Vinod Khanna

Vinod Khanna

Born: October 6, 1946
Died: April 27, 2017
in Peshawar
Vinod Khanna (6 October 1946 – 27 April 2017) was an Indian actor and producer of Bollywood films. He was the recipient of 2 Filmfare awards. He was also an active politician. He was the sitting MP from Gurdaspur (between 1998-2009 and 2014-2017). He had advanced cancer of the bladder.

Vinod Khanna acted in lead roles in many superhit films and is best remembered for his performance in films like Mere Apne, Mera Gaon Mera Desh, Gaddaar (1973 film), Jail Yatra, Imtihaan, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Inkaar, Kuchhe Dhaage, Amar Akbar Anthony, Rajput, Qurbani, Kudrat, Dayavan, Kaarnama, Suryaa: An Awakening and Jurm.

After making his debut in 1968, Khanna first acted in small second lead roles or negative roles. His angry young man role in the movie Mere Apne, his negative role as the main villain in the superhit movie Mera Gaon Mera Desh and his role in the crtically acclaimed movie Achanak based on K. M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra, as the military officer turned fugitive.

In 1982, at the peak of his film career, Khanna temporarily quit the film industry to follow his spiritual guru Osho Rajneesh. After a 5 year hiatus, he returned to the Hindi film industry giving two back to back hit films Insaaf and Satyamev Jayate.

Khanna is popularly hailed as one of the most handsome lead actors ever in Bollywood.

Movies for Vinod Khanna...

Downtown
Title: Downtown
Character: Rajdeep Oberoi
Released: March 18, 2016
Type: Movie
A rich father challenges his spoilt son to live on his own for 24 hours on the streets of Mumbai.
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Dilwale
Title: Dilwale
Character: Randheer Bakshi
Released: December 18, 2015
Type: Movie
Raj is a Mafia member. One day he meet a girl (Meera) while chasing by his rival gang and falls in love with her. Later he finds out that this girl is the daughter of the leader of his rival gang. Yet their love story continues until he was shot by his girlfriend upon a deep misunderstanding. After that incident these two lovers lives separate until their siblings fallen in love. With this new love story their paths intertwines again.
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Chooriyan
Title: Chooriyan
Released: June 19, 2015
Type: Movie
Chooriyan is the story of Simran (Gracy Singh), an orphan who has always dreamt of being a part of a family. Her dream finally comes true when Army Office Aman (Sudanshu Pandde) asks her to marry him and she lives happily as part of Aman's family. Aman and Simran cherish every moment before he returns back to his army duty.
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Koyelaanchal
Title: Koyelaanchal
Released: May 9, 2014
Type: Movie
Koyelaanchal (coal belt of India) brings to light the explosive story of the people who have kept our precious fuel station at ransom for centuries. Koyelaanchal unveils itself through Saryu Bhan Singh (Vinod Khanna),an ex-owner turned Mafioso of the region, who through his sheer brutality & blatant defiance of law of the land, forces the people & the authorities to acknowledge him as their 'maalik'. Any protest, any voice of dissent against him is dealt with spine chilling violence of epic proportions.
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Ramaiya Vastavaiya
Title: Ramaiya Vastavaiya
Character: Ashwini (Ram's Mom)
Released: July 19, 2013
Type: Movie
A wealthy NRI falls hard for a country girl during a visit to his homeland.
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Title: Comedy Nights with Kapil
Character: Self
Released: June 22, 2013
Type: TV
Comedy Nights with Kapil is a comedy show which provides a distinctive take on the everyday life of a common man as the show explores the story of every household and how our common man Kapil is affected by the simplest issues in life around him.
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Dabangg 2
Title: Dabangg 2
Character: Prajapati Pandey
Released: December 21, 2012
Type: Movie
Chulbul Pandey invites a fresh trouble when he kills the brother of a notorious politician and the former swears to wreak havoc in his life.
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Players
Title: Players
Character: Victor Braganza
Released: January 6, 2012
Type: Movie
Learning of a fortune in gold being secretly shipped to Romania, master thieves Charlie and Riya assemble a crack team to steal it.
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Tell Me O Kkhuda
Title: Tell Me O Kkhuda
Character: Abhay Rana Pratap Singh
Released: October 27, 2011
Type: Movie
After finding she was adopted as child, a young woman sets out to look for her biological parents.
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Dabangg
Title: Dabangg
Character: Prajapati Pandey
Released: September 10, 2010
Type: Movie
A troubled relationship with his younger half-brother and stepfather compels Chulbul Pandey to become a corrupt but fearless cop whose life changes when he locks horns with a corrupt political leader.
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Red Alert: The War Within
Title: Red Alert: The War Within
Character: Krishnaraj
Released: July 9, 2010
Type: Movie
While delivering food in a forest area in Andhra Pradesh, impoverished Narasimha is held against his will by a band of Naxalites led by Velu, and forced to join them. He is anxious to collect his dues and return home to his wife, Uma; daughter, Chinna; and son, Mohan, but Velu keeps on putting it off. Narasimha gets to know and sympathize with members of this band, and befriends Lakshmi, who was gang-raped by several policemen. He is then asked to prove his loyalty by killing an informant/plainclothes police inspector - which he does - and even accompanies the band on an assault on a school, resulting in the death of some children. Traumatized after this incident, he decides to flee - and it is this decision that will not only estrange him from his family but also force him to be on the run from the band as well as the police.
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Fast Forward
Title: Fast Forward
Character: Palaash
Released: September 25, 2009
Type: Movie
A dance group faces challenges and betrayal after competing against reigning champions in an underground dance competition.
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Wanted
Title: Wanted
Character: Shrikant Shekhawat
Released: September 18, 2009
Type: Movie
Radhe is a hardcore gangster. A sharpshooter with a sharp brain, he works for Gani Bhai, the dreaded Mafioso, but on his own terms. Totally fearless, Radhe single handedly eliminates Gani Bhai's enemies one by one; making more enemies than he bargained for.
