ACTOR
Vinod Khanna
- Known for
- Dabangg (2010), Dabangg 2 (2012), Amar Akbar Anthony (1977), Ramaiya Vastavaiya (2013)
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Vinod Khanna is an actor best known for Dabangg, Dabangg 2 and Amar Akbar Anthony.
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- #001
In 1975-81 Vinod Khanna starred in the solo-hero box-office hits Qaid (1975) and Zalim (1980), both opposite Leena Chandavarkar, and Inkaar (1977) opposite Vidya Sinha; these were followed by Aap Ki Khatir (1977), Khoon Ki Pukaar (1978), Yuvraaj (1979), Garam Khoon (1980), Lahu Ke Do Rang (1979), Taaqat (1982) and Jail Yatra (1981).
- #002
Chandra Barot first planned "Patron" in 1981 with Feroz Khan in mind, signing Zeenat Aman and Danny Denzongpa for the other roles, but after Qurbani Feroz Khan could not be traced and was busy travelling, and the success of Qurbani kept him from committing, so Barot signed Vinod Khanna instead. Because Vinod had retired, people thought he would not do the film, but Barot went to Los Angeles in 1981 and signed him, one of Vinod's reasons being that the film would be shot in America and Africa and made very quickly. Barot returned from America a very happy man and bought an American co-producer named D. P. Cronin (Siyah Oda), who after hearing the script agreed to make the film as a Hindi-English bilingual, with the English version songless and 90 minutes long, Aaron C. Butler writing the English script, a crew of American and Indian technicians, and Bernie Abramson as cinematographer. Patron was to be about an Indian businessman settled abroad, with unheard-of production values; Barot rented the house of a rich NRI, a dentist named Mr Marwah, a farm on Malibu beach where the stars would not only shoot but also stay, and Vinod and Kabir Bedi's mutual friend Meera Advani was arranged for the shoot, with filming also set for Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas and the last remaining role finally signed by Kabir Bedi. Vinod Khanna was given the Bombay and Punjab territories as his salary, and Zeenat was to play his rich wife, shown as an older woman to a younger woman, but something went wrong and the film was shelved; Vinod went to Rajneesh and Chandra started "Krishna". Chandra Barot finally restarted the film in 1986: Jackie Shroff signed but could not shoot two songs in Kashmir because he was booked for Subhash Ghai's Karma, Jeetendra was then signed but he too left the film, and Vinod later resigned; the new cast was Vinod Khanna, Jaya Pradha and Danny Denzongpa. Chandra Barot held Vinod responsible for the film's delay and for its never being completed and released, saying Vinod did not give dates to finish the patch work.
- #003
Industry experts believe that if Vinod Khanna had not temporarily retired from films in the early 80s, he would have taken over from Amitabh Bachchan as the biggest superstar of Hindi cinema.
- #004
This was the melodic Rafi-Asha song "Sasoan Mein Kabhi", composed by R. D. for his 1972 box-office flop Parchaiyaan, and it was through it that his romantic skills were noticed among filmgoers.
- #005
Do Baaton Ki Mujhko Tamanna from Hum Tum Aur Woh was the first duet song picturised on Vinod Khanna as a hit song; in this box-office hit he was paired with Bharati.
- #006
Actress Kumkum's last commercially successful film as a lead was the 1973 Dhamkee, opposite Vinod Khanna; the song Chand Kya Hai Roop Ka Darpan was especially the popular song of the year and remains a famous Kishore-Asha duet to this day. The film was the last screen appearance of Kumkum, who retired after it.
- #007
In 1969 producer Satish Khanna signed Vinod Khanna and Farida Jalal for the film "Iqraar"; directed by Nanabhai Bhatt, it remained in production for years and was finally retitled "Dil Sachcha Chehra Jhoota". The film kept getting delayed for various reasons, and eventually Vinod Khanna told the producer to scrap it and start a new film; that was when "Karan" (Kali Basti) was created. Vinod eventually left Kali Basti and Shatrughan Sinha was signed.
- #008
Vinod Khanna was signed for Desh Premee but chose to withdraw because of his joining Rajneesh; he was replaced by Shatrughan Sinha (who had earlier been signed for the role of Parikshat Sahni), after which Rishi Kapoor signed the film and was then asked to leave, and finally Navin Nischol.
- #009
Raj Khosla initially wanted Vinod Khanna for Shatrughan Sinha's role in Dostana, but decided not to cast him because he felt the audience would not believe that Zeenat Aman would reject Vinod Khanna for Amitabh.
- #010
After his death, Vinod Khanna was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Hindi cinema's highest honour, in 2018.
- #011
Vinod Khanna was the father of actor Akshaye Khanna.
- #012
Vinod Khanna was the father of Rahul Khanna.
- #013
Vinod Khanna's peak period as a lead hero in Hindi films was 1973-82; even in 1987-95 he delivered successful films as the lead, both in solo-hero films and in films with more than two heroes. In 1968-72 he appeared as a supporting actor in hits such as Purab Aur Pachhim (1971), Mastana (1970) and Elaan (1971) and in the Rajesh Khanna films Sachaa Jhutha (1970) and Aan Milo Sajna (1970).
- #014
Vinod Khanna acted in 137 films as a lead hero, 54 of them solo and 47 with two heroes; in total he played the lead in 101 films and appeared in a supporting role in 36 films.
- #015
After his 1987 comeback, his first romantic roles were in Jurm (1990) and Chandni (1987); from 1987 onwards he was mostly offered roles in action films.
