Vinod Khanna Movies and Career Information

Vinod Khanna (Hindi: विनोद खन्ना), (Punjabi: ਵਿਨੋਦ ਖੰਨਾ) born 6 October 1946, Peshawar) is an Indian actor, film producer and politician. Khanna was born to Kamla and KC Khanna, a businessman who dealt in textiles, dyes and chemicals. He was one of five children, with three sisters and a brother and grew up in a joint family. He attended Queen Mary’s School till class II and then went to Barnes School,Deolali and then shifted to St Xavier’s High School. He graduated from Sydenham College. Vinod Khanna debuted in Sunil Dutt's 1968 film Man Ka Meet as a villain. He acted in multi-starrer films often playing supporting and negative roles in hit films such as Purab Aur Paschim (1970), Sachaa Jhutha (1970) and Mera Gaon Mera Desh (1971). His big break was in the 1971 film Mere Apne directed by Gulzar. His performance as an army officer facing death row in another Gulzar scripted and directed 1973 film Achanak was critically acclaimed. The songless film echoed the true life story of K. M. Nanavati vs. State of Maharashtra and Khanna portrayed Kawas Nanavati, the real life Navy officer. He went on to star in many hits throughout the mid 1970s and early 1980s, including Parvarish (1977),