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99
Title: 99
Character: JC
Released: May 15, 2009
Type: Movie
Two unlucky delinquents stumble into a series of random misadventures when they attempt to collect a debt for their boss.
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Halla Bol
Title: Halla Bol
Character: Himself (uncredited)
Released: January 11, 2008
Type: Movie
Ashfaque (Ajay Devgan) is a small town boy aspiring to be a film star in the Hindi film industry. He joins a street theatre group run by a reformed dacoit Sidhu (Pankaj Kapur) who uses street theatre as a medium to bring about an awakening in the masses. Ashfaque struggles to give a creative vent to the actor in him in order to realize his dreams.
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Godfather The Legend Continues
Title: Godfather The Legend Continues
Character: Abdullah Khan/Godfather
Released: October 14, 2007
Type: Movie
Godfather is a Pakistani Urdu film directed by Hriday Shetty released across theaters in Pakistan on October 14, 2007. This film has a cast including both Pakistani and Indian actors. It showed Vinod Khanna for the first time on the Pakistani cinema screen. It was distributed nationwide by the Pakistani private channel ARY Digital. The film may have drawn inspiration from Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather. It was successful film upon its release in Pakistan.
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Risk
Title: Risk
Character: Khalid Bin Zamal
Released: January 18, 2007
Type: Movie
"Ek crore meh laitha hai RISK!". Risk! is a movie about a police inspector named Suryakanth who vows to clean up the Mumbai underworld. The police have been trying for 11 years to arrest the biggest don of the underworld, Khalid Bin Jamal. But Khalid isn't in Mumbai. He is living in Bangkok, free from the Mumbai police. Suryakanth starts killing Khalid's men in Mumbai. This alarms Khalid and he entraps Suryakanth in a bad scheme. How much risk is Suryakanth willing to take in order to catch Khalid? Watch Risk! and find out.
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Pehchaan: The Face of Truth
Title: Pehchaan: The Face of Truth
Released: June 24, 2005
Type: Movie
Swati Azad and Mridula are two inseparable friends in college. After successfully completing their college, they get married to Ajay Lal and Milind Khanna respectively. Four years later, Prasad Saxena, another former collegian meets with a pregnant Mridula and informs her that Swati has committed suicide as she had lost her sanity. However, he suspects that she was actually killed by the Lal family. Mridula gets hold of Swati’s diary, reads it, and concludes that the Lal family did kill Swati. She has the case reopened, files various documents in Court, and has the Lals, Ajay and his dad, Hasmukh, charged under section 302 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. It is here that Mridula will find out that she has opened up a virtual Pandora’s box, for the lawyer representing the Lals is none other than Deepak Khanna, her father-in-law. When Milind finds out he accuses Mridula of trying to disrupt the Khanna family life and tells her that she is losing her sanity.
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Kranti
Title: Kranti
Character: Awadesh Pratap Singh
Released: March 27, 2002
Type: Movie
Inspector Abhay Pratap Singh is a young, honest and diligent police inspector, serving with Bombay Police, and comes from a respectable family, which consists of sister Anu; mom Sushma; and dad, Awadesh, who is also the Commissioner of Police. Abhay has long suspected Mahendra Pratap Rana of being a criminal don, who also has links with terrorists, but thus far has been unable to gather any material evidence for the police to lay charges. The Commissioner is unable to accept his son's word, as Mahendra is well-known, influential, and wealthy. Abhay continues to pursue his investigation despite of warnings from his superiors, and is ultimately suspended from duty. Now even after suspension, Abhay has come to know that the life of Coloney Krishnakanth is threatened by Mahendra, and reaches out to his dad, who will not have anything to do with him anymore. It will upto Abhay to save the life of Krishnakanth, against all odds that are stacked up against him.
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Leela
Title: Leela
Character: Nashaad
Released: January 1, 2002
Type: Movie
Leela is the story of Leela, an aware, liberal woman who struggles with the true meaning of independence. It is also the story of Krishna, born of Indian parents in America but uncomfortable with his hyphenated existence. Leela then is a universal story of two paths that cross each other and pause a moment before moving on.
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Deewaanapan
Title: Deewaanapan
Released: November 16, 2001
Type: Movie
Suraj Saxena (Arjun Rampal) lives in a remote hill station in India with his dad (Om Puri), mom (Smita Jaykar), and sister, Asha (Amita Nangia). One day he meets with Kiran Choudhary (Diya Mirza), who has come on holiday trip with a group of girls. He offers to show her around and they fall in love with each other. Suraj is unable to see her home by the train as his dad has chest pains and has to be rushed to hospital. But Suraj is unable to get Kiran out of his mind and heart. After his sister get's married, the family decide to relocate to Bombay, where Suraj enlists in College and makes several new friends, as well as becomes a popular football player. He eventually meets Kiran and both renew their romance.
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Dhaal
Title: Dhaal
Character: Inspector Varun Saxena
Released: November 28, 1997
Type: Movie
Varun and Suraj are best friends. But when police inspector Varun arrests Suraj for a crime he didn't commit, it leaves Suraj crestfallen and feeling betrayed. Soon Varun too is framed and imprisoned.
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Himalay Putra
Title: Himalay Putra
Character: Suraj Khanna
Released: April 4, 1997
Type: Movie
Himalay Putra (the son of the Himalayas) starts with the love story of Suraj (Vinod Khanna) and Seema (Hema Malini). Seema being the daughter of a rich businessman and Suraj being a police inspector with a modest income, are destined to face the objection of Seema's father (Amrish Puri) to their marriage. Amrish creates misunderstanding in Seema's heart for Suraj and she starts looking upon him as a greedy person who discarded her love for the sake of money. But the problem is that she has already got pregnant through him and after the demise of her father, she moves to the region of the Himalayas, giving birth to Abhay (Akshaye Khanna). Abhay grows up misunderstanding his father by learning his mother's version of the past events. He falls in love with Esha (Anjala Zaveri) who is the daughter of their neighbor - Major Mathur (Satish Shah) but love is less important for him. What is more important for him is to locate his father and settle scores with him for his mother's sorrows.
