Vinod Khanna 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; while also being a notable spiritual seeker. In Bollywood, he was the recipient of two Filmfare awa ...

(6 October 1946 – 27 April 2017) was an Indian actor, film producer, director and politician. After making his film debut in 1968, Khanna first acted in supporting and

antagonist An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the chief foe of the protagonist. Etymology The English word antagonist comes from the Greek ἀνταγωνιστής – ''antagonistēs'', "opponent, competitor, villain, enemy, riv ...

ic roles; as an angry young man in the movie ''

Mere Apne ''Mere Apne'' is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language film written and directed by Gulzar and produced by Romu, Raj and N. C. Sippy. It was Gulzar's first directorial venture and was almost a frame by frame remake of the National Award-winning Bengali fi ...

'', as the main villain in the super-hit movie ''

Mera Gaon Mera Desh ''Mera Gaon Mera Desh'' () is a 1971 Indian action drama film, directed by Raj Khosla, written by Akhtar Romani, and starring Dharmendra, Asha Parekh in lead roles and Vinod Khanna as the villain. It was a box office success. The film contains ...

,'' and as the military officer turned fugitive in the critically acclaimed movie '' Achanak,'' which was a film based on the events of ''

K. M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra ''Commander K. M. Nanavati vs. State of Maharashtra'' was a 1959 Indian court case where Kawas Manekshaw Nanavati, a Naval Commander, was tried for the murder of Prem Ahuja, his wife's lover. Commander Nanavati, accused under section 302, was ...

.'' Khanna played lead roles in many films and is best remembered for his performances in ''

Kuchhe Dhaage ''Kuchhe Dhaage'' is a 1973 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Raj Khosla. The film stars Vinod Khanna, Moushumi Chatterjee and Kabir Bedi. The music was scored by Laxmikant Pyarelal with lyrics penned by Anand Bakshi. Cast *Vinod K ...

, Gaddaar,

Imtihan ''Imtihan'' () is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language film starring Vinod Khanna, Tanuja and Bindu (actress), Bindu. The story of the film revolves around an idealistic professor who decides to reform a group of rowdy students at a college. It is inspi ...

Muqaddar Ka Sikandar ''Muqaddar Ka Sikandar'' () is a 1978 Indian drama film produced and directed by Prakash Mehra, and written by Kader Khan, Vijay Kaul and Laxmikant Sharma. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, in his fifth of nine films with Prakash Mehra to date, along w ...

, Inkaar,

Amar Akbar Anthony ''Amar Akbar Anthony'' is a 1977 Indian Hindi-language masala film directed and produced by Manmohan Desai and written by Kader Khan. The film stars an ensemble cast of Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Neetu Singh, Parveen Babi, ...

Rajput Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...

The Burning Train ''The Burning Train'' is a 1980 Indian action thriller disaster film, produced by B. R. Chopra under the B. R. Films banner and directed by Ravi Chopra. The film featured a huge all-star cast, featuring Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Vinod Khanna, ...

, Qurbani,

Kudrat ''Kudrat'' () is a 1981 Indian Hindi-language drama film, written and directed by Chetan Anand. The film stars Rajesh Khanna and Hema Malini, supported by Raaj Kumar, Priya Rajvansh and Vinod Khanna. This is the second movie of the Rajesh Kh ...

, Parvarish,

Khoon Pasina ''Khoon Pasina'' ( hi, खून पसीना, ''Blood and Sweat'') is a 1977 Hindi action crime film. The movie is produced by Baboo Mehra and directed by Rakesh Kumar. The movie stars Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Rekha, Nirupa Roy, Asran ...

Dayavan ''Dayavan'' () is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed by Feroz Khan. It is a remake of the 1987 Tamil film ''Nayakan''. The film stars Vinod Khanna, Feroz Khan and Madhuri Dixit with Aditya Pancholi in an important roles. ...

, Chandni'' and '' Jurm''. 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 with three hit films; '' Insaaf'' and ''

Satyamev Jayate Satyameva Jayate (, ) is a part of a ''mantra'' from the Hindu scripture '' Mundaka Upanishad''. Following the independence of India, it was adopted as the national motto of India on 26 January 1950, the day India became a republic. It is inscr ...

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Filmography

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