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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…
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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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2016
Downtown
Movie Rajdeep Oberoi
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2015
Dilwale
Movie Randheer Bakshi
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2015
Chooriyan
Movie
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2014
Koyelaanchal
Movie
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2013
Ramaiya Vastavaiya
Movie Station Master Shankar
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2013
Comedy Nights with Kapil
TV show Self
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2012
Dabangg 2
Movie Prajapati Pandey
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2012
Players
Movie Victor Braganza
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2011
Tell Me O Kkhuda
Movie Abhay Rana Pratap Singh
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2010
Dabangg
Movie Prajapati Pandey
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2010
Red Alert: The War Within
Movie Krishnaraj
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2009
Fast Forward
Movie Palaash
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2009
Wanted
Movie Shrikant Shekhawat
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2009
99
Movie JC
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2008
Halla Bol
Movie Himself (uncredited)
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2007
Godfather The Legend Continues
Movie Abdullah Khan/Godfather
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2007
Risk
Movie Khalid Bin Zamal
- 2005
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2002
Kranti
Movie Awadesh Pratap Singh
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2002
Leela
Movie Nashaad
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2001
Deewaanapan
Movie Ranveer Choudhary
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1997
Dhaal
Movie Inspector Varun Saxena
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1997
Himalay Putra
Movie Suraj Khanna
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1995
Janam Kundli
Movie Randhir 'Junior' Mehra
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1995
Hulchul
Movie ACP Siddhant
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1994
Eena Meena Deeka
Movie Deeka
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1994
Ekka Raja Rani
Movie Vishal 'Vicky' Kapoor
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1993
Parampara
Movie Thakur Prithvi Singh
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1993
Kshatriya
Movie Raja Jaswant Singh (Mirtagarh)
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1993
Insaniyat Ke Devta
Movie Balbir
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1992
Humshakal
Movie Insp. Vinod / Sunil Kumar / Dadu Kaliya
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1992
Nishchaiy
Movie Ravi Yadav
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1992
Waqt Ka Badshah
Movie
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1991
Khoon Ka Karz
Movie Karan
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1991
Farishtay
Movie Dheeru
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1990
Maha-Sangram
Movie Vishal
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1990
Kaaranama
Movie
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1990
Jurm
Movie Inspector Shekhar Varma
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1990
C.I.D.
Movie Police Inspector Veer Sehgal
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1990
Lekin...
Movie Samir Yogi
