Vinod Khanna: Indian actor, director, politician
Vinod Khanna (6 October 1946 – 27 April 2017) was an Indian actor.
He was also an active politician and was the sitting MP from Gurdaspur constituency (between 1998-2009 and 2014-2017).
Vinod Khanna | |
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.jpg) Khanna in July 2012 | |
| Member of the Indian Parliament for Gurdaspur | |
| In office 2014 – 27 April 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Pratap Singh Bajwa |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| In office 1999–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Sukhbuns Kaur |
| Succeeded by | Pratap Singh Bajwa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 October 1946 Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) |
| Died | 27 April 2017 (aged 70) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Cause of death | Bladder cancer |
| Spouse(s) | Geetanjali (1971–1985; divorced) Kavita (1990–2017; his death) |
| Children | Rahul Khanna (son) Akshay Khanna (son) Sakshi Khanna (son) Shraddha Khanna (daughter) |
| Occupation | Actor, MP of Lok Sabha for Gurdaspur |
Career
Khanna played lead roles in many movies and is best remembered for his performance in Mere Apne, Mera Gaon Mera Desh, Gaddaar, 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 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 the events of the popular case K. M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra, as the military officer turned fugitive.
Khanna was popularly known as one of the most handsome lead actors ever in Bollywood.
Political career
In 1997, Khanna joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was elected from Gurdaspur constituency in Punjab in the next year's Lok Sabha election.
In 2014 general election he was again elected for 16th Loksabha from same constituency.
Death
Khanna died on 27 April 2017 at a hospital in Mumbai from bladder cancer at the age of 70.
References
Other websites
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