Bollywood star Vinod Khanna, who starred in such hits as 1970s “Amar Akbar Anthony,” “Achanak” and “Muqaddar ka Sikander,” died Thursday morning at Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital in Girgaon, Mumbai, India. He was 70 and had been suffering from bladder cancer. A viral image of an emaciated Khanna scandalized many in India.
Khanna, whose sons are also Bollywood stars, had a long and illustrious career in which he acted in several blockbusters with other matinee idols of the 1970s such as Amitabh Bachchan (“Amar Akbar Anthony”) and Rajesh Khanna (“Sachaa Jhoota”).
In his later years Khanna became a member of Parliament with the Bharatiya Janata Party representing Gurdaspur, Punjab.
Born Oct. 6, 1946, in Peshawar, before India was partitioned, Khanna made his way to Bombay and in 1968 got a role as a villain in “Man ka meet,” remake of a Tamil film. He played villains or secondary characters till he broke through in 1973’s “Achanak,...
Khanna, whose sons are also Bollywood stars, had a long and illustrious career in which he acted in several blockbusters with other matinee idols of the 1970s such as Amitabh Bachchan (“Amar Akbar Anthony”) and Rajesh Khanna (“Sachaa Jhoota”).
In his later years Khanna became a member of Parliament with the Bharatiya Janata Party representing Gurdaspur, Punjab.
Born Oct. 6, 1946, in Peshawar, before India was partitioned, Khanna made his way to Bombay and in 1968 got a role as a villain in “Man ka meet,” remake of a Tamil film. He played villains or secondary characters till he broke through in 1973’s “Achanak,...
- 4/27/2017
- by Shalini Dore
- Variety - Film News
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