| Name | Vinod Khanna |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Birth | 6 October |
| First Film | Man Ka Meet |
| Address | 13/C Lipallazo, Little Gibbs Road, Malabar Hills, Mumbai 400 006 |
| Family | Son-Akshaye |
| Height | 6"0 |
Vinod Khanna is possibly the only male star in the Hindi film industry
who forsook fame at the height of success. After a long string of hits
in 1977-1978, Vinod was Amitabh Bachchan's direct competitor in the
superstar sweepstakes. He shocked filmdom and the public by announcing
his retirement. Nonchalantly, he determinedly embarked on a quest for
spiritual fulfillment.
People should have learnt to expect the unexpected from Vinod Khanna. After all, a few years earlier, he had already worked the rare alchemy that let him manage the difficult crossover from 'villain' to 'hero.' A student of Mumbai's elite Sydenham college, he found acting more exciting than his family business and signed on Sunil Dutt's home production Man Ka Meet (1968). Designed as a launch pad for Sunil's brother, Som Dutt, Man Ka Meet, ironically, made stars of its moon-faced heroine Leena Chandarvarkar and its tall and hunky anti-hero, Vinod Khanna.
As a villain whose handsome face hid ugly designs and deeds, Vinod was lapped up by the audience. But few producers had the confidence to let a major film ride on his brawny shoulders. He had to pair with starlets like Bindu (Nateeja) and Bharati (Hum Tum Aur Woh); or be the unwanted hypotenuse in many a triangular tango (Aan Milo Sajna, Ek Haseena Do Deewane) where all he was required to do was sneer and exude charisma. As a blackguard, Vinod was most memorable playing the dacoit in Mera Gaon Mera Desh (1971). Sporting a huge black tilak, a crumpled dhoti and bloodshot eyes, Vinod matched he-man Dharmendra shoulder to shoulder. A section of the audience was convinced that second leads Laxmi Chhaya and Vinod Khanna had stolen the thunder in this horses-and-bullets megahit.
Not content with being a sought-after model of male nastiness, Vinod yearned for more. Debutant director Gulzar provided the much-needed breakthrough, giving Vinod the role of a soul-troubled street desperado in his Mere Apne (1971). The audience enjoyed the sparring between Vinod and Shatrughan Sinha as rival street gang leaders. Vinod capably blended toughness with sensitivity (his character was jilted by his girlfriend). He began his transition to hero roles in right earnest.
Gulzar's songless Achanak (1973) saw Vinod retain the audience's sympathy despite playing a man who murders his adulterous wife. Vinod was still the toughie in his films but the roles were increasingly lined with romantic hues, like 1974's Imtihaan (where he successfully reprised the role played by Sidney Poiter in To Sir With Love) and Haath Ki Safaai.
The mid-1970s was a heady phase for Vinod. He formed a thumping box-office team with Amitabh. The two heroes delivered five huge successes together -- Hera Pheri (1976), Khoon Pasina (1977), Amar Akbar Anthony (1977) Parvarish (1977) and Muqaddar Ka Sikander (1978). The larkiness inherent in these films ensured a high entertainment quotient. Vinod was even pitched as Amitabh's contender for the top spot after he fuelled successes on his own steam like Raj Sippy's Inkaar (1977), a slick kidnap drama.
Thankfully, the actor also attempted risky, offbeat roles. Vinod won raves for his mature and complex performance as a murder suspect in Aruna Vikas' small budget sleeper success, Shaque (1976). His lovemaking scenes with Shabana Azmi were considered bold for the times and created a stir. In Gulzar's Meera (1979), Vinod brought alive the frustration of an essentially decent man unable to reconcile himself to his wife Meera's devotion to a force bigger than himself.
Even as Main Tulsi Tere Angan Ki and Muqaddar Ka Sikander light up the marquee, Vinod found himself questioning the gossamer nature of worldly glory. It shored his resolve to join his guru Rajneesh's ashram. Neither the runaway success of his starrer Qurbani (1980) nor his early 1970s marriage to Geetanjali (which ended in a divorce) stopped Vinod from setting off on a spiritual odyssey.
Even as Main Tulsi Tere Angan Ki and Muqaddar Ka Sikander light up the marquee, Vinod found himself questioning the gossamer nature of worldly glory. It shored his resolve to join his guru Rajneesh's ashram. Neither the runaway success of his starrer Qurbani (1980) nor his early 1970s marriage to Geetanjali (which ended in a divorce) stopped Vinod from setting off on a spiritual odyssey.
Aruna Raje's Rihaee (1990) where he played an emancipated man who accepts his wife's straying and Gulzar's underrated metaphysical melodrama, Lekin (1991) were the two bright spots in a by now speckled career. Vinod went about rebuilding his life and married again. He launched his son Akshaye with Himalayaputra (1997), entered politics, became the minister of state for tourism and culture and proved himself willing to act in the occasional film like Leela, if it took his fancy.