- #016
In the films led by Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Khanna always had either the antagonist role or a supporting role, not even a parallel lead; these films were Sachaa Jhutha (1970), Aan Milo Sajna (1970), Prem Kahani (1975), Kudrat (1981) and Rajput (1982), and all five were super hits. Because of the closeness he shared with Rajesh Khanna, Vinod accepted his roles in "Kudrat" and "Rajput" even after he had himself become a successful solo lead.
- #017
Although Vinod Khanna had quit acting in films in 1982, the films released in 1982 in which he played the main lead, such as Raj Mahal, Taaqat and the multi-starrer Rajput in which he played a supporting role to leads Rajesh Khanna and Dharmendra, were super hits at the box office, while his other films such as Insaan and Daulat failed.
- #018
After his comeback in 1987, his solo-hero films released in 1987-88, such as Satyamev Jayate, Insaaf, Mahaadev and Aakhri Adaalat, became big hits. The box-office decline of his films Dayawan and Rihaee disappointed him, though both films were appreciated by critics.
- #019
Vinod Khanna, whose career closely resembled Amitabh Bachchan's, was part of multi-starrer films in which he played the main lead during the 1973-1982 period. Both actors have fewer solo-hero films than Rajesh Khanna, Jeetendra and Dev Anand.
- #020
He played supporting roles in Sunil Dutt's starring vehicles Reshma Aur Shera and Nehle Pe Dehla, and shared a parallel lead with Sunil Dutt in Daku Aur Jawan.
- #021
His solo hits in the 1990s include Muqaddar Ka Badshaah, C. I. D., Jurm and Humshakal (1992). Among Vinod Khanna's two-hero films that succeeded between 1989 and 1995 are Farishtay, Khoon Ka Karz, Police Aur Mujrim, Kshatriya, Ekka Raja Rani and Eena Meena Deeka.
- #022
Vinod Khanna made his entry as a villain in Sunil Dutt's 1968 film Man Ka Meet. Sunil Dutt's brother Som Dutt was the hero. The film was a big hit.
- #023
His critically acclaimed and box-office record-breaking films as the lead hero include Mere Apne, Gaddar, Achanak, Aarop (1973), Kuchhe Dhaage (1973), Farebi (1974), Imtihan, Qaid, Inkaar, Insaaf, Jurm and Kranti (2002), while Shaque, Meera, Rihaee, 99 (2009), Pehchaan: Gerçeğin Yüzü (2005) and Red Alert: The War Within (2009) were critically acclaimed but saw box-office declines.
- #024
Vinod Khanna made 54 solo-hero films, 27 of which were hits, and 47 multi-starrer films, 29 of which achieved box-office success.
- #025
He is the uncle of Bollywood actor Karan Khanna.
- #026
In the 1973 film Achanak, Khanna played the real-life Navy officer Kawas Nanavati, and the film was entirely based on the real-life story between K. M. Nanavati and the State of Maharashtra.
- #027
Between 1968 and 1973, films such as Mere Apne, Hum Tum Aur Woh, Parchaiyaan, Dhamkee and Aarop featured songs picturised only on Vinod Khanna. Between 1968 and 1973 he acted in 32 films, but only 11 of those 32 films had a song picturised on him. Of these 32 films, he appeared in a supporting negative role in 12, as the sole lead hero in 12, and in a multi-starrer cast in 8.
- #028
He is the uncle of Bollywood actors Gautam Kapoor and Akhil Kapur (his sister's sons).
- #029
Vinod Khanna's favourite qawwali song is Kya Takalluf Hai Allah from Jail Yatra, composed by R. D. Burman, picturised on Ashok Kumar and Reena Roy, and sung by Rafi, Bhupinder and Asha Bhosle respectively.
- #030
The shelved Ashna Creations film Chakkar Pe Chakkar (1994) featured Vinod Khanna, Raj Babbar, Rohit Roy, Kader Khan, Kiran Kumar, Shakti Kapoor and Mohnish Bahl. The music was by Anand-Milind and the director was Anant Balani. Reels: 3.
- #031
Vinod Khanna acted in the shelved film Karmveer (1995), which also starred Sunil Shetty, Emraan Khan, Ashwini Bhave, Vaishnavi, Goga Kapoor and Gulshan Grover.
- #032
Vinod's younger brother Pramod is the father of actor Karan Khanna and Cookie Khanna Ghai. Cookie is the owner-manager of the world-famous "Top Dog" store and of the Pet Spa and Pet Boutique in Mumbai. Pramod also produced a film together with Vinod. Pramod was a former university classmate of Aruna Irani and Kailash Sundernath.
- #033
His brother Pramod Khanna married Jai Khanna. She is the sister of 1970s struggling actor Anil Verman. Anil and Shakti Kapoor had studied together at FTII.
- #034
Vinod Khanna's sister is named Poonam Kapur, the mother of actors Akhil and Gautam. Her husband's name is Anil.
- #035
Vinod Khanna's sisters-in-law are Czaee Shah and Gauri Pohoomul, the sisters of his wife Kavita. He has a nephew named Aaryaman Shah, the son of Suketu and Czaee Shah.
- #036
Vinod Khanna's nephew Ishaan Pohoomal is an actor and assistant director. Ishaan's sister is named Ashika Pohoomal. Their mother is Gauri Pohoomal, the sister of Khanna's wife Kavita.
- #037
Vinod Khanna starred in the shelved B. M. B film "Tu Hi Meri Zindagi" (1990). The cast included Shammi Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Sri Devi and Rajnikant, with music by Bappi Lahiri, produced by Suresh Bokadia and directed by K. C. Bokadia.
