Coordinates	53°6′3″N14°40′4″N
name	Zeenat Aman
birth date	November 19, 1951
birth place	Bombay
years active	1971–1989, 1999, 2003, 2006–present
occupation	Actress
spouse	Mazhar Khan (1985–1998, his death) }}

Zeenat Aman (, ) (born 19 November 1951) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Hindi films, notably in the 1970s and 1980s. She was the second runner up in the Miss India Contest and went on to win the Miss Asia Pacific in 1970. Upon making her debut in Bollywood, Aman was credited with making a lasting impact on the image of its leading actresses by bringing the western heroine look to Hindi cinema, and throughout her career has been considered a sex symbol.

Early life

Zeenat Aman was born in Mumbai (erstwhile Bombay) to a Muslim father, Amanullah Khan and a Hindu mother, Scinda. Her father was a script writer who was one of the writers for such movies as ''Mughal-e-Azam'' and ''Pakeezah''. He died when Zeenat was 13. Her mother re-married to a German, Mr. Heinz (was constantly referred to as Mrs. Heinz in all subsequent articles film magazines would carry on Zeenat). Zeenat's mother obtained German citizenship, and took her to Germany, where Zeenat was very unhappy, returning to India as soon as she turned 18.

Aman graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai and went to University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California for further studies on student aid. Upon returning to India, she first took a job as a journalist for ''Femina'' and then later on moved on to modeling. One of the first few brands that she modeled for was Taj Mahal Tea and Television X Debut in 1966 exclusively. She was the second runner up in the Miss India Contest and went on to win the Miss Asia Pacific in 1970.

Film career

The beginning

After having studied in Los Angeles, winning the Miss Asia Pageant and a successful modeling career, Aman's film career began with a small role in O. P. Ralhan's ''Hulchul'' in 1971. A second role in ''Hungama'' (1971), starring singer Kishore Kumar, was also not successful.

Dev Anand offered Zaheeda (his second heroine in ''Prem Pujari'') the role of sister in ''Hare Rama Hare Krishna'' (1972). Not realizing the importance of this secondary role, Zaheeda wanted the lead female part (eventually played by Mumtaz), and she opted out. Aman was chosen as a last-minute replacement.

In ''Hare Rama Hare Krishna'', Aman, aided by ''R. D. Burman's'' song "Dum Maro Dum" (Take Another Toke), won over the heart's of audience as Janice. She earned a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award and BFJA Award for Best Actress. Throughout the 1970s, the Dev-Zeenat pairing was seen in half a dozen films: ''Heera Panna'' (1973), ''Ishq Ishq Ishq'' (1974), ''Prem Shastra'' (1974), ''Warrant'' (1975), ''Darling Darling'' (1977) and ''Kalabaaz'' (1977). Of these, ''Warrant'', was the biggest box-office success.

Her hip looks in "Yaadon Ki Baaraat' (1973) as the girl carrying a guitar, singing 'churaliya hai tumne jo dil ko' (in Asha Bhonsle's voice) has won her more popularity and the hearts of millions of fans.

She appeared on every Hindi film magazine's cover during 1970s. In December 1974, Cine Blitz magazine was launched with Zeenat Aman on its cover, a testimony to her popularity at the time. However, she went on as the favourite cover girl of the popular magazine 'Stardust'.

The late 1970s

Zeenat Aman, in her career, found success with other banners such as Dev Anand, B.R. Chopra, Raj Kapoor, Manmohan Desai, Feroz Khan, Nasir Hussain, Manoj Kumar, Prakash Mehra, Raj Khosla and Shakti Samanta.

In 1978, she starred in Raj Kapoor's massively publicised ''Satyam Shivam Sundaram'' (1978), however, the film was heavely criticized. The subject ironically dealt with the notion of the soul being more attractive than the body, but Kapoor chose to showcase Aman's sex-appeal. The actress was highly criticized for her exposure but somehow, later on the film had a great deal to do with Zeenat's fame and the movie itself was distinguished as a work of art. She also earned a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress for this film.

Zeenat Aman's entry into Hollywood also backfired when Krishna Shah's ''Shalimar'' (1978), co-starring Dharmendra and international names like Rex Harrison and Sylvia Miles, proved to be a failure in the USA and in India. Zeenat possessed a convent schoolgirl accent and a penchant for revealing dresses. She matched Sophia Loren & Gina Lollobrigida in the battle of oomph at Shalimar's launch. 1978 could have been a disaster year for her, because of the diminishing box office returns of ''Satyam Shivam Sundaram'' and ''Shalimar,'' but it was ''Don'' that came to the rescue and set her career soaring again. Ironically, her reasons for accepting the role in ''Don'' were altruistic, and she didn't even take any remuneration for it, because she wanted to help the producer, Nariman Irani, who died midway filming. Her role of a Westernized revenge-seeking action heroine contributed to the film's huge success, and her fans reconnected with her again. Westernised heroines like Parveen Babi and Tina Munim now followed in her footsteps, by the late 1970s. Aman continued to act in hits like ''Dharam Veer'', ''Chhaila Babu'' and ''The Great Gambler''.

The 1980s

By the beginning of the 1980s multi-starrers films became a trend, and Zeenat Aman was increasingly asked to just provide sex appeal in hero-oriented, despite success in so many films. In contrast to this trend was her performance as a rape victim seeking justice in B. R. Chopra's ''Insaaf Ka Tarazu'' (1980) for which she received a Filmfare Best Actress nomination. This film was followed by success in the love triangle ''Qurbani'', ''Ali Baba aur 40 Chor'', ''Dostana'' (1980) and ''Lawaaris'' (1981).

Zeenat's popularity in Russia was so great (after Alibaba) that she felt pressured into doing a supporting role in "Sohni Mahiwal." The film was moderately successful but no credit went to Zeenat.

However Zeenat's persona was such that newcomers were (and till today are) compared to her. Parveen Babi was called "The poor man's Zeenat Aman", Sarika was christened "Zeenat Aman 2" and Padmini Kolhapure was named "Baby Zeenat".

Her last role as the female lead was in the movie ''Gawahi'', a court room drama, in 1989.

The 1990s & 2000s

Zeenat came back to the silver screen after a decade doing a cameo role in the film ''Bhopal Express'', and she went on to do small roles in ''Boom'' (2003), Jaana... Let's Fall in Love (2006), Chaurahen (2007), ''Ugly Aur Pagli'' (2008), Geeta in Paradise (2009) and "Dunno Y... Na Jaane Kyon" (2010).

In 2004, she appeared as Mrs. Robinson in the play ''The Graduate'' staged at St Andrew's auditorium in Mumbai.

