Vinod Khanna: Life in pics
As the actor who renounced success Vinod Khanna turns 64, we go through his life in pics…
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Vinod Khanna: Life in picsVinod Khanna was born into a joint family in 1946 to Kamla and KC Khanna, a businessman who dealt in textiles, dyes and chemicals. He was one of five children. He changed a lot of schools and finally graduated from Sydenham College. -
Vinod Khanna: Life in picsIn the early 1980s, he moved to Rajneeshpuram, in the United States, cleaning dishes and working as Osho's gardener.
Many speculated that his exile caused damage to his marriage, which finally ended in divorce in 1985 after 15 years of matrimony. -
Vinod Khanna: Life in picsHis performance as a Navy officer awaiting death sentence in another Gulzar movie Achanak was critically acclaimed. The film was based on the true life story of K. M. Nanavati vs. State of Maharashtra . Khanna portrayed Kawas Nanavati, the real life Navy officer. -
Vinod Khanna: Life in picsIn 1977, Manmohan Desai's Parvarish which starred him with Amitabh Bachchan, Neetu Singh and Shabana Azmi became one of the highest grossing films of the year. As Kishen with a negative shade to his character, Khanna was really convincing and received accolades. -
Vinod Khanna: Life in picsThe same year, Vinod Khanna, Feroz Khan and Zeenat Aman came together for Qurbani. Khanna's role was initially offered to Amitabh Bachchan, who had refused. The movie is remembered for many things, the scene showing the calculated decimation of a Mercedes Benz in an underground parking lot being one of them. -
Vinod Khanna: Life in picsOpposite Rishi Kapoor and Sridevi, Vinod Khanna delivered a breathtaking performance in Yash Chopra's blockbuster Chandni. The film won the National Film Award for the Best Popular Film of that year and the songs of the film became a rage. -
Vinod Khanna: Life in picsIn 1997, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was elected from Gurdaspur constituency in Punjab in the next year's Lok Sabha poll. Later, he became the Union Minister for Culture and Tourism in July 2002. Six months later, he was moved to the more important Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) as Minister of State. In 2004 he was re-elected from Gurdaspur.