- #038
Vinod Khanna starred in the completed but shelved Integrated Films production "Zooni" (Habba Khatoon) (1990). Muzaffar Ali had tried to make the film in 1982 as "Daman" (Darshan) with Zeenat Aman and Suresh Oberoi. In the relaunched version, the cast included Shammi Kapoor, Vinod Khanna (who replaced Jackie Shroff; Raj Babbar had also previously taken the same role before being replaced for unknown reasons), Dimple Kapadia, Dalip Tahil, Mohanlal Aima, Rinke Khanna, Shaukat Kaifi, Sushma Seth, Leela Naidu, Pran, Raghi Khosla and Pammi Raina, with music by Khayyam and Ryuichi Sakamoto, produced and directed by Muzaffar Ali. The same subject had been made in 1979 as "Habba Khatoon" with Raj Kapoor, Sanjay Khan and Zeenat Aman, produced by Roshan Wadhera and directed by B. R. Chopra; after a dispute between Sanjay Khan and B. R. Chopra, Sanjay Khan took over the direction, and the film was shelved. Mehboob Khan and Dilip Kumar had announced a film titled "Habba Khatoon" in the 1960s, starring Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu and Mukri.
- #039
In the 1960s, Vinod Khanna was engaged to Ambika (Neelam) Johar, the daughter of I. S. Johar.
- #040
Vinod Khanna starred in the shelved Shanketan Films LTD production "Karmveer" (1995). The cast included Vinod Khanna, Sunil Shetty, Emraan Khan, Ashwini Bhave, Vaishnavi, Goga Kapoor and Gulshan Grover, with music by Bappi Lahiri and direction by Akash Mehra. Reels: 13.
- #041
Vinod Khanna starred in the shelved Shahbaaz Films production "Kismat Ki Rekha" (1995). The leads were Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna, Rekha, Krish Malik, Mehak, Arjun, Kunika, Kader Khan and Puneet Issar, with music by Anu Malik and direction by Latif Khan. Reels: 9.
- #042
Vinod Khanna starred in the shelved Jalota Films production "Sanam O Sanam" (1993). The cast included Vinod Khanna, Reena Roy, Ronit Roy, Indrani Banerjee (who replaced Somy Ali), Javed Jaffri, Deepak Saraf, Harsha Mehraa, Shakti Kapoor and Bindu, with music by Nadeem Shravan, produced by Anup Jalota and directed by Barkha Roy. Reels: 13. Nadeem Shravan recorded a song titled "Chain Aap Ko Mila" for the film; when the film was shelved, they took the song and included it ten years later on the soundtrack of Footpath (Aftab, Bipasha, Emraan, Rahul Dev). They re-recorded the song with Shaan and included it in the film Hungama.
- #043
Vinod Khanna starred in the shelved R. R. Movies production "Yaaron Ka Yaar" (1995). The leads were Vinod Khanna, Naseeruddin Shah, Vicky Arora (who replaced Sudesh Berry), Anu Aggarwal, Somy Ali, Baba Sehgal, Suresh Oberoi, Babusha, Sadashiv Amrapurkar and Anand Balraaj, with music by Mahesh Kishor and direction by Rakesh Kumar. Reels: 13.
- #044
Vinod Khanna starred in the shelved Sameer Productions film "Birju Sarju" (1978). The leads were Sunil Dutt, Vinod Khanna, Rekha, Bindu, Ranjeet, Amjad Khan and Prem Nath, with music by Kalyanji Anandji and direction by Chand.
- #045
Vinod Khanna starred in the shelved film "Kabhi Daman Kabhi Phool" (1973). The leads were Vinod Khanna and Anupama, with music by Shankar Jaikishen.
- #046
Vinod Khanna starred in the shelved film "Ganga Ka Beta" (1979), directed by Kanak Misra. The leads were Sunil Dutt, Vinod Khanna, Saira Banu, Reena Roy and Shakti Kapoor.
- #047
In 1989, Vinod Khanna became engaged to model Lubna Adams.
- #048
Vinod Khanna's niece is named Cookie Khanna Ghai, the daughter of his brother Pramod Khanna. Cookie is married to Sanjay Ghai and has two children.
- #049
Vinod Khanna's sisters are Neena Chandhok, Beena Walia (whose sons are named Pankaj Walia and Gaurav Walia) and Poonam Kapur.
- #050
In the early 1970s, Vinod Khanna's cousin sister died in a motorcycle accident at the age of 17. This pushed Vinod Khanna toward Rajneesh.
- #051
Vinod Khanna's mother died at the age of 47 from injuries sustained in a fall in the kitchen. This drew Vinod Khanna toward Rajneesh.
- #052
Vinod Khanna starred in the shelved film "Shatruta" (Vishpot) (1981-1990). The cast included Vinod Khanna, Rekha, Naseeruddin Shah (who replaced Sanjeev Kumar), Suresh Oberoi (who replaced Amjad Khan), Kulbushan Kharbanda and Ranjeet, with music by Dr. Kalyanji Anandji and direction by Mahesh Bhatt. Producer Sandeep Sethi approached Vinod for the film, and it was Vinod who insisted on signing Mahesh Bhatt; Sandeep agreed and signed Mahesh. When 75% of the film was complete, Vinod decided to leave India and join Rajneesh in America, abandoning the film mid-race. He apologized profusely to Sandeep and even returned most of the money spent on the film. After Vinod left for America, Sandeep kept pleading with him to return so the film could be completed and released, and had several phone conversations with him; Vinod said he would see what he could do and promised nothing. It was Mahesh Bhatt who told Sandeep he would fly to America and personally speak to Vinod about returning to finish the film, the only problem being that Sandeep had to pay for Mahesh's plane ticket. Mahesh went to see Vinod for a month and kept telling Sandeep on the phone that everything would work out and that he would convince Vinod. When Mahesh returned to India, he told Sandeep he had good news for him; when they met, Mahesh stated that he had told Vinod not to bother with or worry about the producers in Bombay, to fill his spiritual feelings and not worry about anything. Sandeep was stunned; after sending Mahesh to America and paying for it, he had returned and completely changed his stance. Vinod promised Sandeep that if he returned, he would finish his film first. When Vinod finally returned in 1986, it was Mahesh who began playing games, promising to shoot the remaining portions of the film and then cancelling at the last minute, constantly keeping Sandeep waiting. Eventually Sandeep grew tired of it and finished the film on his own. For unforeseen reasons, the film could not be released despite being completed. The title Shatruta was considered unlucky; years earlier, Shadow-N-Screen's film of the same name, "Shatruta" (1975), had already been shelved, starring Shashi Kapoor, Zaherra, Asha Sachdec, Amjad Khan and Om Prakash, with music by Bappi Lahiri and direction by M. N. Yasin.