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Janam Kundli
Title: Janam Kundli
Character: Randhir 'Junior' Mehra
Released: May 12, 1995
Type: Movie
Film about a wealthy, religious man and his daughter who was talked into marrying another wealthy man.
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Hulchul
Title: Hulchul
Character: ACP Siddhant
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
A troubled ACP adopts a young poor child named Deva whose mother and father died. When he grows up, he helps his adopted father as a police officer and ACP to solve various crimes around town to save his job and protect his family. Deva should not only help his father by tracking down a mob or fight gang members, but he has to release his half-brother Karan from police custody after he is framed for murder.
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Ekka Raja Rani
Title: Ekka Raja Rani
Character: Vishal 'Vicky' Kapoor
Released: January 1, 1994
Type: Movie
Barkha saves the life of underworld king Vicky, and as a result he offers her a job and also falls in love with her, but Barkha is in love with Sagar. Will Vicky tolerate this?
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Parampara
Title: Parampara
Character: Thakur Prithvi Singh
Released: May 14, 1993
Type: Movie
In a remote region in India there has been a tradition of settling differences by fighting a duel with pistols with only one bullet in each of them. Such was the duel fought by Shankar and Thakur Bhavani Singh, with the latter emerging as the victor. Years later, Bhavani's son, Prithvi, returns from London, meets Shankar's son, Gora and daughter, Tara, befriends them, and eventually both Tara and Prithvi fall in love with each other. When Bhavani finds this out, he wants Prithvi to marry Rajeshwari, who comes from a rich family, and will destroy Gora Shankar and his tribe of gypsies. Unable to make up his mind, Prithvi ends up marrying both women, leading to Tara giving birth to a son, Pratap. Bhavani is enraged when he this out, he has Tara and a lot of their people slain, and their homes torched. Gora himself is arrested by the police, and sentenced to several years in prison...
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Kshatriya
Title: Kshatriya
Character: Raja Jaswant Singh (Mirtagarh)
Released: March 26, 1993
Type: Movie
In the arid region of Rajasthan, India; there are two royal families, Mirtagarth and Surjangarh who believes in a religious ritual which states that a warrior from each of these two families will come together annually to have a fierce battle with the winner having to sacrifice a baby buffalo and it will rain in that person's territory. This tradition must be fated to carry on by the future generation as it is a rule of nature set down by their kin.
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Insaniyat Ke Devta
Title: Insaniyat Ke Devta
Character: Balbir
Released: February 12, 1993
Type: Movie
A story of two best friends who love to help the needy, and when a group comes under threat of losing their homes, it's up to Balbir & Anwar to stop the injustice.
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Humshakal
Title: Humshakal
Character: Insp. Vinod / Sunil Kumar / Dadu Kaliya
Released: July 31, 1992
Type: Movie
Commissioner Kapoor makes Dadu Kaliya take the place of his lookalike inspector Vinod who was killed by Devi Dutt but how long will he hide the secret of Vinod's death from his family.
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Nishchaiy
Title: Nishchaiy
Character: Ravi Yadav
Released: July 17, 1992
Type: Movie
The story of two brothers, Ravi and Rohan Yadav, separated due to unforeseen circumstances created by Ravi's employer.
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Waqt Ka Badshah
Title: Waqt Ka Badshah
Released: April 3, 1992
Type: Movie
When Parasuram, an investigative journalist, exposes the illegal activities of B. R., an influential industrialist, B. R. kills his siblings. Parasuram then vows to avenge their deaths.
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Khoon Ka Karz
Title: Khoon Ka Karz
Character: Karan
Released: March 1, 1991
Type: Movie
Three orphans are arrested for committing multiple crimes. During their trial, they start recounting the story of the lives and how tough times forced them into a life of crime.
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Farishtay
Title: Farishtay
Character: Dheeru
Released: February 22, 1991
Type: Movie
After the death of her husband, the Police Inspector, Gayatri sets out to find his murderer, and is horrified to learn that her brothers are employed by him.
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Maha-Sangram
Title: Maha-Sangram
Character: Vishal
Released: December 1, 1990
Type: Movie
Uttar Pradesh-based Vishal gets a telegram from Santa Cruz Police Station that his younger collegian brother, Arjun, is dead. Distraught he travels to Bombay, collects his brothers ashes, and finds out that Arjun met a violent death. With the aid of a street-smart con-woman and her mentor, Babu Kasai Hyderabadi, he then sets out to find who killed his brother - not knowing that soon he will be drawn into the dark world of Godha and Vishwaraj.
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Kaaranama
Title: Kaaranama
Released: November 9, 1990
Type: Movie
Suraj who is a private horse trainer whose best friend in the whole world is his wonder horse. The horse, Chetak, poses a direct threat to millionaire punter, Rana on the race course and the macho Suraj poses a challenge to Rana.
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Jurm
Title: Jurm
Character: Inspector Shekhar Varma
Released: July 5, 1990
Type: Movie
Police Inspector Shekhar Varma lives in Khar, Bombay, along with his wife, Meena, and a school-going daughter. His office is notified that Editor Ritesh Nandy has received death threats as he come across evidence that would expose some very influential people.
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C.I.D.
Title: C.I.D.
Character: Police Inspector Veer Sehgal
Released: May 25, 1990
Type: Movie
C.I.D. inspector Veer wages war against organized crime. His enemy is Roshan Lala, the overlord of the drug and gold smuggling racket in India.
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Lekin...
Title: Lekin...
Character: Samir Yogi
Released: April 3, 1990
Type: Movie
Samir Niyogi lives in India and is assigned by the Government to travel to Rajasthan, evaluate a princely castle that once belonged to Raja Param Singh, take stock of all items, the condition of the building, and report back to the Government. Enroute to his destination by train, he permits a woman to enter his compartment, goes to sleep, and when he awakens finds her gone. A few days later, when he goes to the castle, he finds the very same woman cooking within the premises.
