He resumed his film career after five years. In 1982, Khanna temporarily quit the film industry to join spiritual guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. His popular performances included Mere Apne (My Own), Mera Gaon Mera Desh (My Village, My Country), Gaddaar (Traitor), Kachhe Dhaage (Delicate Thread) and Amar Akbar Anthony. He acted with top stars Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra in several Hindi movies. Khanna made his Bollywood debut in 1968 and acted in more than 100 films. Tushar Pania, a spokesman for Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, said Khanna died Thursday due to bladder carcinoma. His best-remembered role is, perhaps, that of Inspector Amar in Amar Akbar Anthony.NEW DELHI - Vinod Khanna, a dashing Bollywood actor turned politician, has died of cancer, a hospital official said. Vinod Khanna was respected and admired for his work in films like Achanak, Hera Pheri, Haath Ki Safai and Muqqadar Ka Sikander.
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As a mark of respect for our dearly departed, the premiere event of Baahubali: The Conclusion is now cancelled." He said in a statement: "The demise has come as a huge shock to all of us. Sanjay Dutt released a statement earlier in the day saying that "Vinod Khanna would always be family to the Dutts." It is not clear how many of the 'today's so-called stars' were in Mumbai on Thursday.įilmmaker Karan Johar cancelled the Mumbai premiere of Baahubali: The Conclusion, which releases worldwide today, after Vinod Khanna's death. None of these actors were spotted at the funeral - some of them are out of town like Ranbir (SRK and Salman, who tweeted on Thursday, are both abroad) - and neither was Sanjay Dutt, a co-star of Vinod Khanna and son of Sunil Dutt in whose 1968 film Man Ka Meet Mr Khanna made his debut. However, Vinod Khanna's co-stars from among actors junior to him include everyone from the three Khans - Aamir, Salman and Shah Rukh - to Shatrughan Sinha's daughter Sonakshi. Shame today's stars didn't pay their respects- kunal kohli April 27, 2017Įxactly who Rishi Kapoor is referring to is unclear. Would never had been reason not to be there," he I share your anger sir. "Yes it has been expressed earlier on social media my wife and Ranbir are out of the country. Must learn to respect." The 64-year-old actor explained that his son Ranbir and wife Neetu Kapoor were absent because they are currently abroad. Not one actor of this generation attended Vinod Khanna's funeral. But, as Mr Kapoor revealed in an angry tweet, "Shameful. Mr Bachchan and Mr Kapoor were among the mourners at Vinod Khanna's funeral, as well as Jackie Shroff, Mr Bachchan's son Abhishek, Chunky Pandey and Randeep Hooda. Amitabh Bachchan, who made several films with Vinod Khanna, rushed out of an interview midway when learning of the actor's death.
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His former co-stars - among them Rishi Kapoor, Rajinikanth, Hema Malini and Shatrughan Sinha - posted grieving messages on Twitter. He had been in hospital for nearly a month. Mr Khanna, 70, died after a battle with cancer of the bladder.
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Vinod Khanna died on Thursday after battling cancer.