- #053
Vinod Khanna's sisters Neena and Beena are retired teachers who have settled in Dubai.
- #054
In June/July 1990, Vinod Khanna went on a world concert tour with Meenakshi Sheshadri, Chunky Pandey and Sangeeta Bijlani. They visited cities in Canada, the United States and England.
- #055
Vinod Khanna's nephews are named Puneet Chandhok and Suneet Chandhok (sons of his sister Neena).
- #056
Vinod Khanna's maternal aunts are Brij Bhushan Dhawan, Narinder Dhawan (who has a son named Nimesh) and Bimla Dhawan.
- #057
Vinod Khanna's maternal grandparents were Behari Lal Dhawan and Sumitra Devi Dhawan.
- #058
Vinod Khanna starred in the shelved MMK Productions film "Dharam" (1991). The cast included Vinod Khanna, Shilpa Shirodkar (replacing Bhanupriya), Varsha Usgaonkar (replacing Amrita Singh), Danny Denzongpa, Pran and Sudha Chandra. The director was Kaka Thakur.
- #059
Vinod Khanna's mother-in-law is the well-known industrialist Sharayu Daftary.
- #060
Sunil Dutt initially wanted to launch Som Dutt and Vinod Khanna in a film titled "Ghamdi Mustaqim". It was to be a two-hero film directed by Ramesh Saigal, based on the youth movement of the 1960s. For an unknown reason, Ramesh Saigal decided he did not want to give the script to Sunil Dutt. That was when Man Ka Meet was born.
- #061
Vinod Khanna became engaged to Smita Patil in 1981.
- #062
In 1980, Vinod Khanna was in a close relationship with Smita Patil.
- #063
In 1988, Sanjay Khan launched his most expensive film, AAA Films' "Sur Zameen". It starred Vinod Khanna and Anil Kapoor (later replaced by Sanjay Khan), Meenakshi Sheshadri, Sonam, Anupam Kher, Amrish Puri and Dara Singh, was written by Dr. Masoom Raza and had music by Laxmikant Pyarelal. Midway through the film, Vinod Khanna stopped giving dates, which caused delays. When the film began, Anil Kapoor started creating problems by insisting that he and Vinod Khanna swap roles; Anil felt Vinod had the better role. Anil insisted that Vinod Khanna play his role. Anil left the film. Sonam and Sanjay Khan had a major confrontation on set and she left the film. After all these production difficulties, Sanjay finally shelved the film. He began focusing on television series.
- #064
Vinod Khanna starred in the shelved Nandi Arts film "Kaun Rokega Mujhe" (1989). The cast included Vinod Khanna, Amrita Singh, Anupam Kher, Puneet Issar, Shakti Kapoor and Ajay Wadhavkar, with music by Laxmikant Pyarelal, producer Som Dutt and director Pankaj Parashar. The film was shelved.
- #065
Vinod Khanna starred in the shelved film "Son of God" (1987), alongside Naseeruddin Shah, Raj Babbar and Hemant Birje. It was produced and directed by B. Subash.
- #066
During the making of Kaarnama, Vinod Khanna worked with the actress Farita Boyce.
- #067
During the making of the shelved film Sanam O Sanam, producer and director Barkha Roy (Reena Roy's sister) told Vinod Khanna that she wanted to launch Akshaye Khanna opposite her 25-year-old sister Anju Roy. Vinod thought she was crazy, since Akshaye was only 18 and not ready for films. Moreover, Anju was too old for Akshaye.
- #068
During his stay in Oregon in the United States, Vinod Khanna was together with Ma Kavisho Anand. She had a teenage daughter and was of German origin.
- #069
Saibee Sabharwal was long ago Vinod Khanna's best friend. Vinod suggested that Saibee launch two films and take him as the hero of the films. Saibee agreed and started two productions. He began "Haqdaar" (1975), starring Vinod Khanna and Reena Roy, with music by Sonik-Omi and produced and directed by Saibee Sabharwal. In time, Vinod decided to quit cinema and go to America. This caused Saibee to suffer incredible losses. To compensate for Saibee's loss, Vinod gave him an 800-square-metre flat to live in free of charge. Because of his financial loss, Saibee had to work as an assistant to Mahesh Bhatt in order to survive. Vinod finally returned five years later and asked Saibee to stop working for Mahesh Bhatt and join him. Saibee did so immediately. That was when Vinod asked Saibee to vacate the flat that had been given to him five years earlier. Khanna argued that it was only temporary, as Saibee refused to move out, saying that even Vinod Khanna could not ask him to leave. This caused their friendship to break down. Saibee cried, saying he had three children and would end up on the streets if Vinod threw him out.