Aman had a TV show called "In Conversation with Zeenat" made by B4U TV, and also made an appearance along with Hema Malini in the popular show ''Koffee with Karan'' hosted by Karan Johar.

Zeenat received a Lifetime Achievement Award during the Zee Cine Awards function in 2008, as a recognition of her contribution to Hindi Cinema.

She also received An Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema award at IIFA awards 2010 held at Colombo, Sri Lanka. She dedicated this award to her mother.

Image

Aman's sultry persona was a contrast to many of the more conservative stars of the era. At a time when heroines were obedient wives and lovers on screen, Aman was drawn to more unconventional roles - she was cast as the opportunist who deserts her jobless lover for a millionaire (''Roti Kapda Aur Makaan''), the ambitious girl who considers having an abortion in order to pursue a career (''Ajnabee''), the happy hooker (''Manoranjan''), the disenchanted hippie (''Hare Rama Hare Krishna''), the girl who falls in love with her mother's one-time lover ''(Prem Shastra''), and a woman married to a caustic cripple but involved in an extramarital relationship (''Dhund''). She managed to balance these roles with acting in more conventional films such as ''Chori Mera Kaam'', ''Chhaila Babu'', ''Dostana'' and ''Lawaaris'', which is considered by many to be a landmark in Indian Cinema. Encyclopedia Britannica's "Encyclopedia of Hindi Cinema" wrote, "Zeenat Aman had a definite impact on the characterization of the heroine in Hindi films. With films such as ''Hare Rama Hare Krishna'' and ''Yaadon Ki Baraat'', she fashioned the image of the youthful and westernized woman in Hindi cinema."

Personal life

In 1985, she got married to Mazhar Khan and had two sons Azaan and Zahaan. Mazhar Khan died in September 1998 (renal failure).

Today, Aman lives with her two sons and makes many social appearances and film awards functions, she is rarely seen on screen.

Awards and recognitions

1972 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for ''Hare Rama Hare Krishna''

1972 - BFJA Awards, Best Actress for ''Hare Rama Hare Krishna''

1978 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress for ''Satyam Shivam Sundaram''

1980 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress for ''Insaaf Ka Tarazu''

2003 - Bollywood Awards 'Award for Lifetime Achievement'- Lifetime of Glamour. 2006 - "Outstanding Contribution to the Motion Picture Industry of India Awards" at the eighth annual Bollywood Movie Awards.

2008 - Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement

2010 - "Outstanding Contribution to Indian cinema" at the 11th IIFA awards

Filmography

Further reading

Dinesh Raheja. The A to Z of Zeenat Aman. Rediff.com, 26 September 2004. Retrieved on 14 November 2005.

Vidya Sampat & Lavanya Varadrajan. Zeenat Aman: The Sensual. Despardes.com, 4 March 2005. Retrieved on 10 August 2005.

References

External links

Celebrity Profile: Zeenat Aman. Buzz18.com

Zeenat Aman. Yahoo! Movies

Category:1951 births Category:Indian film actors Category:Living people Category:St. Xavier's College, Mumbai alumni Category:Indian Muslims Category:BFJA Awards winners Category:Filmfare Awards winners Category:Indian actors Category:Hindi film actors Category:Indian beauty pageant winners Category:University of Southern California alumni

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Coordinates	53°6′3″N14°40′4″N
name	Feroz Khan
birth date	September 25, 1939
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birth place	Bangalore, Karnataka, India
death place	Bangalore, Karnataka, India
years active	1960–2007
spouse	Sundari (1965–1985)
children	Fardeen Khan Laila Khan
occupation	Actor, Editor, Producer, Director
filmfareawards	Best Debut: ''Didi'' (1960)
death date	April 27, 2009
religion	Muslim }}

Feroz Khan (Hindi: फ़िरोज़ ख़ान, Urdu: فیروزخان September 25, 1939 – 27 April 2009) was an Indian actor, film editor, producer and director in the Hindi film industry. For his flamboyant style, with cowboyish swagger and cigar toting persona which revolutionised the style quotient of the otherwise conventional Filmi hero, he is known as the Clint Eastwood of the East and a style icon in the industry.

He appeared in over 50 films in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and became one of India's best-loved heroes with his role in the 1980 hit film ''Qurbani'', which he also directed. Khan followed this multi-disciplinary achievement by directing more successful films like ''Dayavan'' (1988) and ''Janbaaz'' (1986). He won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for ''Aadmi Aur Insaan'' in 1970, and was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000.

Early life

Feroz Khan was born in Bangalore on September 25, 1939. His father was Sadiq Ali Khan Tanoli, an Afghan hailing from the Ghazni province of Afghanistan, and his mother was of Persian ancestry. He was educated in Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bangalore and St. Germain's Boys High School, Bangalore. His brothers are Sanjay Khan (Abbas Khan), Shahrukh Shah Ali Khan, Sameer Khan and Akbar Khan (director). He has a sister Dilshad Bibi. After his schooling in Bangalore, he arrived in Mumbai where he made his debut as second lead in ''Didi'' in 1960.

Career

Through the early 1960s and 1970s, he made low-budget thrillers opposite starlets. In 1962, he appeared in an English-language film titled ''Tarzan Goes to India'' opposite Simi Garewal. His first big hit was in 1965, with Phani Majumdar's ''Oonche Log'', where he was pitted against screen idols Raaj Kumar and Ashok Kumar; he gave a notable sensitive performance. Again, in the same year, he played a sacrificing lover in the mushy musical ''Arzoo'', starring Sadhana. With this, Khan earned his entry into A-list second leads. With the film ''Aadmi Aur Insaan'' (1969), Khan won his first Filmfare award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He appeared alongside his real-life brother Sanjay Khan in the hit films ''Upaasna'' (1967), ''Mela'' (1971), and ''Nagin'' (1976).

He turned into a successful producer and director in 1971 so as to improve his career opportunities as a leading man with his first directorial film ''Apradh'', which was the first Indian movie showing auto racing in Germany; Mumtaaz was his co-star. He produced, directed, and starred in the 1975 film ''Dharmatma'', which was the first Indian film to be shot in Afghanistan and was also his first blockbuster hit as producer, director, and star and marked appearance of actress Hema Malini in a glamorous avatar. This movie was inspired by the Hollywood film ''The Godfather''.

Throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, he was a leading Bollywood star, directing and starring in many of his films. He also starred in the Punjabi film ''Bhagat Dhanna Jat'' (1974). The 1980 film ''Qurbani'', with Zeenat Aman, was the biggest hit of his career and launched the singing career of iconic Pakistani pop singer Nazia Hassan, with her memorable track "Aap Jaisa Koi." In 1986, he directed and starred in ''Janbaaz'', a box-office hit, which some consider to be one of his best movies, featured an all-star cast and was possessed of great songs and excellent cinematography. In 1988, he directed and starred in ''Dayavan'', which was a remake of a South Indian film titled ''Nayagan''. After directing and starring in ''Yalgaar'' (1992), he took a long break from acting for 11 years.

He launched his son Fardeen Khan's career with the 1998 film ''Prem Aggan'', which, however, was a box-office bomb. In 2003, he made his acting comeback as well as produced and directed ''Janasheen'', which also starred his son Fardeen. He always used performing animals in his films—a chimpanzee and lion were used in ''Janasheen''—but People for Animals (PFA) Haryana chairman Naresh Kadyan moved a complaint in the court of law at Faridabad for animal cruelty and legal action as per law against the producer, director, and actor.

He starred alongside his son again in ''Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena'' (2005) and made his last film appearance in ''Welcome'' (2007).

Feroz Khan was ahead of his time in terms of his unmatchable style, which reflected in his movies and music. His movies like ''Qurbani'' and ''Dharmatma'' are cult favourites in Hindi cinema. Though he was not considered a superstar, he would remain immortal for several years to come.

In May 2006, Feroz Khan was blacklisted by then Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf when he went there to promote his brother's film, ''Taj Mahal''. In an intelligence report submitted to Musharraf, he was said to have gotten drunk and insulted Pakistani singer and anchor Fakhr-e-Alam and criticizing the country saying:

"I am a proud Indian. India is a secular country. The Muslims there are making lot of progress unlike in Pakistan. Our President is a Muslim and our Prime Minister a Sikh. Pakistan was made in the name of Islam, but look how the Muslims are killing Muslims here."

Pakistan's high commission in India and the foreign and interior ministries were subsequently directed to deny Khan a visa in the future.

Personal life

Feroz Khan has a son named Fardeen Khan who is married to Natasha Madhwani, daughter of former Bollywood actress Mumtaz. He also has a daughter Laila Khan, who is married to Farhan Furniturewala. Laila was married to Rohit Rajpal, a national level tennis player but divorced him and married Furniturewala in 2010. Although Fardeen and Farhan had their differences and nearly came to blows at a nightclub with each other, Fardeen and Farhan sorted everything out and accepted each other later on.

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Best Debut Award: Didi(1960)

Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Aadmi Aur Insaan (1970)

Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actor for International Crook (1974)

Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001 Filmfare Nomination as Best Villain for Janasheen (2003)

Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2008

"Pride of the industry" at the Max Stardust Awards 2009.

Filmography

''Didi'' (1960)

''Main Shadi Karne Chala'' (1962)

''Tarzan Goes to India'' (1962) ... Prince Raghu Kumar

''Bahurani'' (1963) ... Vikram

''Suhagan'' (1964) ... Shankar

''Char Dervesh'' (1964) ... Qamar Bhakt

''Teesra Kaun'' (1965)

''Oonche Log'' (1965) ... Rajnikant

''Ek Sapera Ek Lootera'' (1965) ... Mohan/Vijay Pratap Singh

''Arzoo'' (1965) ... Ramesh

''Tasveer'' (1966)

''Main Wohi Hoon'' (1966) ... Vijay

''Woh Koi Aur Hoga'' (1967)

''Raat Aur Din'' (1967) ... Dilip

''CID 909'' (1967)

''Aurat'' (1967)

''Aag'' (1967) ... Shanker

''Pyaasi Sham'' (1969) ... Ashok

''Aadmi Aur Insaan'' (1969) ... Jai Kishan/J.K.

''Safar'' (1970) ... Shekhar Kapoor

''Mela'' (1971)

''Ek Paheli'' (1971) ... Sudhir

''Upaasna'' (1971)

''Apradh'' (1972) ... Ram Khana

''Kashmakash'' (1973)

''Kisan Aur Bhagwan'' (1974)

''Khhotte Sikkay'' (1974) ... Horseback rider

''Geeta Mera Naam'' (1974)

''Bhagat Dhanna Jatt'' (1974) ... Ramu

''Anjaan Raahen'' (1974) ... Anand

''International Crook'' (1974) ... SP Rajesh

''Rani Aur Lalpari'' (1975) ... Gulliver

''Kala Sona'' (1975) ... Rakesh

''Aa Jaa Sanam'' (1975) ... Dr. Satish

''Dharmatma'' (1975) .... Ranbir

''Sharafat Chod Di Maine'' (1976)

''Qabeela'' (1976)

''Shanker shambu'' (1976) ...Shambu

''Nagin'' (1976) ... Raj

''Jadu Tona'' (1977) ... Dr. Kailash

''Darinda'' (1977)

''Chunaoti'' (1980)

''Qurbani'' (1980) ... Rajesh Kumar/Kailash Nath

''Khoon Aur Paani'' (1981)

''Kachche Heere'' (1982) ... Nephew of Kamal Singh

''Janbaaz'' (1986) ... Inspector Rajesh Singh

''Dayavan'' (1988) ... Shankar Waghmare

''Meet Mere Man Ka'' (1991)

''Yalgaar'' (1992) ... Rajesh Ashwini Kumar

''Prem Agan'' (1998) ...

''Janasheen'' (2003) ... Saba Karim Shah

''Chitappa'' (2005) ... Raman

''Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena'' (2005) ... Jehangir Khan (Special Appearance)

''Om Shanti Om'' (2007) ... as himself (Special Appearance)

''Welcome'' (2007) ... Ranbir Dhanraj Xaka (RDX)

Death and Funeral

He succumbed to a battle with cancer on April 27, 2009. During his illness he returned to rest at his farmhouse in Bangalore.

He was laid to rest in his beloved Bangalore near to his mother's grave at Hosur Road Shia Kabristan with thousands in attendance included his close family, dear friends, and notable celebrities of Indian film industry. He was remembered for his larger than life presence, and excellence in cinema.

References

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Coordinates	53°6′3″N14°40′4″N
name	Amjad Khan
birth date	November 12, 1940
birth place	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
death date	July 27, 1992
death place	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
years active	1970–1990
filmfareawards	Best Supporting Actor: ''Meri Jung'' (1986) Best Supporting Actor: ''Ghatak: Lethal'' (1997) Best Supporting Actor: ''Virasat'' (1998) }}

Amjad Khan (, ; 12 November 1940 – 27 July 1992) was an acclaimed Indian actor and director He worked in over 130 films in his film career spanning nearly twenty years. He enjoyed popularity for his villain roles in Hindi language films—he is most famous for playing the role of the Gabbar Singh in ''Sholay'' (1975). and of Dilawar in 1978 classic Muqaddar Ka Sikandar.