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Pathar Ke Insan
Title: Pathar Ke Insan
Released: January 15, 1990
Type: Movie
Two sisters, Asha and Lata, want to be successful singers and dancers, but a competition drives their rivalry to tragic consequences.
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Chandni
Title: Chandni
Character: Lalit Khanna
Released: September 14, 1989
Type: Movie
Fate leaves Chandni shattered as her love Rohit disappears from her life. She meets Lalit and they befriend each other until Rohit knocks on her door.
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Batwara
Title: Batwara
Released: July 14, 1989
Type: Movie
Amidst the fall of princely states in post-independence India, the friendship between Vikram, who comes from an aristocratic family, and a peasant is tested. Vikram turns vengeful after his brother is killed in a peasant colony.
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Mahaadev
Title: Mahaadev
Released: May 5, 1989
Type: Movie
A cop leaves the police force due to undue criticism. He tries to live a quiet life with his family, but the anti-social elements force him to re-join the police force.
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Suryaa: An Awakening
Title: Suryaa: An Awakening
Character: Suraj Singh "Suryaa"
Released: January 1, 1989
Type: Movie
Thakur Gangadhar Choudhary rules a small community in rural India with an iron hand, and will never permit anyone to speak up against him. He owns most of the land surrounding his palatial home - save for the small patch of land owned by Veer Singh. He summons Veer to his house, and offers him substantial compensation for his land, but Veer refuses, and the Thakur has him killed. Veer's widow dies of shock, leaving behind a young Suraj to be brought up by a kindly widow Mrs. Salma Khan, who is also the mother of Iqbal. Years go by, Suraj grows up joins the Indian Armed Forces, and after a meritorious career, he resigns and returns home to avenge his father's death. What he does not know that he must first come to terms with the local Police Inspector Iqbal Khan, and then the wealthy Collector of the District, Rajpal Chauhan, before he can even think of touching a single hair of Gangadhar Choudhary.
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Dayavan
Title: Dayavan
Character: Shakti Velhu / Dayavan
Released: October 19, 1988
Type: Movie
A tale of near Biblical proportions, telling the story of Dayavan, a heroic do-gooder who dedicates his life to helping those less fortunate then himself.
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Rihaee
Title: Rihaee
Released: August 31, 1988
Type: Movie
A village is inhabited mainly by women whose husbands are in the cities earning a living. Taking advantage of the situation, a man who returns to his village succeeds in seducing most of the women.
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Aakhri Adaalat
Title: Aakhri Adaalat
Character: Inspector Amar Kaushal
Released: June 10, 1988
Type: Movie
Inspector Amar Kaushal attempts to incarcerate wrong-doers in his society only lead to frustration when they are let off by the incompetence of the law and his superiors and seniors. Eventually Amar stands accused of killing several criminals and innocents which prompts him to take law into his own hands.
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Insaaf
Title: Insaaf
Character: Avinash Kapoor
Released: June 19, 1987
Type: Movie
When Avinash, a lecturer, punishes some of his students for misbehaving, they turn his life upside down by abducting and molesting his blind sister in order to get even with him.
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Satyamev Jayate
Title: Satyamev Jayate
Character: Police Inspector Arjun Singh
Released: June 18, 1987
Type: Movie
After a young man is killed in custody, Inspector Arjun Singh is transferred to the small town of Tehsil, where his new neighbours happen to be the family of the young man who died.
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Insaan
Title: Insaan
Character: Shankar
Released: June 25, 1982
Type: Movie
Shankar is a self-starter who is scorned and expelled from the family by his virago stepmother. However, he well-earns with his hard work and lives buoyant with his wife Sona and a child Munna. By this time, his heinous stepbrothers Narendra Singh, Roop, & Pardhu spoil their share. So, they plot to grab Shankar's property and heir a malign Sher Singh to eliminate him, and he announces him as dead. Knowing it, Sona attempts suicide when she is rescued by an altruistic Ravi. At last, Shankar & Ravi cease them when Ravi is severely injured while guarding Munna. Finally, the movie ends with Ravi leaving his breath reuniting Shankar & Sona.
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Rajput
Title: Rajput
Character: Bhanu
Released: April 16, 1982
Type: Movie
Unable to handle the taking of his kingdom by an Indian Government decree, the Maharaja kills himself. His son, Jaipal, takes over as the Maharaja, turns rebel, and refuses to hand over his title and kingdom to the Government. It is in this background that Police Superintendent Dhirendra Singh assumes his duties.
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Daulat
Title: Daulat
Released: January 1, 1982
Type: Movie
Honest mint employee, Ghanshyam (Shreeram Lagoo) gets framed for murder by Joseph D'Souza (Amjad Khan), and has to flee from the police. He is separated from his wife, Radhika (Seema Deo), two sons, and a blind daughter. Years later, Ghanshyam, after being forced to work for Joseph to print fake rupee notes, is rich and known as Vikram Singh; his daughter and wife are homeless and destitute; his elder son, Ravi (Vinod Khanna) is a burglar at night, and a rich and respectable man named Kunwar Dilip Singh during the day; his other son, Sushil (Raj Babbar) is a police inspector, adopted by the Police Commissioner (Om Shivpuri). Joseph, now known as Tripathi, comes to know that Ravi is Ghanshyam's son, and devices a scheme that will bring certain death to Ghanshyam and his family.
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Ek Aur Ek Gyarah
Title: Ek Aur Ek Gyarah
Character: Jamiya
Released: December 4, 1981
Type: Movie
Ek Aur Ek Gyarah is an action thriller, released in the year 1981. The film was directed by Ashok Rao and produced by Ram Pratap Sharma. The lyrics were written by Majrooh Sultanpuri. The cast includes Shashi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Raza Murad, Vinod Khanna, Zarina Wahab, Prem Chopra and Omprakash.
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Khuda Kasam
Title: Khuda Kasam
Released: October 9, 1981
Type: Movie
Ranvir helps his criminal boss in camouflaging a murder. Thereafter, Ranvir is declared dead and assumes a new identity. Years later, realising that Ranvir is alive, his son decides to confront him.