- #070
Vinod Khanna starred in the shelved series "Raja Sahab" (1994), alongside Om Prakash and directed by Nadeem Khan.
- #071
Vinod Khanna's former secretary, Sunil Sharma, was producing a film with Vinod Khanna and Amrita Singh in 1989. The film was shelved after their falling-out.
- #072
In 1977, J P Dutta set up M. I. Films' "Sarhad - 1965", starring Vinod Khanna, Neetu Singh, Bindiya Goswami, Navin Nischol, Mithun Chakrabarthy, Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri and Pran, with music by Jaidev. The story was about two childhood friends separated during the 1947 partition. They meet again during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani war. This time one friend is a prisoner of war and the other is a soldier on the opposing side. The film was shelved.
- #073
Vinod Khanna's cousin is named Coomi Khanna Bhasin. She is married to Harry Bhasin. She is the mother of stand-up comedian Akash Bhasin.
- #074
N. D. Kamat signed Vinod Khanna, Reena Roy and Zeenat Aman (who replaced Rekha) for Avikam's film "Samaaj" (Doosri Aurat), which dealt with an extramarital affair. Aruna Raje was to direct and Laxmikant Pyarelal were to provide the music. This was in 1978. The film was shelved.
- #075
J. P. Dutta had acted with Vinod Khanna in a film titled Jhelum in 1979. The film was shelved. Years later, Dutta tried to restart the film with Sunny Deol.
- #076
In the July 1983 issue of Stardust magazine, her brother Raja Roy stated that Reena Roy had a relationship with Vinod Khanna after her split from Shatrughan Sinha. Raja said Reena wanted to give up her career and follow Vinod Khanna to Oregon, USA.
- #077
In 1988, producer Johnny Bakshi planned a film titled "Buniyaad" starring Vinod Khanna, Anil Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Amrita Singh and Madhuri Dixit, with a story written by Suraj Sanim and directed by Mahesh Bhatt. The script was later changed when Salim Khan was brought in to write a new one. The film was shelved for unknown reasons.
- #078
Vinod Khanna acted in Kala Bharati's shelved film "Sona Chandi" (1973). The cast included Ashok Kumar, Dharmendra, Mumtaz, Vinod Khanna, Padma Khanna and Ajit. The producer was Baldev Pushkarna, the screenplay was by Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, the music was by Laxmikant Pyarelal, and the director was Khalid Akhtar.
- #079
In 1976, Vinod Khanna signed on for Kumar Shahani's next film. It was shelved for unknown reasons.
- #080
Vinod Khanna acted in the shelved film "Ganga Jal" (1972). The cast included Vinod Khanna, Jeevan, Mehmood, Shetty, Nasir Hussain, Keshav Rana, Padma Khanna, Manmohan and Manmohan Krishna.
- #081
Raj Sippy and Vinod Khanna planned to make a film immediately after Inkaar. Vinod liked the script of Boxer and revised it. Raj Sippy was later told that Vinod could not do the film because he had retired. Vinod spoke with Raj Sippy's father and promised that if he returned to films, he would first work with the Sippys. Raj Sippy later told the story to Mithun, who liked the subject and agreed to produce it.
- #082
Vinod Khanna acted in Ram Aur Shyam Combines' shelved film "Badshaah" (1975). The cast included Vinod Khanna, Shabana Azmi (Hema Malini), Bindu, Johny Walker, Ranjeet, Om Shivpuri and Pran, with music by Rahul Dev Burman, producers Subhash Indori and Deepak Pai, and director Mahesh Bhatt.
- #083
Vinod Khanna offered Naseeb to Manmohan Desai, but he turned it down as he was leaving for America to join Rajneesh.
- #084
Vinod Khanna signed Desh Premee but later left the film. He was leaving to join Rajneesh.
- #085
Vinod Khanna was offered a role in Rocky but turned it down. Sunil Dutt later took his place.
- #086
Vinod Khanna acted in the shelved film "Yaadon Ki Zanjeer" (1976). The leads were Vinod Khanna, Rekha, Ranjeet and Asrani, with music by Babu ji, producer Sohan Singh and director Raakesh Kumar.
- #087
Vinod Khanna acted in Shivling Enterprises' shelved film "Jwalamukhi" (1976). The cast included Shashi Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Reena Roy and Neetu Singh, with music by Kalyanji Anandji and direction by Prakash Mehra.
- #088
Vinod Khanna acted in Delux Productions' shelved film "Dosti Aur Farz" (1976). The leads were Vinod Khanna, Shabana Azmi, Kabir Bedi and Danny Denzongpa, with writing by Inder Raj Anand, music by Kalyanji Anandji, producer Seeroo Daryanani and director Mahesh Bhatt. The film was shelved for unknown reasons. Later, the entire team except Inder Raj Anand, Kalyanji Anandji and Kabir Bedi began a different film titled "Lahu Ke Do Rang".
- #089
Vinod Khanna acted in the shelved film "Baap Ka Baap" (1977). The leads were Sanjeev Kumar, Rekha, Vinod Khanna and Aruna Irani, with music by Kalyanji Anandji, producer Junior Mehmood and director Chand.
- #090
In 1976, Vinod Khanna acted in Sastry Maduban's shelved untitled film. The leads were Vinod Khanna, Vinod Mehra, Moushumi Chatterjee and Ranjeet, with music by Kalyanji Anandji and direction by S. Ramanathan.
- #091
Vinod Khanna played the lead in an untitled film that was shelved in 1976. The leads were Vinod Khanna, Neetu Singh and Aruna Irani, with music by Kalyanji Anandji, producer Ameer Qadeer and director S. M. Abbas.