Early life

Born in Hyderabad to Muslim parents from Ghazni Afghanistan. He was the son of legendary actor Jayant. He was the brother of fellow actor Imtiaz Khan and Inayat Khan who only acted in one film. In 1957, he was cast in the movie ''Ab Dili Dur Nahin'', as a child artist.

Khan did schooling at St Theresa's High School, Bandra. He attended R D National College, Bandra and was the General Secretary - the highest elected student body representative. He had already gained a reputation of being a heavyweight "dada" and was feared and respected.

Career

Before Amjad came to films he was a theatre actor. His first film was as a child artist at the age of 17 in the film ''Ab Dilli Dur Nahin'' (1957). He had assisted K. Asif in the film ''Love and God'' in the late 1960s and had also made a brief appearance in the film which would have been his official film debut. But the film was left incomplete after K. Asif's death in 1971 and it ended up releasing in 1986. In 1973 he made his debut in ''Hindustan Ki Kasam''.

In 1975 he was offered the role of a dacoit Gabbar Singh for the film ''Sholay'' (literally meaning ''flames'') by Salim who was one of the film's writers. For his preparation for the role Amjad read ''Abhishapth Chambal'', a book on Chambal dacoits written by Taroon Kumar Bhaduri (actress Jaya Bhaduri's father). Amjad shot to stardom with the movie. His portrayal of Gabbar Singh is considered by many to be the first depiction of pure evil on the screen in Indian Cinema; a totally evil character who doesn't make excuses for its evil. His mannerisms and dialogues have become an integral part of Bollywood lexicon and had since spawned numerous parodies and spoofs. ''Sholay'' went on to become a blockbuster, and, as of yet, it is the highest grossing movie in India. Although the movie boasted an ensemble cast of superstars including Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan, he stole the thunder with his unorthodox and eerie dialogue delivery that was perfectly apposite to the total lack of empathy his character was supposed to convey. Even after thirty five years people fondly remember his dialogues and mannerisms. He later appeared in advertisements as Gabbar Singh endorsing Britannia Glucose Biscuits (Popularly knowns as "Gabbar Ki Asli Pasand"), and it was the first incidence of a villain being used to sell a popular product.

After the success of ''Sholay'' Khan continued to play villain roles in many subsequent Hindi films in the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s - superseding, in terms of popularity and demand, the earlier Indian actor, Ajit - portraying more sophisticated and urbane criminal bosses, mastermind of bank robberies, murders and conspiracies to seize power. He often acted as villain opposite Amitabh Bachchan as the hero.

Khan was also acclaimed for playing many other unconventional roles. In the critically acclaimed film ''Shatranj Ke Khiladi'' (1977), directed by Satyajit Ray, Khan played the helpless and deluded monarch Wajid Ali Shah, whose kingdom, Avadh, is being targeted by British colonialists from the British East India Company. It is the only movie in which he dubbed song. He played a positive role opposite Amitabh Bachchan in ''Yaarana'' (1981) where he played Bachchan's character's best friend and in ''Laawaris'' as Amitabh's father. In the art film ''Utsav'' (1984), he portrayed Vatsayana, the author of the ''Kama Sutra''. In 1988 he appeared in the Merchant-Ivory English film ''The Perfect Murder'' as an underworld don. He also excelled at playing comical characters in films such as ''Qurbani'' (1980), Love Story, and ''Chameli Ki Shaadi'' (1986). In 1991, he reprised his role as Gabbar Singh in ''Ramgarh Ke Sholay'', a parody of the legendary film which also included look-alikes of Amitabh Bachchan and Dev Anand.

He also ventured into directing for a brief period in the 1980s directing and also starring in ''Chor Police'' (1983) ,which was a success and ''Ameer Aadmi Gareeb Aadmi'' (1985) which failed to do well at the box office.

Amjad was also the President of the Actors Guild association. As mentioned earlier, he had been a leader in college and was respected in the film industry too. He would intervene and negotiate disputes between actors and directors/producers. There was one such dispute in which Dimple Kapadia had agreed to play a role of a mother in a movie and later backed down. The entire film producer community tried to boycott her. Amjad did intervene on behalf of the Actors Guild.

Death

In 1986, had met with a near fatal accident on the Bombay-Goa road, when he drove his car into a tree while trying to avoid a boulder. The drugs administered to him for treatment caused a serious weight problem for the rest of his life. As a result of his increasing weight he died in 1992 after suffering from heart failure at the age of 51. Several of the films he had completed when he was alive were released after his death - right until 1996. His funeral procession passed from his house in Pali Hill to the Muslim Burial in Bandra East. All major movie stars at that time attended and could be seen walking through the narrow lanes of Bandra.

Personal life

In 1972, he married Sheila Khan, and the following year, she gave birth to their first child, Shadaab Khan, who acted in a few films. He also had a daughter Ahlam Khan and another son Seemaab Khan.