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Jail Yatra
Title: Jail Yatra
Character: Raju Verma
Released: September 7, 1981
Type: Movie
Raju comes from a middle-class family, and lives with his mother. He meets with nurse Shobha, and both fall in love. The only problem is that Raju somehow or other always gets mixed up in problems, and ends up getting in trouble with the police. As a result, he ends up getting in jail very often. One day he really gets into trouble by antagonizing a notorious gangster, and has to run for his life. Due to his "trouble maker" character no one really believes him, and it is upto him to save himself from this problem, without ending up in prison again.
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Kudrat
Title: Kudrat
Released: April 3, 1981
Type: Movie
The setting is in scenic Simla, summer capital of the British Raj in the 1970's. Chandramukhi from Bombay is on holiday with her parents and so is Naresh, a US educated medical professional with his parents. Chandramukhi and Naresh show interest in each other, encouraged by their parents. Choudhary Janak Singh, an important and wealthy man lives with his lawyer daughter Karuna in a lovely colonial period mansion. Their house-guest Mohan, a lawyer from Chandigarh is a protege of Janak Singh. Karuna and Mohan develop a romantic interest. The story of Paro and Madho, who lived in pre-independence India comes to affect the present.
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Qurbani
Title: Qurbani
Character: Amar
Released: June 19, 1980
Type: Movie
A cabaret dancer and singer, Sheela (Zeenat Aman) has two admirers: a small-time thief Rajesh (Feroz Khan), and a young, eligible widower, Amar (Vinod Khanna). Both are best friends and does not know that they love the same woman.
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Bombay 405 Miles
Title: Bombay 405 Miles
Character: Kanhaiya
Released: May 2, 1980
Type: Movie
Two outlaws get in over their heads when they're suddenly entrusted with the care of a wealthy child. Beseeched by a dying man to look after the young Munni, the pair uncovers a puzzle when they try to locate her kin and collect a reward. Who is the man who answers their newspaper ad? And why do some think Munni is already dead? Is the girl actually in danger from her real father? Now, the two crooks must unravel the truth before it's too late.
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The Burning Train
Title: The Burning Train
Character: Vinod
Released: March 20, 1980
Type: Movie
The plot revolves around a train named Super Express that catches fire on its inaugural run from New Delhi to Mumbai.
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Zalim
Title: Zalim
Character: Prakash Khanna
Released: January 18, 1980
Type: Movie
Vinod Khanna rescues the purse of a pretty girl, Leena chandavarkar which was robbed by two robbers. Vinod & Leena meet and fall in love. One night, a dead body is found in Leena's room and she calls Vinod. Out of panic and desperation Vinod gets rid of the body. The next day police start to investigate, and Leena goes missing. Who's body is this, where did it come from, who commited this murder and where is Leena? Watch this thrilling movie to find out.
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Garam Khoon
Title: Garam Khoon
Character: Ravi and Johny 'Babloo'
Released: January 1, 1980
Type: Movie
Industrialist Sood's manager Vishal gets expelled for siphoning off money from the company. To seek revenge, he kidnaps Babloo, one of Sood's twin sons, and inducts him into the criminal world.
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Lahu Ke Do Rang
Title: Lahu Ke Do Rang
Character: Inspector Raj Singh / Gopi Lathuria
Released: September 28, 1979
Type: Movie
Inspector Raj Singh's father was killed by Shankar and his men for gold. Years later he locates them but also finds that he has a step brother Suraj who works for Shankar now known as Devi Dayal.
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Meera
Title: Meera
Character: Rana Bhojraj Sesodia
Released: May 18, 1979
Type: Movie
Meera, a devotee of Lord Krishna, believes she is married to the lord and rejects her marriage to a Rajput prince. However, her spirituality leads her to face many hardships.
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sarkari mehmaan
Title: sarkari mehmaan
Character: Anand
Released: February 12, 1979
Type: Movie
Police inspector Anand is very honest, he is known for his honesty, diligence and bravery. He single handedly captures and arrests notorious smuggler and criminal Jack Ranjit, who is sentenced to several years of jail. Anand Vinod Khanna in disguise, also captures gangster Gulkhan Amjad Khan, who is also sentenced to a long term in jail.
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Do Shikaari
Title: Do Shikaari
Character: Satish
Released: January 1, 1979
Type: Movie
Zorro abducts and holds Sunita's father as ransom to locate the treasure located in Solomon's Mines in the heart of Africa. She travels to Africa and meets Ranjeet who helps locate her brother.
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Muqaddar Ka Sikandar
Title: Muqaddar Ka Sikandar
Character: Vishal Anand
Released: October 27, 1978
Type: Movie
Sikandar, an orphan, makes many friends and foes as he works his way up to become rich, but his heart only yearns for his unfulfilled childhood love, Kaamna. Though he finds temporary comfort in an enchanting prostitute named Zohra, all hell breaks loose when Kaamna falls for Sikandar's best friend.
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Daku Aur Jawan
Title: Daku Aur Jawan
Released: July 13, 1978
Type: Movie
Birju and Ramu are brothers and have a friendly bond with each other, They do a lot of pranks with the villagers, but the pressure of the landlord and the urban bad guy Bhairon Singh leads villagers to pay a fee for their lands to work on them. This leads Ramu to join the army as a Jawan (Soldier). Bhairon Singh, with the help of Thakurain, plans to frame Birju as a criminal on the night of Janamashtmi. Bhairon Singh brutally rapes Ganga and steals the entire wealth from the safe of her father.
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Khoon Ki Pukaar
Title: Khoon Ki Pukaar
Released: June 16, 1978
Type: Movie
After the murder of his wife, and his son's kidnapping, Dr. Vidya Bhushan decides to devote the rest of his life as a Poojary, living on the premises of a princely-donated temple, hoping ...