People should have learnt to expect the unexpected from Vinod Khanna. After all, a few years earlier, he had already worked the rare alchemy that let him manage the difficult crossover from 'villain' to 'hero.' A student of Mumbai's elite Sydenham college, he found acting more exciting than his family business and signed on Sunil Dutt's home production Man Ka Meet (1968). Designed as a launch pad for Sunil's brother, Som Dutt, Man Ka Meet, ironically, made stars of its moon-faced heroine Leena Chandarvarkar and its tall and hunky anti-hero, Vinod Khanna.
As a villain whose handsome face hid ugly designs and deeds, Vinod was lapped up by the audience. But few producers had the confidence to let a major film ride on his brawny shoulders. He had to pair with starlets like Bindu (Nateeja) and Bharati (Hum Tum Aur Woh); or be the unwanted hypotenuse in many a triangular tango (Aan Milo Sajna, Ek Haseena Do Deewane) where all he was required to do was sneer and exude charisma. As a blackguard, Vinod was most memorable playing the dacoit in Mera Gaon Mera Desh (1971). Sporting a huge black tilak, a crumpled dhoti and bloodshot eyes, Vinod matched he-man Dharmendra shoulder to shoulder. A section of the audience was convinced that second leads Laxmi Chhaya and Vinod Khanna had stolen the thunder in this horses-and-bullets megahit.
Not content with being a sought-after model of male nastiness, Vinod yearned for more. Debutant director Gulzar provided the much-needed breakthrough, giving Vinod the role of a soul-troubled street desperado in his Mere Apne (1971). The audience enjoyed the sparring between Vinod and Shatrughan Sinha as rival street gang leaders. Vinod capably blended toughness with sensitivity (his character was jilted by his girlfriend). He began his transition to hero roles in right earnest.
Gulzar's songless Achanak (1973) saw Vinod retain the audience's sympathy despite playing a man who murders his adulterous wife. Vinod was still the toughie in his films but the roles were increasingly lined with romantic hues, like 1974's Imtihaan (where he successfully reprised the role played by Sidney Poiter in To Sir With Love) and Haath Ki Safaai.
The mid-1970s was a heady phase for Vinod. He formed a thumping box-office team with Amitabh. The two heroes delivered five huge successes together -- Hera Pheri (1976), Khoon Pasina (1977), Amar Akbar Anthony (1977) Parvarish (1977) and Muqaddar Ka Sikander (1978). The larkiness inherent in these films ensured a high entertainment quotient. Vinod was even pitched as Amitabh's contender for the top spot after he fuelled successes on his own steam like Raj Sippy's Inkaar (1977), a slick kidnap drama.
Thankfully, the actor also attempted risky, offbeat roles. Vinod won raves for his mature and complex performance as a murder suspect in Aruna Vikas' small budget sleeper success, Shaque (1976). His lovemaking scenes with Shabana Azmi were considered bold for the times and created a stir. In Gulzar's Meera (1979), Vinod brought alive the frustration of an essentially decent man unable to reconcile himself to his wife Meera's devotion to a force bigger than himself.
Even as Main Tulsi Tere Angan Ki and Muqaddar Ka Sikander light up the marquee, Vinod found himself questioning the gossamer nature of worldly glory. It shored his resolve to join his guru Rajneesh's ashram. Neither the runaway success of his starrer Qurbani (1980) nor his early 1970s marriage to Geetanjali (which ended in a divorce) stopped Vinod from setting off on a spiritual odyssey.
Even as Main Tulsi Tere Angan Ki and Muqaddar Ka Sikander light up the marquee, Vinod found himself questioning the gossamer nature of worldly glory. It shored his resolve to join his guru Rajneesh's ashram. Neither the runaway success of his starrer Qurbani (1980) nor his early 1970s marriage to Geetanjali (which ended in a divorce) stopped Vinod from setting off on a spiritual odyssey.
Aruna Raje's Rihaee (1990) where he played an emancipated man who accepts his wife's straying and Gulzar's underrated metaphysical melodrama, Lekin (1991) were the two bright spots in a by now speckled career. Vinod went about rebuilding his life and married again. He launched his son Akshaye with Himalayaputra (1997), entered politics, became the minister of state for tourism and culture and proved himself willing to act in the occasional film like Leela, if it took his fancy.