Filmography

{|class="wikitable" |- !Year !!Film !!Character/Role !!Notes |- |1957 |''Ab Dilli Dur Nahin'' |Lachhu |as Amjad, child artist |- |1973 |''Hindustan Ki Kasam'' | |- |1975 |''Sholay'' |Gabbar Singh |''Nominated'', Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor |- |1976 |''Charas'' | |- |1976 |''Ginny Aur Johnny'' | |- |1977 |''Aafat'' |Shera |- |1977 |''Aakhri Goli'' | |- |1977 |''Chakkar Pe Chakkar'' |Avdhut |- |1977 |''Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin'' |Saudagar Singh |- |1977 |''Kasam Khoon Ki'' |Bhajirao |- |1977 |''Khoon Pasina'' | |- |1977 |''Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein'' |Nattu |- |1977 |''Parvarish'' |Mangal Singh |- |1977 |''Ram Bharose'' |Bhanupratap |- |1977 |''Shatranj Ke Khiladi'' |Wajid Ali Shah |- |1978 |''Apna Khoon'' |Khan |- |1978 |''Besharam'' |Digvijay Singh/Dharamdas |- |1978 |''Bandie'' |Kanchan V. Singh |- |1978 |''Bhookh'' |Thakur Harnam Singh |- |1978 |''Des Pardes'' |Bhoot Singh/Avtar Singh |- |1978 |''Ganga Ki Saugand'' |Thakur Jashwant Singh |- |1978 |''Heeralal Pannalal'' |Panther |- |1978 |''Inkaar'' |Raj Singh 'Kidnapper' |- |1978 |''Kasme Vaade'' |Juda, the Hunchback |Guest Appearance |- |1978 |''Khoon Ki Pukaar'' |Zalim Singh/Sardar |- |1978 |''Muqaddar'' | |- |1978 |''Muqaddar Ka Sikandar'' |Dilawar |- |1978 |''Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan'' |Kalandhar |- |1978 |''Ram Kasam'' | |- |1978 |''Sawan Ke Geet'' | |- |1979 |''Ahsaas'' |Pradeep Rai Choudhry |- |1979 |''Atmaram'' | |- |1979 |''Chambal Ki Raani'' | |- |1979 |''Dada'' |Fazlu |- |1979 |''Do Shikaari'' |Zorro |- |1979 |''Hamare Tumhare'' |Mr. Chaudhary, Sonia's Father |- |1979 |''Hum Tere Aashiq Hain'' |Thakur Shamsher Singh |- |1979 |''Lok Parlok'' |Ram Shastri/Boston Strangler/Raman Raghav/Ram Ghulam |- |1979 |''Meera'' |Badshah Akbar |- |1979 |''Mr. Natwarlal'' |Vikram Singh |- |1979 |''Raakhi Ki Saugandh'' |Jagganath 'Jagga'/Yahwar Pahwar Khan |- |1979 |''Sarkari Mehman'' | |- |1979 |''Suhaag'' |Vikram Kapoor |- |1980 |''Bombay 405 Miles'' |Veer Singh |- |1980 |''Chambal Ki Kasam'' | |- |1980 |''Jwalamukhi'' |Daku Sher Singh |- |1980 |''Khanjar'' |Prince/Swamiji |- |1980 |''Lahu Pukarega'' | |- |1980 |''Loot Maar'' |Vikram |- |1980 |''Pyaara Dushman'' | |- |1980 |''Qurbani'' |Inspector Amjad Khan |- |1980 |''Ram Balram'' |Suleiman Seth |- |1980 |''Yari Dushmani'' |Birju |- |1981 |''Anusandhan'' | |- |1981 |''Barsaat Ki Ek Raat'' |Kaliram H. Sahu |- |1981 |''Chehre Pe Chehra'' |Kanhus, Martha's brother |- |1981 |''Commander'' |Commander Singh |- |1981 |''Dhuaan'' |Sunil's boss |- |1981 |''Gehra Zakhm'' | |- |1981 |''Hum Se Badkar Kaun'' |Chandan/Bholaram |- |1981 |''Jail Yatra'' |Kuldeep |- |1981 |''Kanhaiyaa'' |Madhav Singh |- |1981 |''Kaalia'' |Shahani Seth/Jaswant |- |1981 |''Katilon Ke Kaatil'' |Black Cobra |- |1981 |''Khoon Ka Rishta'' | |- |1981 |''Ladies Tailor'' |Nawab Amjad Khan |- |1981 |''Laawaris'' |Ranvir Singh |- |1981 |''Love Story'' |Havaldar Sher Singh |- |1981 |''Maan Gaye Ustad'' |Munna/Shera |- |1981 |''Naseeb'' |Damu (Damodar) |- |1981 |''Plot No. 5'' | |- |1981 |''Professor Pyarelal'' |Ronnie/Ranjit Singh/Gomes |- |1981 |''Rocky'' |Robert D'Souza |- |1981 |''Shama'' |Dargah devotee |- |1981 |''Waqt Ki Deewar'' |Thakur Ranvir Dayal Singh |- |1981 |''Yaarana'' |Bishan |- |1981 |''Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai'' |Sharif Khan/Sharafat Ali/Karamat Ali/Salamat Ali/Wajahat Ali |- |1982 |''Satte Pe Satta'' |Ranjit Singh |- |1982 |''Baghawat'' |Maharaj Durjan Singh/Maharaj Vikram Singh |- |1982 |''Daulat'' |Joseph D'Souza/Tripathi |- |1982 |''Desh Premee'' |Thakur Pratap Singh |- |1982 |''Dharam Kanta'' |Chandan Singh/Jwala Singh |- |1982 |''Insaan'' | |- |1982 |''Samraat'' |Ranbir |- |1982 |''Teesri Aankh'' |Jabbar Singh |- |1982 |''Taqdeer Ka Badshah'' | |- |1982 |''Teri Maang Sitaron Se Bhar Doon'' |Mohammed 'Sultan Bhai'/Sultan Singh Rathod |- |1983 |''Achha Bura'' |Mohammad Sher Khan/Kamalrup Chaurasiya 'Shera' |- |1983 |''Bade Dil Wala'' |Bhagwat Singh (B.K.)/Dr. Joshi |- |1983 |''Chor Police'' |Barkhi Khan |- |1983 |''Himmatwala'' |Sher Singh Bandookwala |- |1983 |''Hum Se Hai Zamana'' |Iqbal/Thakur's son |- |1983 |''Humse Na Jeeta Koi'' |Bheema Singh |- |1983 |''Jaani Dost'' |Hari/Nooruddin/Harry |- |1983 |''Mahaan'' |Vikram Singh |- |1983 |''Nastik'' |Tiger |- |1984 |''Bindiya Chamkegi'' |Inspector Vijay A. Kumar |- |1984 |''Dhokebaaz'' | |- |1984 |''Kaamyaab'' | |- |1984 |''Maati Maange Khoon'' |Thakur Balram Singh |- |1984 |''Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!'' |Kundan Kapadia |- |1984 |''Pet Pyaar Aur Paap | |- |1984 |''Utsav'' |Vatsyayan |- |1985 |''Ameer Aadmi Gharib Aadmi'' |Akram |- |1985 |''Ee Lokam Ivide Kure Manushyar'' |Abbas |Malayalam film |- |1985 |''Ek Daku Saher Mein'' |Surjan Singh |- |1985 |''Ek Se Bhale Do'' |Balram/Bhima |- |1985 |''Maa Kasam'' |Chakradhari |- |1985 |''Mera Saathi'' |Ram Kumar's play character |- |1985 |''Mohabbat'' |Gamma Pehalwan |- |1985 |''Patal Bhairavi'' |Vishvanath Chanchal |-

