Sadhu Meher (born in Orissa) is an Indian actor, director, and producer .^[1]

He has performed in both Oriya and Hindi films.^[2] He primarily began his career in Hindi films like Bhuvan Shome, Ankur and Mrigaya. Later on shifted his interest towards Oriya films.^[3] He is one of the founders of Parallel Cinema in mid 80s. He won a National Film Award for Best Actor for Ankur (film).^[4]

Filmography[link]

Actor

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1969	Bhuvan Shome	Jadhav Patel
1970	Ichhapuran
1974	27 Down
1974	Ankur	Kishtaya	National Film Award for Best Actor
1975	Night's End		Special Appearance
1976	Manthan
1976	Bali Ghara
1977	Inkaar	Sitaram
1977	Gharaonda
1977	Safed Haathi	Mamaji
1977	Abhimaan[disambiguation needed ]
1977	Mrigayaa	Bhuban Sardar
1980	Aparichita
1980	Kasturi[disambiguation needed ]
1981	Seeta Raati
1983	Desire[disambiguation needed ]
1985	Debshishu	Raghubir
1989	Bhukha
1993	Pratimurti
1994	Uttoran	Jatin Kundu
1994	Charachar	Bhushan
1997	Shesha Drushti
1999	Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain	Badri Prasad
2003	Patth
2004	30 Days	Ramu
2005	Forgotten Showers	Ghisu
2007	Jai Jagannatha	Shriya's father-in-law

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Director

Year	Film
1977	Abhimaan[disambiguation needed ]
1980	Aparichita
1983	Desire[disambiguation needed ]
1985	Babula
1999	Gopa Re Badhhuchhi Kala Kanhei

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References[link]

Vinod Khanna
Born	(1946-10-06) 6 October 1946 (age 65).[1] Peshawar, Pakistan
Occupation	Actor, Politician
Spouse	Geetanjali (1971–1985 divorced) Kavita (1990–present)
Children	3 sons and 1 daughter

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

Early life[link]

Khanna was born in Peshawar to Kamla and Kishanchand Khanna, a textiles, dyes and chemicals businessman on 6 October 1946, in Peshawar, British India (now in Pakistan).^{[citation needed]} He has three sisters and one brother. Shortly after his birth, India was partitioned and the family left Peshawar and reached Mumbai (then Bombay).^{[citation needed]}

At Mumbai, he attended Queen Mary School, Bombay (Mumbai) until class II and then transferred to St. Xavier's High School, Fort. In 1957, the family again moved 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 Deolali, near Nashik. 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.^[1]

Career[link]

Vinod Khanna debuted in Sunil Dutt's 1968 film Man Ka Meet as a villain.^[2] 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).^[2] 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.^[2]

He went on to star in many hits throughout the mid 1970s and early 1980s, including "Inkaar", "Aap Ki Khatir", "Aarop", Parvarish (1977), Amar Akbar Anthony (1977), Khoon Pasina (1977), " Herapheri", Muqaddar Ka Sikander (1978), "((Zameer")), 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, Rajesh Khanna (Kudrat), (Aan Milo Sajna) & 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).^[2]

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[link]

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[link]

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).^[1] 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.^[1] His absence from his family, who remained behind in India, caused friction between the couple, and the marriage ended in divorce.^[1]

In 1990, he married his second wife, Kavita.^[1] They have a son, Sakshi, and a daughter Shraddha.^[1]

Awards and nominations[link]

• 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
• 2001 - Kalakar Awards Lifetime Achievement^{[citation needed]}
• 2005 – Stardust Awards - Role Model for the Year ^[3]
• 2007 – Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Vinod Khanna at the Internet Movie Database
• Parliamentary Biography

Vidya Sinha (born 15 November 1947, Mumbai) is an Indian actress who has acted in Bollywood films.

Movie career[link]

She began modelling and acting at the age of 18. Her first movie was Raja Kaka opposite Kiran Kumar. However, fame came to her through a low-budget, alternative cinema break-away hit Rajnigandha, directed by her mentor Basu Chatterjee. The movie, although having none of the trappings of a typical Bollywood blockbuster, was a major box office success. This was followed by many more small-budget art-house films like Choti Si Baat (1975), and later by more mainstream, bigger budget Bollywood productions like Pati Patni Aur Woh (1977).

Personal life[link]

She was born on 15 November 1947 in Mumbai. She came from a humble family. Her father, S. Maan Singh, who was an assistant director.

She began modeling and acting at the young age of 18. She was married before entering films.She later quit the industry in the eighties. During this time, she raised her daughter, Janhavi . After her husband Venkateshwaran Iyer (1968–1996) died, she returned to acting, on her daughter's encouragement. She returned to acting via working in TV serials like Bahu Rani (2000), followed by Kavyanjali (2004),^[1] Hum do hain na etc. She was now married to Netaji Salunkhe, a doctor based in Australia,with whom she had a relationship after her first husband's death in 1996. They have been living together in Versova, India. In January 2009, she filed a complaint against her 70-year old husband, claiming that he tortured her mentally and physically.She also claimed that Salunkhe demanded money from her. He has since been granted bail. The couple, who had adopted a daughter, later got divorced and Sinha filed an application in the lower court for money for upbringing of the child.The court ruled in Sinha's favour and ordered Salunkhe to pay her Rs 10,000 per month.^[2]

Filmography[link]

Current Media Involvement[link]

She is currently seen on prime time soaps like Zaara, Bhabhi etc.

References[link]

1. ^ Vidya Sinha makes a comeback living.oneindia.in. Retrieved:2008-08-03.
2. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Ex-hubby-has-to-pay-10-k/month-to-actor/articleshow/9305649.cms Husband arrested for torturing actress

External links[link]

• Vidya Sinha at the Internet Movie Database

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