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Karan Johar cancels premiere of ‘Baahubali 2’, India pays tribute to Vinod Khanna on Twitter

The much loved actor-turned-politician was suffering from bladder cancer.

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Karan Johar cancels premiere of ‘Baahubali 2’, India pays tribute to Vinod Khanna on Twitter
Veteran Bollywood actor-turned-politician and former Union Minister Vinod Khanna passed away on Thursday morning.

The legendary actor was suffering from bladder cancer.

At 70, the actor was loved by the film fraternity and fans alike. Director Karan Johar was among the many from the film industry to pay tribute to the actor. The producer of ' Baahubali 2' cancelled the premiere of the film as a mark of respect to the late actor.



Members of the sports and political world also paid their tributes to the supertar.


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Khanna forayed into Bollywood with no background in films at all. He was born to Kamla and Kishanchand Khanna, who were in the textiles, dyes and chemicals business. His formative years were spent in Mumbai, soon after the family moved to Delhi. Later, the family moved back to Mumbai, he was sent to Nasik.
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While studying in boarding school in Deolali, near Nasik, Khanna watched the epic ‘Solva Saal’ and ‘Mughal-e-Azam’. That is when he fell in love with motion pictures and decided to pursue a career in acting. He eventually moved to Mumbai, attended the Sydenham College and went on to become a super star.
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Vinod Khanna did not have a conventional debut. Hailed as one of the most good-looking heroes of his time, he debuted as a villain in Sunil Dutt’s ‘Man Ka Meet’ in 1969. After essaying negative roles in a number of films, he finally got his break as a hero in ‘Hum Tum Aur Who’ in 1971.
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Khanna had a successful stint throughout and gave tough competition to all his contemporaries. He and Amitabh Bachchan went on to become a hit pair and starred in many hits together. From ‘Hera Pheri’ (1976), ‘Khoon Pasina’ (1977), ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’ (1977), ‘Parvarish’ (1977) and ‘Muqddar Ka Sikander’ (1978), the larkiness inherent in these films ensured a high entertainment quotient.
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Vinod Khanna, however chose to bid adieu to the arc lights at the peak of his career. He was one of the first Hindi film heroes to do so. He became a disciple of Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh) in 1975 and in the early 1980s, he shifted to Rajneeshpuram in the US, where he spent his time cleaning dishes and working as Osho’s gardener. He couldn’t stay away from the glitz of the industry for long and marked his comeback with the hit film 'Insaaf' (1987).
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The actor remarried in 1990 to Kavita Daftary and has two children from this marriage, son Sakshi and daughter Shardha. He also has two sons, actors Akshaye Khanna and Rahul Khanna with his first wife Geetanjali Khanna.
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The veteran actor received multiple accolades for his successful stint in the film industry. He was the winner of multiple awards, Filmfare, Stardust and Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement. He explored a career in Indian politics and was the sitting MP from Gurdaspur.
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