|1986 |''Andheri Raat Mein Diya Tere Haath Mein'' |Sultan |- |1986 |''Chameli Ki Shaadi'' |Advocate Harish |- |1986 |''Jeeva'' |Sardar |- |1986 |''Love and God'' |Kais' family servant |- |1986 |''Mohabbat Ki Kasam'' |Baseera Singh |- |1986 |''Nasihat'' | |- |1986 |''Pahunchey Huwe Log'' | |- |1986 |''Peechha Karro'' |Brigadier |- |1986 |''Simhasanam'' | |Telugu film |- |1986 |''Singhasan'' | Kupateshwar |''Simhasanam'' in Hindi |- |1986 |''Vikram'' | |Tamil film |- |1986 |''Zindagani'' |Bhola |- |1987 |''Ahsaan'' | |- |1987 |''Insaaniyat Ke Dushman'' |Pratap Singh |- |1987 |''Jaago Hua Savera | |- |1987 |''Maashuka'' | |- |1987 |''Sitapur Ki Geeta |Thakur Pratap Singh |- |1988 |''Bees Saal Baad'' |Bhavani Baba |- |1988 |''Do Waqt Ki Roti |Tantia Bheel/Purshottam |- |1988 |''Inteqam | |- |1988 |''Kabrastan |Nepolean D'Costa |- |1988 |''Kanwarlal |John Jani Janardhan |- |1988 |''Maalamaal'' |Suleiman Dada |- |1988 |''Paanch Fauladi'' |Delaware Khan, Fauladi #5 |- |1988 |''Qatil |Badshah Akram Khan |- |1988 |''The Perfect Murder'' |Lala Heera Lal |- |1989 |''Dost'' |Sher Singh |as Amzad Khan |- |1989 |''Khuli Khidki'' |Dr. A.K. Jayant |- |1989 |''Meri Zabaan'' |Inspector Malpani/Arjun Vaswani |- |1989 |''Naqab'' |Nawab Dada Sarkar |- |1989 |''Santosh'' |Qaidi No.333 |- |1990 |''Lekin...'' |Shafi Ahmed Sidiqqui |- |1990 |''Maha-Sangram'' |Bada Ghoda |- |1990 |''Pati Patni Aur Tawaif'' |Sulaiman Dildar |- |1991 |''Love'' |Guruji |- |1991 |''Izzat'' | |- |1991 |''Ramgarh Ke Sholay'' |Gabbar Singh |- |1991 |''Yaara Dildara'' | |- |1992 |''Aasmaan Se Gira'' |Alien ruler |- |1992 |''Dil Hi To Hai'' |Maharaj Vikram Garg |- |1992 |''Ele, My Friend'' |Omar |- |1992 |''Saali Adhi Ghar Waali'' | |- |1992 |''Waqt Ka Badshah'' | |- |1992 |''Virodhi'' |Judge |- |1993 |''Bechain'' | |as Late Amjad Khan |- |1993 |''In Custody'' |Babu's Musician |English Film |- |1993 |''Rudaali'' |Thakur Ram Avtar, Lakhsman's father |- |1993 |''Bannada Gejje'' | |Kannada film starring Ravichandran |- ||1993 |''Prema Yudham'' | |Telugu film starring Nagarjuna Akkineni,remake of Bannada Gejje |- |1994 |''Do Fantoosh'' |Bajrang |as Late Amjad Khan |- |1995 |''Anokhi Chaal'' | |- |1996 |''Aatank'' |Alphonso |- |1996 |''Hukumnama'' | |- |1996 |''Sautela Bhai'' |Thakur Narayandas |- |}

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Coordinates	53°6′3″N14°40′4″N
name	Vinod Khanna
birth date	October 06, 1946
birth place	Peshawar, British India
residence	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
office	Member of Parliament
constituency	Gurdaspur
salary	1 million per year
party	BJP
spouse	Geetanjali (1971–1985 divorced) Kavita (1990–present)
children	3 sons and 1 daughter
date	September 22 |
year	2006 |
source	}}

Vinod Khanna (, Punjabi: ਵਿਨੋਦ ਖੰਨਾ born 6 October 1946) is an Indian actor, film producer and politician.

Early life

Khanna was born to Kamla and Kishanchand Khanna, a textiles, dyes and chemicals businessman of Hindu Punjabi Khatri origin, on 6 October 1946, in Peshawar, British India (now in Pakistan). He has three sisters and one brother. Shortly after his birth, India was partitioned and the family fled Peshawar and reached Mumbai (then Bombay).

At Mumbai, he attended Queen Mary School, Bombay (Mumbai) until class II and then shifted to St. Xavier's High School, Fort. In 1957, the family again shifted to Delhi where he attended Delhi Public School, Mathura Road. Although the family moved back to Mumbai in 1960, he was sent to Barnes School in Devlali. It was during his time at the boarding school that he watched the epic ''Mughal-e-Azam'' and fell in love with motion pictures. He graduated with a commerce degree from Sydenham College.

Career

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), ''Amar Akbar Anthony'' (1977), ''Khoon Pasina'' (1977), ''Muqaddar Ka Sikander'' (1978), ''The Burning Train'' (1980) and ''Qurbani'' (1980). Having peaked in Bollywood, he became a follower of the spiritual teacher Osho (Rajneesh) and left the film industry in 1979 for eight years. At this time, he was one of the most successful actors in the Bollywood, competing with Amitabh Bachchan & Jeetendra. He rejoined the industry, eight years later in mid 1980s. He continued to appear in many notable films from the mid 1980s to the 1990s such as ''Dayavan'' (1988), ''Chandni'' (1989), ''Kshatriya'' (1993), ''Eena Meena Deeka'' (1994) and ''Ekka Raja Rani'' (1994).

His pairing with Amitabh Bachchan was both critically acclaimed and commercially successful.

In 1997 he donned the role of producer to launch his middle son Akshaye Khanna in the film ''Himalay Putra''; he also starred in the film. In 1999 he received a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the film industry for over three decades. He has since acted in fewer films playing character roles. His most recent films were ''Deewaanapan'' (2002), ''Risk'' (2007)'', Wanted'' (2009) and ''Dabangg'' (2010).

He also ventured into television playing the male lead role of "Kashi Nath" in the Smriti Irani-produced Hindi serial ''Mere Apne'', which aired on the channel 9X.

Politics

In 1997, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was elected from Gurdaspur constituency in Punjab in the next year's Lok Sabha poll. In 1999, he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha from the same constituency. Later, he became union minister for culture and tourism in July 2002. Six months later, he was moved to the more important ministry of external affairs (MEA) as minister of state. In 2004 he won re-election from Gurdaspur. However, he lost out in the 2009 Lok Sabha poll.

Personal life

Khanna married Geetanjali in 1971, and has two sons with her, Rahul Khanna and Akshaye Khanna; both are Hindi film actors. In 1975, Khanna became a disciple of Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh). In the early 1980s, he moved to Rajneeshpuram, Osho's commune in the United States, for four years, cleaning dishes and working as Osho's gardener. His absence from his family, who remained behind in India, caused friction between the couple, and the marriage ended in divorce.

