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
Wanted
(2009)
Shrikant Shekhawat
Dilwale
(2015)
Randheer Bakshi
Dabangg 2
(2012)
Prajapati Pandey
Rajput
(1982)
Bhanu
Dabangg
(2010)
Prajapati Pandey
Parvarish
(1977)
Kishan
Players
(2012)
Victor Braganza
Full Filmography
Acting
Purab Aur Pachhim
(1970)
Gopi's groom
Mastana
(1970)
Police Inspector Prasad
Sachaa Jhutha
(1970)
Inspector Pradhan
Aan Milo Sajna
(1970)
Anil Choudhury
Hum Tum Aur Woh
(1971)
Preetam
(1971)
Anil
Guddi
(1971)
Self (shooting of "Mere Apne (1971)") (uncredited)
Elaan
(1971)
Jaane Anjaane
(1971)
Inspector Hemant
Reshma Aur Shera
(1971)
Vijay Singh
Rakhwala
(1971)
Shyam
Mere Apne
(1971)
Shyam
Mera Gaon Mera Desh
(1971)
Jabbar Singh
Ek Hasina Do Diwane
(1972)
Parichay
(1972)
Amit
Ek Kunwari Ek Kunwara
(1973)
Achanak
(1973)
Major Ranjeet Khanna
Anokhi Ada
(1973)
Kuchhe Dhaage
(1973)
Gaddaar
(1973)
Inspector Raj Kumar 'Raja'
Imtihan
(1974)
Pramod Sharma
Patthar Aur Payal
(1974)
Surajbhan Singh 'Sarju'
Chowkidar
(1974)
Gopal
Haath Ki Safai
(1974)
Qaid
(1975)
Advocate Jai Saxena
Zameer
(1975)
Daku Suraj Singh / Chimpoo
Prem Kahani
(1975)
Sher Khan
Nehle Pe Dehla
(1976)
Hera Pheri
(1976)
Ajay
Shaque
(1976)
Inkaar
(1977)
Inspector Amarnath Gill
For Your Sake
(1977)
Sagar
Adha Din Adhi Raat
(1977)
Gopal / Jagan
Parvarish
(1977)
Kishan
Chor Sipahee
(1977)
Raja Dada / Raja Khanna
Jallian Wala Bagh
(1977)
Khoon Pasina
(1977)
Aslam Sher Khan / Shera
Maha Badmaash
(1977)
Ratan
Amar Akbar Anthony
(1977)
Amar
Hatyara
(1977)
Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
(1978)
Ajay R. Chouhan
Daku Aur Jawan
(1978)
Khoon Ki Pukaar
(1978)
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar
(1978)
Vishal Anand
Meera
(1979)
Rana Bhojraj Sesodia
Lahu Ke Do Rang
(1979)
Inspector Raj Singh / Gopi Lathuria
Do Shikaari
(1979)
Satish
sarkari mehmaan
(1979)
Anand
Garam Khoon
(1980)
Ravi and Johny 'Babloo'
Qurbani
(1980)
Amar
Bombay 405 Miles
(1980)
Kanhaiya
The Burning Train
(1980)
Vinod
Zalim
(1980)
Prakash Khanna
Khuda Kasam
(1981)
Jail Yatra
(1981)
Raju Verma
Kudrat
(1981)
Ek Aur Ek Gyarah
(1981)
Jamiya
Insaan
(1982)
Shankar
Rajput
(1982)
Bhanu
Daulat
(1982)
Satyamev Jayate
(1987)
Police Inspector Arjun Singh
Insaaf
(1987)
Avinash Kapoor
Dayavan
(1988)
Shakti Velhu / Dayavan
Aakhri Adaalat
(1988)
Inspector Amar Kaushal
Rihaee
(1988)
Mahaadev
(1989)
Batwara
(1989)
Suryaa: An Awakening
(1989)
Suraj Singh "Suryaa"
Chandni
(1989)
Lalit Khanna
C.I.D.
(1990)
Police Inspector Veer Sehgal
Pathar Ke Insan
(1990)
Maha-Sangram
(1990)
Vishal
Jurm
(1990)
Inspector Shekhar Varma
Lekin...
(1990)
Samir Yogi
Kaaranama
(1990)
Khoon Ka Karz
(1991)
Karan
Farishtay
(1991)
Dheeru
Nishchaiy
(1992)
Ravi Yadav
Humshakal
(1992)
Insp. Vinod / Sunil Kumar / Dadu Kaliya
Waqt Ka Badshah
(1992)
Kshatriya
(1993)
Raja Jaswant Singh (Mirtagarh)
Insaniyat Ke Devta
(1993)
Balbir
Parampara
(1993)
Thakur Prithvi Singh
Ekka Raja Rani
(1994)
Vishal 'Vicky' Kapoor
Janam Kundli
(1995)
Randhir 'Junior' Mehra
Hulchul
(1995)
ACP Siddhant
Himalay Putra
(1997)
Suraj Khanna
Dhaal
(1997)
Inspector Varun Saxena
Deewaanapan
(2001)
Kranti
(2002)
Awadesh Pratap Singh
Leela
(2002)
Nashaad
Pehchaan: The Face of Truth
(2005)
Godfather The Legend Continues
(2007)
Abdullah Khan/Godfather
Risk
(2007)
Khalid Bin Zamal
Halla Bol
(2008)
Himself (uncredited)
Fast Forward
(2009)
Palaash
99
(2009)
JC
Wanted
(2009)
Shrikant Shekhawat
Red Alert: The War Within
(2010)
Krishnaraj
Dabangg
(2010)
Prajapati Pandey
Tell Me O Kkhuda
(2011)
Abhay Rana Pratap Singh
Dabangg 2
(2012)
Prajapati Pandey
Players
(2012)
Victor Braganza
Ramaiya Vastavaiya
(2013)
Ashwini (Ram's Mom)
Koyelaanchal
(2014)
Dilwale
(2015)
Randheer Bakshi
Chooriyan
(2015)
Downtown
(2016)
Rajdeep Oberoi
Production