| 36 Hindi Movies are listed | ||
| Year | Film Name | Cast |
| 2012 | PLAYERS | Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Bipasha Basu, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Omi Vaidya, Sikander Kher, Johnny Lever, Vyacheslav Razbegaev, Aftab Shivdasani, Vinod Khanna, Shweta Bhardwaj |
| 2011 | TELL ME O KKHUDA | Esha Deol, Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Arjan Bajwa, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Sudhanshu Pandey, Dharmendra, Farooq Sheikh, Hema Malini, Deepti Naval, Salman Khan, Johny Lever, Gurbachan, Madhoo, Richa Pallod |
| 2010 | RED ALERT - THE WAR WITHIN | Sunil Shetty, Sameera Reddy, Naseeruddin Shah, Vinod Khanna, Gulshan Grover, Seema Biswas, Bhagyashree, Murli Sharma, Makrand Deshpande, Ayesha Dharker, Ashish Vidyarthi, Ehsaan Khan, Sunil Sinha, Zakir Hussain |
| 2010 | DABANGG | Salman Khan, Sonu Sood, Arbaaz Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Mahie Gill, Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Om Puri, Anupam Kher, Tinu Anand, Mahesh Manjrekar, Amitosh Nagpal, Murli Sharma |
| 2009 | WANTED | Salman Khan, Om Puri, Mahesh Manjrekar, Sayaji Shinde, Aseem Merchant, Vinod Khanna, Ayesha Takia, Prakash Raj,Mahek Chahal ,Inder Kumar,Govinda, Anil Kapoor, Govind Namdeo |
| 2009 | 99 | Vinod Khanna, Kunal Khemu, Soha Ali Khan, Boman Irani, Mahesh Manjrekar, Simone Singh, Cyrus Broacha |
| 2009 | FAST FORWARD | Vinod Khanna, Rehan Khan, Adhyayan Suman, Akshay Kapoor, Bhavna Pani, Mahesh Manjrekar, Siddhant Karnick, Sabina Sheema |
| 2006 | ALAG | Vinod Khanna, Diya Mirza, Akshay Kapoor, Jayant Kriplani, Sharat Saxena, Mukesh Tiwari, Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Sushmita Sen, Abhishek Bachchan, Karan Johar, Bipasha Basu,Priyanka Chopra, Arjun Rampal, Bobby Deol, Lara Dutta |
| 2006 | RISK | Vinod Khanna, Randeep Hooda, Tanushree Datta, Seema Biswas, Yashpal Sharma, Makrand Deshpande, Zakir Hussain, Anant Jog |
| 2002 | KRANTI | Bobby Deol, Amisha Patel, Vinod Khanna, Rati Agnihotri |
| 2002 | LEELA | Dimple Kapadia, Amol Mhatre, Gulshan Grover, Deepti Naval, Vinod Khanna |
| 2001 | DEEWAANAPAN | Arjun Rampal, Diya Mirza, Vinod Khanna, Om Puri , Smita Jaykar, Sharat Saxena, Rakesh Bedi, Amita Nangia, Vikas Sethi |
| 2001 | CHOORIYAN | Gracy Singh, Vinod Khanna, Sudanshu Pande, Vikas Bhalla |
| 1997 | HIMALAYA PUTRA | Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini, Akshaye Khanna, Anjala Zaveri,Shazia Malik, Amrish Puri |
| 1996 | MUQADAMA | Vinod Khanna, Aditya Panscholi, Varsha Usgaonkar |
| 1995 | JANAM KUNDLI | Jeetendra, Vinod Khanna, Reena Roy, Anu Agarwal |
| 1995 | HULCHUL | Vinod Khanna, Ajay Devgan, Kajol |
| 1994 | EKKA RAJA RANI | Govinda, Vinod Khanna, Ayesha Jhulka |
| 1994 | EENA MEENA DEEKA | Rishi Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Juhi Chawla |
| 1992 | PARAMPARA | Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Anupam Kher, Neelam Kothari, Raveena Tandon, Ramiaya, Sunil Dutt, Vinod Khanna, Ashwini Bhave |
| 1992 | NISHCHAIY | Salman Khan, Karishma Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Vinod Khanna |
| 1992 | POLICE AUR MUJRIM | Raaj Kumar, Vinod Khanna, Nagma |
| 1991 | FARISHTE | Sridevi, Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna |
| 1991 | KHOON KA KARZ | Vinod Khanna, Sanjay Dutt, Rajnikant, Dimple Kapadia |
| 1990 | MAHASANGRAM | Govinda, Vinod Khanna, Madhuri Dixit, Aditya Panscholi |
| 1990 | CID | Vinod Khanna, Amrita Singh, Juhi Chawla |
| 1990 | LEKIN ... | Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Amjad Khan, Hema Malini |
| 1989 | CHANDNI | Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Sridevi, Juhi Chawla, Waheeda Rehman |
| 1989 | BATWARA | Dimple Kapadia, Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna, Kulbhushan Kharbanda |
| 1988 | SONE PE SUHAAGA | Sridevi, Anil Kapoor, Jeetendra, Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Rajnikant |
| 1988 | RIHAEE | Hema Malini, Naseeruddin Shah, Vinod Khanna |
| 1988 | DAYAVAN | Vinod Khanna, Madhuri Dixit , Feroz Khan |
| 1987 | INSAAF | Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Suresh Oberoi |
| 1980 | THE BURNING TRAIN | Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Vinod Khanna |
| 1979 | MEERA | Hema Malini, Vinod Khanna, Shammi Kapoor |
| 19 | PATHAR KE INSAAN | Sridevi, Vinod Khanna, Jackie Shroff |
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