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Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
Title: Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
Character: Ajay R. Chouhan
Released: March 2, 1978
Type: Movie
Thakur Rajnath Singh Chouhan opens a can of worms when he announces that he is going to marry a prostitute by the name of Tulsi. His mother will not even consider Tulsi as a daughter-in-law, and would prefer that he marry Sanjukta. Tulsi convinces him that he should marry the woman of his mother's choice, which he eventually does. Thereafter Tulsi gives birth to a baby boy, Ajay, and passes away. Sanjukta raises Ajay as her own child, even after the passing away of Rajnath, and even after giving birth to Pratap. Ajay is given the entire responsibility of the estate, while Pratap squanders money on courtesans and alcohol. Sanjukta trusts Ajay, until one day when a villager complains to her that Ajay has got his daughter, Geeta, pregnant; additionally she also finds out that Ajay has been misappropriating money, and also owes money to a prostitute named Leelabai, the very woman who sold Tulsi to Rajnath.
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Inkaar
Title: Inkaar
Character: Inspector Amarnath Gill
Released: November 7, 1977
Type: Movie
Haridas Choudhury, a wealthy and honest shoe company owner, faces a moral dilemma when his Chauffeur's son (Bansi) is mistakenly kidnapped instead of his son. Inspector Amar is assigned to the case and while the search for Bansi is on-going Haridas is losing control of his company.
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Parvarish
Title: Parvarish
Character: Kishan
Released: October 23, 1977
Type: Movie
A policeman adopts the son of a bandit. A misunderstanding leads the officer's own biological son to believe he is the bandit's son and he takes up a secret life of crime; meanwhile, the adopted son becomes an officer of the law.
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Hatyara
Title: Hatyara
Released: July 4, 1977
Type: Movie
Daulat Singh and Bhairav Singh are bandits in India and live a violent lifestyle. Daulat is married to Shanta and has two children, Vijay and Geeta. One Diwali he accidentally kills a man, leaving behind a son and his mother almost destitute. Moved by their plight, he surrenders to the Police, is arrested, tried in Court, and sentenced to life in prison.
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For Your Sake
Title: For Your Sake
Character: Sagar
Released: June 7, 1977
Type: Movie
A young couple strapped for cash get in over their heads trying to repay a loan.
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Amar Akbar Anthony
Title: Amar Akbar Anthony
Character: Amar
Released: May 27, 1977
Type: Movie
Bollywood action comedy film with a lost and found theme, about three brothers separated during their childhood who grew up in three homes, adopting three religions. They meet in their youth to fight a common villain. It was the biggest blockbuster of 1977, and won several awards at 25th Filmfare Awards including Best Actor, Best Music Director and Best Editing.
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Chor Sipahee
Title: Chor Sipahee
Character: Raja Dada / Raja Khanna
Released: April 15, 1977
Type: Movie
A police officer doesn't believe in strict punishment and attempts a new way to deal with crime
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Khoon Pasina
Title: Khoon Pasina
Character: Aslam Sher Khan / Shera
Released: January 21, 1977
Type: Movie
Shiva / Tiger is the local criminal don in his part of the town where he lives with his mother. His mother wants him to marry and settle down, and give up his criminal activities. Shiva meets with Chanda and both are attracted to each other, and soon get married. Chanda is appalled at the way Shiva leads his life, with everyone around petrified of him. She asks Shiva to give up his criminal activities, and get a job. Shiva agrees, but the question is will he keep to his promise or will he just pretend to be honest in front of Chanda. And on the other hand is Shera, a dacait with a good heart. Both Shiva and Shera are rivals. When Shera hears of Shiva attempting to go straight, he decides to move in on Shiva's territory, with results that will change their lives forever. (Taken from Wikipedia -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khoon_Pasina- )
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Adha Din Adhi Raat
Title: Adha Din Adhi Raat
Character: Gopal / Jagan
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
Gopal is constantly haunted by the tragedy that took place in his childhood. His youthful elder sister Sita and his younger brother Jagan were abducted by villainous Gulshan and his men. Gopal's mother dies with this shock, before innocent Gopal's eyes. This tragedy leaves a deep and an unerasable scar on Gopal's heart and mind. Revenge becomes his motto.
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Maha Badmaash
Title: Maha Badmaash
Character: Ratan
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
Ratan runs a legitimate casino, little knowing that he is under surveillance by an international gangster named Mogambha, who is unseen, but heard only. When Ratan is approached and asked to partner with Mogambha, he refuses, and is implicated in a murder of a man named Mombha. Thus entrapped, he agrees to be part of Mogambha's gang and is asked to work together with Pinky Nathani and Mike. Subsequently, Ratan is asked to kill Ajit Saxena, the Commissioner of Police, which he refuses to do. Mogambho's men then abduct his Secretary, Reddy, and his sister, Mala, and hold them for ransom until such time Ratan assassinates Ajit. Will Ratan commit this felony, or refuse at the risk of losing Reddy and Mala.
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Jallian Wala Bagh
Title: Jallian Wala Bagh
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
The whole film is a story about Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar.
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Shaque
Title: Shaque
Released: December 1, 1976
Type: Movie
Shaque is a 1976 Bollywood drama film directed by Vikas Desai and Aruna Raje. The film stars Vinod Khanna.
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Hera Pheri
Title: Hera Pheri
Character: Ajay
Released: February 22, 1976
Type: Movie
Two con men, Vijay and Ajay, manage to hoodwink a number of wealthy people as well as Police Commissioner Khanna. Their lives undergo many changes, after a caper at a casino, where Vijay is recognized by a gangster named P.K., who decides to separate the two friends by claiming that Ajay is his long-lost son; insinuating that Vijay has not been completely forthright with Ajay; and implicating him in the murder of a male named Mac. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
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Nehle Pe Dehla
Title: Nehle Pe Dehla
Released: January 1, 1976
Type: Movie
A kingpin smuggler kills a police officer and succeeds in separating his teen-aged sons. The elder son who had vowed to take revenge, accidentally meets his younger brother. The two join forces to bust the smugglers gang.