In 1990, he married his second wife, Kavita. They have a son, Sakshi, and a daughter Shraddha.

Awards and nominations

1975 – Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for ''Haath Ki Safai''

1977 – Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actor for ''Hera Pheri''

1978 – Filmfare Nomination as Best Actor for ''Shaque''

1979 – Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actor for ''Muqaddar Ka Sikander''

1981 – Filmfare Nomination as Best Actor for ''Qurbani''

1999 – Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award

2006 – Stardust Awards - Role Model for the Year

2007 – Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement

Filmography

''99 film ''Ek Rani Aisi Bhi Thi'' ''Bhola in Bollywood'' ''Godfather (2007 film) ''Pehchaan: The Face of Truth'' ''Kranti (2002 film) ''Deewaanapan'' ''Dus (1997 film) ''Muqadama'' ''Janam Kundli'' ''Eena Meena Deeka'' ''Kshatriya (film) ''Parampara (film) ''Khoon Ka Karz'' ''Muqaddar Ka Badshaah'' ''Chandni'' ''Dayavan'' ''Insaaf (1987 film) ''Daulat Ke Dushman'' ''Rajput'' ''Ek Aur Ek Gyarah (1981 film) ''The Burning Train'' ''Lahu ke Do Rang'' ''Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki'' ''Parvarish (1977 film) ''Hera Pheri (1976 film) ''Zameer (1974 film) ''Haath Ki Safai'' ''Kuchhe Dhaage'' ''Parichay'' ''Mera Gaon Mera Desh'' ''Sachaa Jhutha'' ''Nateeja'' ''Man Ka Meet''

Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
rowspan="2"	2010	''Dabangg''	Prajapati Pandey
''Red Alert: The War Within''	Krishnaraj
rowspan="3"	2009	99'' ||	JC
''Wanted (2009 film)	Wanted''	Shrikant Shekhawat
''Fast Forward (2009 film)	Fast Forward''
rowspan="2"	2008	|	Jivajirao Scindia
''Halla Bol''	Himself
rowspan="1"	2004	|	Himself	Special Appearance
rowspan="3"	2007	Godfather'' ||
''Risk (film)	Risk''	Khalid Bin Jamal
''Chooriyan''
rowspan="1"	2005	|	Advocate Deepak Khanna
rowspan="2"	2002	Kranti'' ||	Awadesh Pratap Singh
''Leela''	Nashaad
rowspan="1"	2001	|	Ranvir Choudhary
rowspan="3"	1997	Dus'' ||	General	Incomplete
''Himalay Putra''	ACP Suraj Khanna
''Dhaal: The Battle of Law Against Law''	Inspector Varun Saxena
rowspan="1"	1996	|	Captain Ajit Singh
rowspan="1"	1995	|	Randhir 'Junior' Mehra
rowspan="3"	1994	|	Deeka
''Ekka Raja Rani''	Ashwini Bhave
''Pyar Ka Rog''	Army Officer
rowspan="2"	1993	Kshatriya'' ||	Raja Jaswant Singh (Mirtagarh)
''Insaniyat Ke Devta''	Balbir
rowspan="6"	1992	Parampara'' ||	Thakur Prithvi Singh
''Humshakal''	Insp. Vinod/Sunil Kumar/Dadu Kaliya
''Nishchaiy''	Ravi Yadav
''Maarg''
''Police Aur Mujrim''	DSP Vishal Khanna
''Waqt Ka Badshah''
rowspan="4"	1991	|	Karan
''Farishtay''	Dheeru
''Dharam Sankat''	Birju
''Garajna''
rowspan="8"	1990	|	Naresh
''Jurm (1990 film)	Jurm''	Inspector Shekhar Varma
''C.I.D. (1990 film)	C.I.D.''	Police Inspector Veer Sehgal
''Lekin...''	Samir Yogi
''Maha-Sangram''	Vishal
''Kaaranama''
''Masangram''
''Pathar Ke Insan''	Arjun
rowspan="5"	1989	|	Lalit Khanna
''Batwara''	Vikram Singh
''Suryaa: An Awakening''	Suraj Singh
''Mahaadev''	Arjun Singh
''Conman''
rowspan="4"	1988	|	Shakti Vellu/ Dayavan
''Rihae''	Amarji
''Aakhri Adaalat''	Inspector Amar Kaushal
''Faisla''	Birju
rowspan="4"	1987	Insaaf'' ||	Avinash Kapoor
''Satyamev Jayate''	Police Inspector Arjun Singh
''Zameen (1987 film)	Zameen''
''Raj Kapoor (1987 film)	Raj Kapoor''	Himself
rowspan="1"	1983	|	Vinod
rowspan="5"	1982	|	Bhanu
''Raj Mahal (1982 film)	Raj Mahal''
''Insaan (1982 film)	Insaan''
''Daulat (1982 film)	Daulat''	Ravi/ Kunwar Dilip Singh
''Taaqat (1982 film)	Taaqat''
rowspan="4"	1981	Ek Aur Ek Gyarah'' ||
''Khuda Kasam (1981 film)	Khuda Kasam''	Sumer Singh
''Jail Yatra (1981 film)	Jail Yatra''	Raju Verma
''Kudrat''	Dr. Naresh Gupta
rowspan="5"	1980	|	Vinod Verma
''Qurbani (1980 film)	Qurbani''	Amar
''Garam Khoon''
''Zalim (1980 film)	Zalim''
''Bombay 405 Miles''	Kanhaiya
rowspan="5"	1979	|	Inspector Raj Singh / Gopi Lathuria
''Do Shikaari''	Satish
''Yuvraaj''	Gajendra/ Vikramdev
''Meera (1979 film)	Meera''	Rana Bhojraj Sesodia
''Sarkari Mehmaan''	Anand
rowspan="7"	1978	|	Ajay Chouhan
''Daku Aur Jawan
''Muqaddar Ka Sikander''	Vishal Anand
''Aakhri Daku''
''Khoon Ka Badla Khoon''
''Khoon Ki Pukaar''	Sher Singh/Amrit
''Inkaar''	CID Officer Amarnath "Amar" Gill
rowspan="9"	1977	Parvarish'' ||	Kishan
''Adha Din Adhi Raat''
''Amar Akbar Anthony''	Amar
''Khoon Pasina''	Aslam Sher Khan / Shera
''Hatyara''	Vijay D. Singh/Inspector Ajay Singh
''Aap Ki Khatir (1977 film)	Aap Ki Khatir''	Sagar
''Jallian Wala Bagh (1977 film)	Jallian Wala Bagh''
''Maha Badmaash''
''Chor Sipahee''	Raja Dada / Raja Khanna
rowspan="5"	1976	Hera Pheri'' ||	Ajay	Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
''Lagaaam''
''Nehle Pe Dehla''
''Shankar Shambhu''	Pappu R. Singh/Shambhu L. 'Chhotey Thakur' Singh
''Shaque''	Vinod Joshi
rowspan="4"	1975	Zameer'' ||	Daku Suraj Singh / Chimpoo
''Qaid (film)	Qaid''	Advocate Jai Saxena
''Prem Kahani''	Sher Khan
''Sewak''
rowspan="6"	1974	|	Shankar Kumar	Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
''Imtihan''	Pramod Sharma
''Kunwara Baap''	Police Inspector Ramesh
''Patthar Aur Payal''	Surajbhan Singh 'Sarju'
''Chowkidar''	Gopal
''Farebi''
rowspan="8"	1973	|	Thakur Lakhan Singh
''Aarop''	Subhash
''Achanak (1973 film)	Achanak''	Major Ranjeet Khanna
''Anokhi Ada''	Gopal
''Dhamkee''
''Gaddar (1973 film)	Gaddar''	Inspector Raj Kumar 'Raja'
''Paanch Dushman''
''Pyaar Ka Rishta''
rowspan="6"	1972	|	Amit
''Do Yaar''
''Ek Bechara''
''Ek Hasina Do Diwane''	Prakash
''Ek Khiladi Bawan Pattey''
''Parchhaiyan''
rowspan="12"	1971	|	Jabbar Singh
''Reshma Aur Shera''	Vijay Singh
''Mere Apne''	Shyam
''Elaan (1971 film)	Elaan''	Ram Singh
''Hungama (1971 film)	Hungama''	Preetam
''Rakhwala''	Shyam
''Preetam''	Anil Thakur
''Jaane-Anjaane''	Police Inspector Hemant
''Dost Aur Dushman''
''Hum Tum Aur Woh''	Vijay
''Memsaab (film)	Memsaab''	Arjun
''Guddi''	Himself
rowspan="4"	1970	|	Inspector Pradha
''Aan Milo Sajna''	Anil Choudhury
''Mastana''	Police Inspector Prasad
''Purab Aur Paschim''	Gopi's groom
rowspan="1"	1969	|
rowspan="1"	1968	|

