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Vinod Khanna | |
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.jpg) Khanna 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 | 6 October 1946 Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) |
| Died | 27 April 2017 (aged 70) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouses |
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| Relations | Akhil Kapur (nephew) |
| Children | 4 (including Akshaye Khanna and Rahul Khanna) |
| Alma mater | Sydenham College, Mumbai |
| Occupation | |
| Awards | Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2017) |
| Years active | 1968–2015 |
| Works | Full list |
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 considered a style & fashion icon, often referred as 'Sexy Sanyasi' in media. 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.[4]
Khanna made his film debut in 1968, and initially acted in supporting and antagonistic roles; as an angry young man in the social drama Mere Apne,[5] as the main villain[6] in the action drama Mera Gaon Mera Desh,[7] and as the military officer turned fugitive[8] in the crime drama Achanak, which was a film based on the events of K. M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra.[9][10]
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 made a comeback to the Hindi film industry with Insaaf.[11] 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).[12]
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.
- ^ "'Women have the hots for me? What words you use!' Vinod Khanna, the sly charmer". Scroll.in. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Vinod Khanna, 1946 – 2017: Actor, Politician, Icon". NDTVMovies.com. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Vinod Khanna and his tryst with spirituality and Osho Rajneesh". Deccan Chronicle. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ "Vinod Khanna: Reluctant Politician to India's Voice on Global Stage". News18. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ "Remembering Vinod Khanna: 15 Films That Celebrate the Legacy of the Actor". News18. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ Lokapally, Vijay. "Mera Gaon Mera Desh (1971)". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "The actor who renounced success". Rediff.com. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ "Millennials Review Classics: Vinod Khanna's Hit-and-Miss 'Achanak'". The Quint. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ KUMAR, ANUJ. "Achanak (1973)". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Sunil Dutt, Vinod Khanna, Now Akshay: The Nanavati Case and Bollywood – NDTV Movies". NDTVMovies.com. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
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