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Vinod Khanna 6 October — 27 April was an Indian actor, film producer, and politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. In , he was posthumously honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award , India's highest cinematic award, at the 65th National Film Awards.

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Beyond his film career, Khanna was also a spiritual seeker [ 3 ] and a notable political figure, serving as a Member of Parliament from the Gurdaspur constituency between — and — Khanna made his film debut in and initially acted in supporting and antagonistic roles. He portrayed an angry young man in the social drama Mere Apne , [ 5 ] the main villain in the action drama Mera Gaon Mera Desh , [ 6 ] [ 7 ] and a military officer turned fugitive in the crime drama Achanak He reached his peak in the late s with blockbusters like Amar Akbar Anthony and Muqaddar Ka Sikandar , solidifying his status as a leading actor.

His career continued to flourish with hits such as Qurbani , which became the highest-grossing film of the year and earned him critical acclaim. In , at the peak of his career, Khanna took a five-year hiatus from films to follow his spiritual guru, Osho Rajneesh. Shortly after his birth, India was partitioned and the family left Peshawar and moved to Bombay present-day Mumbai.

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Khanna attended St. Although the family moved back to Bombay in , he was sent to Barnes School in Deolali , near Nashik. During his time at the boarding school Khanna watched the epics Solva Saal and Mughal-e-Azam and fell in love with motion pictures. Even so cricket, not films, is my first love," as per his interview with The Illustrated Weekly of India in He bagged his first leading role in Gulzar 's maiden directional venture Mere Apne , which opened to positive response from critics and proved to be a hit.

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