- #092
In 1976, Vinod Khanna acted in Vaishali Films' untitled film. The leads were Vinod Khanna, Moushumi Chatterjee and Deven Verma, with producer Dinanath Shastri and director Basu Chatterjee.
- #093
Vinod Khanna appeared in the shelved Iee Kay Films production "Aaj Ke Badmaash" (1975). The film starred Ashok Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Vinod Khanna and Rekha, with music by Bappi Lahiri, produced by Inder Kapoor and Satish Bhalla, and directed by Khalid Akhtar.
- #094
Vinod Khanna appeared in the shelved film "Do Haath" (1975), sharing top billing with Saira Banu, Bindu and Rajesh Behal. The music was by Kalyanji Anandji, the producer was T. N. Shroff, and the director was Padmanabh.
- #095
Vinod Khanna appeared in an untitled Jagpati Films production that was shelved in 1976. The film starred Vinod Khanna and Moushumi Chatterjee, with music by Laxmikant Pyarelal, produced by J. N. Manchanda and directed by Ravi Tandon.
- #096
Vinod Khanna appeared in an untitled S. S. Combines film that was shelved in 1976. The film starred Ashok Kumar and Vinod Khanna, with music by Laxmikant Pyarelal, produced by Sandeep Sharma and directed by Sudesh Issar.
- #097
Vinod Khanna appeared in the shelved Usha Productions film "Zalzala" (1974). The cast included Shammi Kapoor, Asha Parekh, Vinod Khanna and Neetu Singh, with music by Sonik - Omi, produced by K. G. Bhatt and directed by Shantilal Soni.
- #098
Vinod Khanna appeared in the shelved Chhaya Path's film "Ghulaam" (1974). The film starred Sunil Dutt, Vinod Khanna, Madhushala, Jyoti Arya, Ajit, Ranjeet and Bindu, with music by Ravindra Jain, produced by Jagdish R. Gupta and directed by Chand.
- #099
Vinod Khanna appeared in an untitled Mount Everest Movies film that was shelved in 1975. The film starred Vinod Khanna, Shabana Azmi, Mehmood, Ajit, Bindu, Helen and Ranjeet, with music by Laxmikant Pyarelal, produced by S. A. Nadiadwala and S. C. Khanna, and directed by Raja Nawathe.
- #100
Vinod Khanna appeared in the shelved Shreeji Films film "Kaun Kiska" (1974). The film starred Shashi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore and Vinod Khanna, with music by Kalyanji Anandji, produced by Sanat Kothari and directed by Parveen Joshi.
- #101
Vinod Khanna appeared in Annandlok's shelved film "General" (1975), a Prem Nath presentation. The cast included Vinod Khanna, Prem Nath, Kamini Kaushal, Jayshree T, Shiv Kumar, Krishan Dhawan, Hiralal and Asrani, with music by Kalyanji Anandji, produced by Suresh Bedi and Chaman Nillay, and directed by Chaman Nillay.
- #102
Aishwarya Rai was to be paired with Ajay Devgan in a 2002 film to be produced by Amitabh Bachchan's production company ABCL. The then-untitled project was based on a family-oriented story in which Jaya Bachchan played Ash's mother, and Vinod Khanna and Mrs. Bachchan were reported to play a separated couple. The film was shelved.
- #103
Vinod Khanna appeared in the shelved film "Aag" (1980). The film starred Jeetendra, Vinod Khanna and Reena Roy, and was directed by K. Raghavendra Rao.
- #104
Vinod Khanna appeared in the shelved film "Chitchor" (1974). The film starred Vinod Khanna and Reena Roy.
- #105
Vinod Khanna appeared in a shelved N. F. film. The film starred Vinod Khanna, Rekha, Harish, Shweta, Mukesh Khanna, Tej Sapru, Pran and Arjun, with music by Shyam Surender, produced by Nutan and Farook, and written and directed by K. C. Bokadia.
- #106
Vinod Khanna appeared in the shelved Friend's Combines (Madras) film "Tu Vish Main Amrit" (Vishamrit) (1993). The cast included Vinod Khanna, Mithun Chakraborthy, Zeba Bhaktiar, Aneeta Ayoob, Hemant Birje and Raj Babbar, with music by Laxmikant Pyarelal, produced and directed by Ravi Ravan.
- #107
Vinod Khanna was signed for Kaçakçı in 1993, but Dharmendra later replaced him.
- #108
Vinod Khanna appeared in the shelved Barot Films film "Boss" (1989). The film starred Vinod Khanna, Jaya Pradha, Raj Kiran, Kiran Kumar and Danny Denzongpa, with music by Kalyanji Anandji and directed by Chandra Barot.
- #109
Vinod Khanna signed on with Vijay Anand's Ek Do Teen Chaar team, but later left the project due to his decision to retire. Shashi Kapoor was signed in his place.
- #110
Vinod Khanna appeared in the shelved Visual Productions India film "Anaam" (1978). The film starred Vinod Khanna, Parveen Babi and Vijendra Ghatge, with music by Rahul Dev Burman and directed by Yogesh Saxena.
- #111
Vinod Khanna appeared in the shelved Jwala Pictures film "Barf Ke Phool" (1978). The film starred Vinod Khanna, Mithun Chakraborthy, Rekha and Shabana Azmi, and Ifthekar, with writing by Kishen Chander, produced by Sundeep Sethi and Raj Khosla, and directed by Mahesh Bhatt.
- #112
Vinod Khanna appeared in Sunil Arts' film that was shelved in 1978. The film starred Vinod Khanna and Raakesh Roshan, with music by Rajesh Roshan, produced by Sunil Sharma, and written and directed by Narinder Bedi.
