  59. 1980Bombay 405 MilesKanhaiya
  60. 1980The Burning TrainVinod
  61. 1980ZalimPrakash Khanna
  62. 1980Garam KhoonRavi and Johny 'Babloo'
  63. 1979YuvraajGajendra / Prince Vikram Dev
  64. 1979Lahu Ke Do RangInspector Raj Singh / Gopi Lathuria
  65. 1979MeeraRana Bhojraj Sesodia
  66. 1979Sarkari MehmanAnand
  67. 1979Do ShikaariSatish
  68. 1978Muqaddar Ka SikandarVishal Anand
  69. 1978Daku Aur Jawan
  70. 1978Khoon Ki Pukaar
  71. 1978Main Tulsi Tere Aangan KiAjay R. Chouhan
  72. 1978Khoon Ka Badla Khoon
  73. 1977InkaarInspector Amarnath Gill
  74. 1977ParvarishKishan
  75. 1977Hatyara
  76. 1977For Your SakeSagar
  77. 1977Amar Akbar AnthonyAmar
  78. 1977Chor SipaheeRaja Dada / Raja Khanna
  79. 1977Jallian Wala Bagh
  80. 1977Khoon PasinaAslam Sher Khan / Shera
  81. 1977Maha BadmaashRatan
  82. 1977Adha Din Adhi RaatGopal / Jagan
  83. 1976Shaque
  84. 1976Hera PheriAjay
  85. 1976Nehle Pe Dehla
  86. 1975QaidAdvocate Jai Saxena
  87. 1975ZameerDaku Suraj Singh / Chimpoo
  88. 1975Prem KahaniSher Khan
  89. 1974Haath Ki Safai
  90. 1974Patthar Aur PayalSurajbhan Singh 'Sarju'
  91. 1974Kunwara Baap
  92. 1974ImtihanPramod Sharma
  93. 1974AaropSubhash Tripathi
  94. 1974ChowkidarGopal
  95. 1973Kuchhe Dhaage
  96. 1973Anokhi Ada
  97. 1973AchanakMajor Ranjeet Khanna
  98. 1973Ek Kunwari Ek Kunwara
  99. 1973GaddaarInspector Raj Kumar 'Raja'
  100. 1972ParichayAmit
  101. 1972Ek Bechara
  102. 1972Do YaarRaju
  103. 1972Ek Hasina Do Diwane
  104. 1971Mere ApneShyam
  105. 1971RakhwalaShyam
  106. 1971PreetamAnil
  107. 1971Reshma Aur SheraVijay Singh
  108. 1971Elaan
  109. 1971Jaane AnjaaneInspector Hemant
  110. 1971Mera Gaon Mera DeshJabbar Singh
  111. 1971Hum Tum Aur Woh
  112. 1970MastanaPolice Inspector Prasad
  113. 1970Aan Milo SajnaAnil Choudhury
  114. 1970Sachaa JhuthaInspector Pradhan
  115. 1970Purab Aur PachhimGopi's groom