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Coordinates	53°6′3″N14°40′4″N
name	Yana Gupta
alt	Yana Gupta at Jhalak Dikhla Jaa Bash
spouse	Satyakam Gupta (Divorced)
occupation	Model, Actress
birth date	April 23, 1979 }}

Yana Gupta or Yaana (born Jana Synková) is a Czech model and actress working in Mumbai. Gupta is a citizen of the Czech Republic.

Personal life

Yana Gupta was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) on 23 April 1979 to Czech parents and began modelling in the mid-1990s. Her career took a turn towards the east when she married Indian artist Satyakam Gupta in Pune. and changed her last name from Synkova to Gupta. She divorced Gupta in 2005. In 2008 she altered her given name to Yaana.

Career

Yaana appeared on numerous magazine covers, including ''Elle'', ''Cosmopolitan'', ''Femina'', and now on ''Maxim''. Gupta modeled for the premier Kingfisher's calendar and has performed dance numbers in three films including the remix of ''babuji zara dheere chalo''. Before her career in Bollywood, she modeled for international clients like Calvin Klein and Victoria's Secret.

Movie career

Yaana made her big screen debut in the Bollywood movie ''Dum'' for the song ''Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo'' which made her famous for cameo item numbers. She was named the new face for Lakmé Cosmetics in 2001. She has also appeared in a Kannada movie named ''Jogi''. She played the role of a TV anchor on the countdown show ''Mirch Masala'' on Zoom TV where she danced to famous dance numbers.

Yaana recently signed up with a leading mobile and PC games company Indiagames as brand ambassador and will be featured in several interesting games and applications related to fitness, puzzles etc. Yaana has featured on the Dr Zeus album ''Back Unda Da Influence'', which was released in 2007. She featured in a cameo role in the video for the song "Chargai", released on Aman Hayer's 2008 release ''Groundshaker 2''. The song features vocals from Jazzy B and Apache Indian. She is also very famous for her song "Kadhaal Yaanai" from the blockbuster Tamil film ''Anniyan'' [dubbed in Hindi as ''Aparichit''] and "Aadatanama" from the Telugu film ''Gharshana'' (remake of blockbuster Tamil film ''Kaaka Kaaka''). She also appeared in the item numbers: "Oh! What A Babe" in the film ''Rakht'', "Aakalesthe" in the film ''Shankardada Zindabad''.

TV Shows

Yaana was one of the strongest contenders in the popular TV show ''Khatron Ke Khiladi'' hosted by Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar. ''Fear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi'' on Colors TV.She was a participant in a Dancing show called ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'', Season 4, an Indian version of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing and ABC's Dancing with the Stars. Her choreographer was Salman who had won ''Dance India Dance''.

Controversies

Indian Media made a huge buzz about paparazzi pictures taken of Yaana at a charity event in Mumbai in November, 2010, wearing no panties. Yana Gupta, Sushila Nirali - the organizer of the event and the photographer who clicked those photos were sued for the 'pantyless stunt'. She was quiet relaxed and jokingly said "I am the No-Panty girl now."

Filmography

Hindi ''Gharshana'' ''Rakht'' Song ''Oh Tamil ''Anniyan'' ''Jogi (film) ''Kaisay Kahein'' ''Shankardada Zindabad'' ''Chalo Dilli'' ''Murder 2''

style="background:#B0C4DE;"	Year	Film	Language	Role	Notes
2003	Dum (2003 Hindi film)>Dum''	|	Dancer	Song ''Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo''
2004	|	Telugu		Song ''Aadatanamaa''
2004	|	Hindi	Dancer	What A Babe''
2004	''Manmadhan''	|		Song ''Thathai Thathai''
2005	|	Tamil	Club Dancer	Song ''Kaadhal Yaanai''
2005	Jogi'' ||	Kannada	Truck Dancer	Song ''Bin Ladennu Nan Maava''
2007	|	Hindi		Song ''Teri Yaadein''
2007	|	Telugu		Song ''Aakalesthe''
2011	|	Hindi	Laila	Song ''Laila O Laila''
2011	|	Hindi	Jyoti	Song ''Aa Zara Karib Se''

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Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:Indian people of Czech descent Category:Hindi film actors Category:Indian film actors Category:Indian actors

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