Acting
Vinod Khanna
Hindi, Urdu cinema · 114 credits
Born
6 October 1946
Died
27 April 2017 (aged 70)
Birthplace
Peshawar
Also known as विनोद खन्ना
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.
Known for
Filmography
Downtown
as Rajdeep Oberoi
Dilwale
as Randheer Bakshi
Ramaiya Vastavaiya
as Station Master Shankar
Players
as Victor Braganza
Dabangg 2
as Prajapati Pandey
Tell Me O Kkhuda
as Abhay Rana Pratap Singh
Dabangg
as Prajapati Pandey
Red Alert: The War Within
as Krishnaraj
Wanted
as Shrikant Shekhawat
99
as JC
Fast Forward
as Palaash
Halla Bol
as Himself (uncredited)
Godfather The Legend Continues
2007
Godfather The Legend Continues
as Abdullah Khan/Godfather
Risk
as Khalid Bin Zamal
Kranti
as Awadesh Pratap Singh
Deewaanapan
as Ranveer Choudhary
Dhaal
as Inspector Varun Saxena
Himalay Putra
as Suraj Khanna, Producer
Hulchul
as ACP Siddhant
Janam Kundli
as Randhir 'Junior' Mehra
Ekka Raja Rani
as Vishal 'Vicky' Kapoor
Eena Meena Deeka
as Deeka
Parampara
as Thakur Prithvi Singh
Insaniyat Ke Devta
as Balbir
Kshatriya
as Raja Jaswant Singh (Mirtagarh)
Humshakal
as Insp. Vinod / Sunil Kumar / Dadu Kaliya
Nishchaiy
as Ravi Yadav
Farishtay
as Dheeru
Khoon Ka Karz
as Karan
Jurm
as Inspector Shekhar Varma
Lekin...
as Samir Yogi
Maha-Sangram
as Vishal
C.I.D.
as Police Inspector Veer Sehgal
Chandni
as Lalit Khanna
Suryaa: An Awakening
as Suraj Singh "Suryaa"
Dayavan
as Shakti Velhu / Dayavan
Akarshan
as Self
Aakhri Adaalat
as Inspector Amar Kaushal
Rihaee
as Amar
Satyamev Jayate
as Police Inspector Arjun Singh
Insaaf
as Avinash Kapoor
Insaan
as Shankar
Rajput
as Bhanu
Ek Aur Ek Gyarah
as Jamiya
The Burning Train
as Vinod
Zalim
as Prakash Khanna
Garam Khoon
as Ravi and Johny 'Babloo'
Bombay 405 Miles
as Kanhaiya
Qurbani
as Amar
Do Shikaari
as Satish
Lahu Ke Do Rang
as Inspector Raj Singh / Gopi Lathuria
Meera
as Rana Bhojraj Sesodia
Yuvraaj
as Gajendra / Prince Vikram Dev
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar
as Vishal Anand
Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
as Ajay R. Chouhan
Khoon Pasina
as Aslam Sher Khan / Shera
Inkaar
as Inspector Amarnath Gill
Parvarish
as Kishan
Maha Badmaash
as Ratan
Adha Din Adhi Raat
as Gopal / Jagan
For Your Sake
as Sagar
Chor Sipahee
as Raja Dada / Raja Khanna
Hera Pheri
as Ajay
Zameer
as Daku Suraj Singh / Chimpoo
Qaid
as Advocate Jai Saxena
Prem Kahani
as Sher Khan
Patthar Aur Payal
as Surajbhan Singh 'Sarju'
Imtihan
as Pramod Sharma
Chowkidar
as Gopal
Aarop
as Subhash Tripathi
Achanak
as Major Ranjeet Khanna
गद्दार
1973
Gaddaar
as Inspector Raj Kumar 'Raja'
Parichay
as Amit
Do Yaar
as Raju
Purab Aur Pachhim
as Gopi's groom
Mere Apne
as Shyam
Mera Gaon Mera Desh
as Jabbar Singh
Preetam
as Anil
Jaane Anjaane
as Inspector Hemant
Elaan
Actor
Rakhwala
as Shyam
Guddi
as Self (shooting of "Mere Apne (1971)") (uncredited)
Reshma Aur Shera
as Vijay Singh
Aan Milo Sajna
as Anil Choudhury
Sachaa Jhutha
as Inspector Pradhan
Mastana
as Police Inspector Prasad