- #113
Vinod Khanna starred in an untitled 1978 film from Vikram Movie International that was shelved. The cast included Vinod Khanna and Amjad Khan, with music by Shankar Jaikishen, producer V. K. Sood, and writer-director Jyoti Swaroop.
- #114
Vinod Khanna appeared in the shelved Sunil Arts film "Hisseydaar" (1987). The cast included Vinod Khanna, with story by Raju Saigal and Lalit Mahajan, music by Kalyanji Anandji, and producer-director Sunil Sharma.
- #115
In 1989, Vinod Khanna appeared in an untitled film from F. A. Films. The cast included Vinod Khanna, Sanjay Dutt and Mohsin Khan, with producer Farooq Nadiadwala and writer-director J. P. Dutta.
- #116
In 1982, producer Raj Grover wrote a script for Vinod Khanna and wanted to shoot the film in Los Angeles. The film was to be directed by Hollywood advertising producer Ateef Ahmed. Vinod and Raj could not find a financier for the film.
- #117
Vinod Khanna appeared in the shelved Yogita Darshan's "Pinku Aur Rinku" (1977). The cast included Jeetendra, Vinod Khanna and Yogita Bali, with music by Shambu Sen, producer Yogesh Bali and director Ashok Roy.
- #118
In 1981, an American producer named Doug Kronin signed Vinod Khanna for an English film to be shot entirely in the US. It was titled "The Presence" and dealt with spirituality and metaphysics. The project was later cancelled.
- #119
Vinod Khanna signed on for Naseeb but later withdrew because he joined Rajneesh. Shatrughan Sinha was brought in in his place.
- #120
Vinod Khanna signed a contract for Namak Halaal in 1978. He withdrew from the contract because he joined Rajneesh. Raj Babbar and Deepak Parashar were to play the role at different times. In the end Shashi Kapoor took on the role.
- #121
Vinod Khanna signed on for Ramesh Sippy's Shaan but chose to withdraw because he joined Rajneesh. The role was later played by Shatrughan Sinha.
- #122
Vinod Khanna agreed to Pyar Ki Kahani in 1971 but had to withdraw. He was about to get married and needed a month's leave. Anil Dhawan replaced him.
- #123
Vinod Khanna appeared in Vaishali Films' shelved film "Sara Jahan" (1978). Vinod Khanna was to star (he was replaced by Girish Karnad), with producer Deenanath Shastri.
- #124
Vinod Khanna appeared in the shelved Priya Kala Chitra film "Guru Ka Guru" (1976). The cast included Vinod Khanna, Shabana Azmi, Kabir Bedi and Ranjeet, with writer Suraj Samin, music by Laxmikant Pyarelal, producer Sarvjeet Gupta (Kaka) and director Mahesh Bhatt.
- #125
Vinod Khanna appeared in the shelved Parasmani Chitrashala film "Engine Driver" (1976). The cast included Vinod Khanna, Danny Denzongpa and Amjad Khan, with music by Shankar Jaikishen, producers Ziaul Hasan and Mohd Ilyas, and director S. M. Abbas.
- #126
Vinod Khanna appeared in the shelved S Mukherji Film Syndicate film "Bombay Bangkok Tokyo" (1975). The cast included Sunil Dutt, Vinod Khanna, Rekha, Ranjeet, Padma Khanna and Bindu, with Ashok Kumar in a guest appearance, music by Rahul Dev Burman, and producer-director Ram Mukherji. The film was planned to be shot abroad.
- #127
In 1974, Vinod Khanna appeared in an untitled shelved film from Ajay Movies Pvt. Ltd. The cast included Saira Banu, Vinod Khanna, Bindu, Rajesh Behl and Bharat Bhushan, with music by Kalyanji Anandji, producer T. N. Shroff and director Padmanabh.
- #128
Vinod Khanna appeared in the shelved Parduman Enterprises film "Baaz" (1974). The cast included Vinod Khanna, Saira Banu and Danny Denzongpa, with music by Laxmikant Pyarelal, producer Parduman Singh (son of Dara Singh) and director Ashok Roy.
- #129
Vinod Khanna appeared in the shelved film "Baaton Ka Saudagar" (1974). The cast included Vinod Khanna, Yogita Bali, Satish Kaul, Aruna Irani, Ajit, Anwar Hussain and Bindu, with music by Kalyanji Anandji, producers Amar Roy and Siraj Darpan, and director Ashok Roy.
- #130
In 1974, Vinod Khanna appeared in an untitled shelved film from Vimog Films. The cast included Vinod Khanna, Sharmila Tagore, Ranjeet, Bindu and Mehmood, with music by Laxmikant Pyarelal and director Nazar Khan.
- #131
In 1974, Vinod Khanna appeared in an untitled shelved film from Tirupati Picture. The cast included Jeetendra, Vinod Khanna and Zeenat Aman, with writers Salim - Javed, music by Rahul Dev Burman, producer Prasan Kapoor and director Nasir Hussain.
- #132
Vinod Khanna acted in the shelved Iee Kay Films film "Patthar Ki Deewar" (1976). Cast: Shashi Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Rekha; Music: Bappi Lahiri; Producers: Satish Bhalla, Inder Kapoor; Director: Khalid Akhtar.
- #133
Vinod Khanna acted in the shelved Ajanta Arts film "Saurabh" (1975). Starring Sunil Dutt, Vinod Khanna, Asha Parekh, Reena Roy, Vinod Mehra, Rakesh Pandey; Written by Salim-Javed; Music by R. D. Burman; Director Raj Khosla.
