Vinod Khanna

vinod khanna

Question: Recently, the famous actor and Lok Sabha member Vinod Khanna passed away. He was MP from which state?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Punjab
(d) Maharashtra
Ans: (c)
Related facts:-

  • On April 27, 2017, famous actor and Lok Sabha member Vinod Khanna passed away in Mumbai. He was 70 years old.
  • He was born on 6 October 1946 in Peshawar (now Pakistan) of undivided India.
  • Besides being a successful actor, he was also a politician.
  • He was a BJP MP from Gurdaspur Lok Sabha constituency of Punjab.
  • He acted in more than 140 films.
  • In the year 1968, he started his film career with the film ‘Man ka Meet’.
  • Specially remembered for his roles he played in films such as ‘Mere Apne’, ‘Mera Gaaun Mera Desh’, ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’, ‘Kurbani’, ‘Dayavaan’, ‘Inkaar’, ‘Kachche Dhage’ and ‘Jurm’. .
  • Lastly, he starred in the film ‘Dilwale’, starring Shah Rukh Khan in 2015.
  • He was awarded the Filmfare Life Time Achievement Award in 1999.

Related Links:-
http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=197
http://aajtak.intoday.in/story/vinod-khanna-died-1-925895.html
http://zeenews.india.com/people/actor-politician-vinod-khanna-passes-away-1999878.html