Vinod Khanna
Indian film actor, director and politician (1946-2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vinod Khanna (6 October 1946 – 27 April 2017) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who is best known for his work in Hindi films;[2] while also being a notable spiritual seeker.[3] In Bollywood, he was the recipient of two Filmfare awards. Khanna was one of the highest-paid stars of his times, along with Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna.[4] He gave competition to Amitabh Bachchan's box office run in late 1970s to early 1980s before taking break from films.[5] After joining politics, he became the MP from the Gurdaspur constituency between 1998–2009 and 2014–2017. In July 2002, Khanna became the minister for Culture and Tourism in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee cabinet. Six months later, he became the Minister of State for External Affairs.[6]
Vinod Khanna | |
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 Khanna at 7th CAFTPG Awards in 2012 | |
| Minister of State for Culture & Tourism | |
| In office July 2002 – January 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Minister of State for External Affairs | |
| In office January 2003 – May 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 27 April 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Pratap Singh Bajwa |
| Succeeded by | Sunil Jakhar |
| In office 1998–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Sukhbuns Kaur |
| Succeeded by | Pratap Singh Bajwa |
| Constituency | Gurdaspur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1946-10-06)6 October 1946 Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India |
| Died | 27 April 2017(2017-04-27) (aged 70) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
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| Children | 4 (including Akshaye Khanna and Rahul Khanna) |
| Alma mater | Sydenham College, Mumbai |
| Occupation | |
| Awards | Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2018) |
| Years active | 1968–2015 |
| Works | Full list |
Khanna made his film debut in 1968, and initially acted in supporting and antagonistic roles; as an angry young man in the movie Mere Apne,[7] as the main villain[8] in the blockbuster action drama Mera Gaon Mera Desh,[9] and as the military officer turned fugitive[10] in the critically acclaimed movie Achanak, which was a film based on the events of K. M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra.[11][12]
In 1982, at the peak of his film career, Khanna temporarily took a break from the film industry to follow his spiritual guru Osho Rajneesh.[3] After a 5-year hiatus, he returned to the Hindi film industry with two hit films – Insaaf and Satyamev Jayate.[13] In his later film career, Khanna played several memorable roles as a father in blockbuster movies such as Wanted (2009), Dabangg (2010) and Dabangg 2 (2012).[14]
Khanna has been posthumously awarded India's highest award in cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2018 by the Government of India at 65th National Film Awards.