- #134
Vinod Khanna acted in Jwala Pictures P. Ltd's shelved film "Rakshak" (1987). Cast: Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini, Rekha, Sanjay Dutt, Farha Naaz, Naseeruddin Shah, Anupam Kher, Kulbhshan Kharbanda, Mahesh Anand; Story: Suraj Sanim; Music: Kalyanji Anandji; Producer: Sandeep Sethi; Director: Mahesh Bhatt.
- #135
Vinod Khanna played the lead in the shelved Moviesthan's film "Aar Ya Paar" (1988). Starring Sunil Dutt and Vinod Khanna; Written by Bharat B. Bhalla; Director Sameer Malkan.
- #136
Vinod Khanna acted in an untitled N Chandra Productions film shelved in 1988. Starring Vinod Khanna, Anil Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia; Music Laxmikant Pyarelal; Producer and Director Vinod Khanna.
- #137
Vinod Khanna acted in the shelved film "Lohe Ka Jigar" (1988). Starring Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Raj Babbar, Anita Raj; Story Surendra Kaul; Music Laxmikant Pyarelal; Producer and Director Sudesh Issar.
- #138
After the release of Janbaaz, in October 1986 Feroz Khan decided to launch Yalgaar with himself, Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Sridevi, Anuradha Patel, Saeed Jaffery, Shakti Kapoor and Amjad Khan. Sonam was screen-tested for the film in early 1987. The film dealt with a group of commandos on a desperate mission. A song was also recorded by Kalyanji Anandji in October 1986. The film was written by Aziz Qaisi, who also wrote the lyrics with Indeevar. Raam Shetty was the action director. Feroz described the film as one against destructive and corrupt forces and elements threatening India's unity, integrity and stability. In the summer of 1987 Feroz Khan decided to shelve Yalgaar and direct Dayavan instead. After Dayavan's shooting was completed, in June 1988 Feroz Khan once again started Yalgaar. The star cast was now Feroz Khan, Vinod Khanna (replacing Jackie Shroff), Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Anuradha Patel, Shakti Kapoor, Amjad Khan, Saeed Jaffery and Paresh Rawal. Anil was upset that Vinod Khanna replaced Jackie Shroff. Anil was having problems with Vinod Khanna because of Sanjay Khan's production "Sur Zameen". Anil Kapoor wanted to swap roles with Vinod in "Sur Zameen". Vinod was cast opposite Sonam and Anil opposite Meenakshi. Feroz Khan decided to shelve this Yalgaar and start another film of the same name. However, the new Yalgaar would have a different story and star cast.
- #139
Vinod Khanna acted in Ranjit Films International's shelved film "Chamatkaar" (Mardangi) (1988). Starring Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Sridevi, Prem Chopra; Music Laxmikant Pyarelal; Director Harmesh Malhotra.
- #140
Vinod Khanna acted in the shelved Souvenir Enterprises film "Lajawab" (Saatli Bomba) (1978). Cast: Dharmendra (who replaced Vinod Khanna), Hema Malini, Shakti Kapoor, Prem Nath, Ranjeet, Asha Sachdev, Pradeep Kumar, Nalini Jayant, Madan Puri, Kader Khan, Deven Verma, Amjad Khan. Producer: Iqbal Nazir; Music Laxmikant Pyarelal; Director: Pramod Chakraborthy.
- #141
Vinod Khanna acted in the shelved Khanna Art Internationals film "Kaarnaama" (1987). Cast: Vinod Khanna (who replaced Shatrughan), Dimple Kapadia, Naseeruddin Shah (who replaced Suresh Oberoi), Anita Raj, Chunky Pandey, Kimi Katkar, Raza Murad, Mahesh Anand, Amrish Puri; Story Talukdaars; Music Laxmikant Pyarelal; Produced by Satish Khanna; Directed by Mukul Anand.
- #142
Vinod Khanna acted in the shelved N. F. film "Zulm O Sitam" (1994). Starring Vinod Khanna, Rekha, Harish, Shweta, Mukesh Khanna, Pran; Music Shyam Surender; Written and Directed by K. C. Bokadia. It should not be confused with the 1998 film Zulm O Sitam. Vinod had also signed that film under the title "Waqt Sikander Hain". He later dropped out of this film. His role was subsequently removed from the film.
- #143
Vinod Khanna acted in the shelved Yokohama Productions film "Karzdaar" (1987). Cast: Vinod Khanna, Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Anupam Kher; Written by Salim Khan; Music: Rajesh Roshan; Producers: Anwar Ali, F. K. Rattonsey; Director: Mahesh Bhatt.
- #144
Dilwale (2015) was Vinod Khanna's last film released during his lifetime. Guns of Benaras (2020) was a long-delayed film released three years after his death.
- #145
At the time of his death, Vinod Khanna's estate was valued at 50 million US dollars.
- #146
Vinod Khanna received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2000 ceremony.
- #147
Two of the notable actors Vinod Khanna never worked with are Mithun Chakraborty and Anil Kapoor.
- #148
Because of his spiritual devotion to Osho and his time there, Vinod Khanna was also known as Swami Vinod Bharti.
- #149
Vinod Khanna's appearance was compared to actor Erik Estrada of the series Chips and professional wrestling legend Paul "Mr Wonderful" Orndorff.
- #150
Vinod Khanna's facial appearance was compared to actor Erik Estrada of the series CHIPS and professional wrestling legend Paul "Mr Wonderful" Orndorff.
- #151
Vinod Khanna, Jeetendra and Raj Babbar agreed to make special appearances in Rakesh Roshan's unreleased film Shararat. They may have shot for the film.
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