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Qaid
Title: Qaid
Character: Advocate Jai Saxena
Released: May 21, 1975
Type: Movie
Advocate Jai Saxena lives in a small flat with his mom. One day his mom hires a maidservant named Imarsi, but later they find out that she is an impostor, and fire her. A few days later she comes knocking on their door in the dead of night, claiming that she is the sole heiress of Rai Bahadur Tulsinath's estate, and that someone is out to kill her. Jai wants to believe her, but his mother disbelieves her and wants her out of their lives, as she feels that this is nothing but another trick on her part to fool them. When the police are notified, the Saxenas are told that this woman's real name is Ragini, a homicidal killer, wanted by the police. Will Jai be convinced that he was offering to shelter a fugitive from the law?
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Zameer
Title: Zameer
Character: Daku Suraj Singh / Chimpoo
Released: March 21, 1975
Type: Movie
Maharaj Singh is a proud owner of several derby-winning stallions, and lives in a palatial farmhouse with his wife, Rukmini and young son, Chimpoo. One day dacoits attack his farmhouse with a view of stealing the stallions.
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Prem Kahani
Title: Prem Kahani
Character: Sher Khan
Released: February 7, 1975
Type: Movie
Rajesh lives a delightful life as an apolitical poet in his college days, with his love Kamini and his best friend Dheeraj, a policeman. But when his brother is killed by the British Colonial Army, he abandons everything and becomes a revolutionary freedom fighter. Time passes and he becomes a symbol of the resistance with a bounty on his head. When unfortunate circumstances force an injured Rajesh into hiding, he finds himself taking refuge at Dheeraj's quarters and encounters his past when he meets Kamini again, as the wife of his best friend, while the British become more and more eager to crush all anti-colonial sentiments in India.
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Haath Ki Safai
Title: Haath Ki Safai
Released: August 30, 1974
Type: Movie
After the tragic passing of his parents, Raj Kumar is also separated from his elder brother. He ends up hungry and penniless in Bombay, and is taken in by a pickpocket thief, Usmanbhai, who trains Raj to be a master at picking pockets and stealing. It is in this atmosphere that Raj grows up and calls himself Raju Tardeo, for this is the area allocated to him to carry on stealing. Raju comes to know that a wealthy woman named Kamini has run away from home, and a reward has been placed in all newspapers. He finds her, pretends to fall in love with her, steals her necklace, and takes her back home to her oppressive uncle, who wants her to get married to Ranjeet.
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Patthar Aur Payal
Title: Patthar Aur Payal
Character: Surajbhan Singh 'Sarju'
Released: August 13, 1974
Type: Movie
Ajit Singh is a leader of gang of bandits. He has his younger brother, Ranjeet, also in the gang. Ranjeet meets with a beautiful young woman named Aasha, and decides he does not want to be a bandit anymore, and much to the anger of Ajit and his henchman, Sarju, re-locates to the city, in order to live a peaceful life. But Ranjeet is arrested and held in prison. Then Sarju and Ajit come to the city and kidnap Aasha, as they know that Ranjeet will come back to rescue her. Ranjeet seeks the co-operation of the police, but they will only help him conditionally.
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Imtihan
Title: Imtihan
Character: Pramod Sharma
Released: May 31, 1974
Type: Movie
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Chowkidar
Title: Chowkidar
Character: Gopal
Released: January 1, 1974
Type: Movie
This is a story of feudalism in it's raw state. The tonga and a certain simplicity of the village folk is exploited by the Jagirdar and his cohorts. Until the Chowkidar and a doctor -the only son of the money-lender- who initially obtains goodwill by curing people, and providing financial assistance for recovery want to start a change. The influence of the Jagirdar, incites the villagers and his thugs frame the Chowkidar, the doctor and threaten the well being of two women. Throught the film the Jagirdar deals with the sins of his father, will he be able to be a man, and acknowledge the crime of his father?
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Kuchhe Dhaage
Title: Kuchhe Dhaage
Released: June 18, 1973
Type: Movie
In the state of Madhya Pradesh, India, particularly in the Chambal Ravine there are abundance of bandit gangs, chiefly consisting of Brahmans and Thakurs, both carrying on their age-old rivalry and hatred for each other from generation to generation. Our story revolves around Brahman Pandit Tulsiram who betrays Thakur Bahadur Singh to the police, and as a result Bahadur is sentenced to be hanged.
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Anokhi Ada
Title: Anokhi Ada
Released: April 3, 1973
Type: Movie
A ruthless gangster worms his way into the affections of a timber merchant. Using lies, deceit and murder he plots to usurp the place of the merchant's son, steal his inheritance and his girl.
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Achanak
Title: Achanak
Character: Major Ranjeet Khanna
Released: January 1, 1973
Type: Movie
Dr. Chaudhary must perform multiple surgeries on Major Ranjeet Khanna, who was shot by the Police while trying to escape from custody after killing his wife, Pushpa, and her lover, Prakash. Chances of Ranjeet's recovery are very slim, if he does recover, he could end up mentally unstable or paralyzed. In the event he does recover, the medical staff's efforts would be in vain as he has already been found guilty and sentenced to be hanged.
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Gaddaar
Title: Gaddaar
Character: Inspector Raj Kumar 'Raja'
Released: January 1, 1973
Type: Movie
The story involves 7 criminals successfully performing a heist. Problem arises when one of them turns Gaddaar (traitor) and runs away with all the looted money. His other 6 accomplices trace him for a year and finally come to know that he is hiding in Himachal pradesh,one of the hilly states of India.The group is helped by one small time crook, Raja (played by Vinod khanna) who accidentally comes to know the secret about the heist and demands his share of the looted money in exchange for helping in tracing the traitor. As the group reaches the traitor's hideout and confront the him, circumstances and greed leads to bloodbath, true identity and motive of Raja is also revealed.
