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.
100 Interesting Facts About Vinod Khanna
- #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).
- #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.
- #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.
- #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.
- #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.
- #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.
- #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.
- #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.
- #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.
- #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.
- #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.
- #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.
- #062
In 1980, Vinod Khanna was in a close relationship with Smita Patil.
- #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.
- #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.
- #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.
- #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.
- #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.
- #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.
- #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.
- #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.
- #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.
- #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.
- #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.
- #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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