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Ek Kunwari Ek Kunwara
Title: Ek Kunwari Ek Kunwara
Released: January 1, 1973
Type: Movie
Wealthy Deepak comes to the rescue of a village belle named Tara, marries her in secret, leaves her with a promise to return. When Tara finds out she is pregnant, and Deepak has abandoned her she gets a stroke and as a result loses her voice. Subsequently, she gives birth to a son, and leaves the village to go to Bombay to look for Deepak. Once there, she comes across Deepak, who will not have anything to do with her, and gives her some money to look after herself and the child. She abandons the child in a taxi-cab, and the child ends up with Deepak's sister, Neela. Watch how hilarious chaos reigns as the child keeps on ending up with Deepak - no matter what he does to get rid of it.
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Parichay
Title: Parichay
Character: Amit
Released: October 18, 1972
Type: Movie
An unemployed young man (Jeetendra) takes a job to tutor unruly grandkids of Rai Sahab (Pran) and brings out respect, appreciation and hard work hidden deep inside them.
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Ek Hasina Do Diwane
Title: Ek Hasina Do Diwane
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
A wealthy and educated wife gets physically abused by her husband, but must agree to live with him for 15 days in order to get a divorce.
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Mere Apne
Title: Mere Apne
Character: Shyam
Released: September 10, 1971
Type: Movie
Old woman Anandi moves to the city with her relatives and finds out their material side. She develops fondness for two rival street gangs of unemployed youth. These gangs are headed by two former friends turned foes in a time when society, politics and education are all losing their bearings in 1970s India.
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Rakhwala
Title: Rakhwala
Character: Shyam
Released: August 12, 1971
Type: Movie
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Preetam
Title: Preetam
Character: Anil
Released: July 26, 1971
Type: Movie
Raised by his aunt and his uncle, an orphan becomes a man who cares for others.
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Reshma Aur Shera
Title: Reshma Aur Shera
Character: Vijay Singh
Released: July 23, 1971
Type: Movie
Reshma and Shera love each other in spite of the feud that exists between their families. Chhotu, Shera's brother, kills Reshma's family. When Shera gets the news, he plans to kill Chhotu.
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Elaan
Title: Elaan
Released: May 19, 1971
Type: Movie
Naresh Kumar Saxena lives with his widowed mom and sister, Seema. He works as a freelance photographer and journalist. One day he meets with Mala Mehta and her dad, who is the Editor of a Newspaper. Mr. Mehta hires Naresh and assigns him to go to a remote island to investigate and expose some illegal activities there. Naresh goes there in the company of his friend, Shyam. Unfortunately, Naresh is caught by the island guards and lodged in a cell along with two others, one a scientist and Ram Singh, a hoodlum. The scientist confides in Naresh that he has invented an atomic ring that when inserted in someone's mouth will turn that person invisible, and subsequently passes away. Naresh puts the ring in his mouth, takes off his clothes, turns invisible and escapes.
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Jaane Anjaane
Title: Jaane Anjaane
Character: Inspector Hemant
Released: May 16, 1971
Type: Movie
Laxmi finds an abandoned baby at a temple and decides to keep him. When her husband, Shankar, returns from jail, they name the child Ramu. While Laxmi wants him to go to school, study and become someone important, Shankar wants him to gamble, partner him in bootlegging and smuggling. Ramu is unable to fit in school and decides to work with his dad. Thus Ramu grows up accepting crime as his career. Then a young woman named Mala enters his life, and both fall in love with each other. When Mala finds out about Ramu's career, she makes him promise that he will go straight. He does go straight, gets a job, and when he is laid off he takes to helping Dhondu catch fish. Then Ramu's world gets turned upside when Inspector Hemant, while apprehending Shankar, guns down Laxmi. An enraged Ramu decides that he must kill Hemant at any cost. Watch what impact this will have on Hemant's mom, his dad, and Mala herself as she watches Ramu descent into the very hell that she had tried to redeem him from.
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Mera Gaon Mera Desh
Title: Mera Gaon Mera Desh
Character: Jabbar Singh
Released: April 6, 1971
Type: Movie
Ajit saves the village from the dakus (bandits); whilst having romance with Anju.
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Guddi
Title: Guddi
Character: Self (shooting of "Mere Apne (1971)") (uncredited)
Released: February 5, 1971
Type: Movie
A teenage girl will not accept her family's attempt to arrange a marriage for her, as her heart is currently too full of love for the movies and heartthrob actor "Dharmendra."
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Hum Tum Aur Woh
Title: Hum Tum Aur Woh
Released: January 1, 1971
Type: Movie
Vijay is in love with Arti, but while he tries to woo her he becomes embroiled in a murderous plot that involves Arti, her father and the beloved businessman Mahendra Nath
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Mastana
Title: Mastana
Character: Police Inspector Prasad
Released: October 16, 1970
Type: Movie
A poor and lonely woman strikes up a friendship with a rich but neglected child, but her parents refuse to let their child see her - until she falls gravely ill.
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Aan Milo Sajna
Title: Aan Milo Sajna
Character: Anil Choudhury
Released: July 24, 1970
Type: Movie
A wealthy widow refuses to leave anything to her selfish son. In order to win her affection, he introduces her to his fiancee, Deepali, who is a girl he hires to play the part.
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Sachaa Jhutha
Title: Sachaa Jhutha
Character: Inspector Pradhan
Released: May 1, 1970
Type: Movie
A penniless musician is unwittingly forced to trade places with a look-alike diamond merchant/thief causing a comedy of errors by everyone involved.
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Purab Aur Pachhim
Title: Purab Aur Pachhim
Character: Gopi's groom
Released: January 1, 1970
Type: Movie
Bharat is a patriotic Indian who's father was an Independence fighter. He goes to London and is disappointed to see that the NRI's staying there criticized everything Indian and were wasting their life away. Prithi (Siara Banu) is one such NRI who falls in love with Bharat but refuses to go back to India with him.
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Do Yaar
Title: Do Yaar
Character: Raju
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Two young people have sworn to eliminate each other for their own reasons and become friends, chums, without knowing their identity. Both have taken each one's beloved as sisters and strive to protect them.