The actor who left Amitabh Bachchan behind in popularity also behind:

News India Live, Digital Desk: 70s Bollywood Actors: Many stars came and went to Hindi cinema, but the crown of “Emperor” always decorated Amitabh Bachchan’s head. But do you know that there was a time when the passion of another actor was speaking to the heads of the people? The actor also gave a tough fight to Big B in terms of popularity. Yes, we are talking about Handsome Hunk Vinod Khanna.

When Vinod Khanna’s ringing was dank

The 70s and 80s … This was the period when Amitabh Bachchan was ruling Bollywood as ‘Angry Young Man’. His films were making a panic at the box office. But during this time Vinod Khanna also emerged as a big force. He made millions of people crazy with his brilliant personality, strong acting and killer smile.

Vinod Khanna, who initially identified the characters of Villain, stepped as a hero, the producer-director began to line up his home, it is said that he had signed 15 films within a week after his first film ‘Man Ka Meet’. He was one of the few actors of that period, who were considered the real competition of Amitabh Bachchan. The two worked together in many superhit films like ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’, ‘Hera Pheri’, and ‘Mukaddar Ka Sikander’ and Vinod Khanna managed to leave a separate impression every time.

Steps towards spirituality leaving stardom

At the time when Vinod Khanna’s career was on high, he took a decision that surprised everyone. He left his fame, family and film world and became a monk in Osho’s ashram. This one decision put a long break on his film career. However, after a few years he made a comeback and also gave hit films like ‘Insaaf’ and ‘Dayawan’, but by then the Bollywood equation had changed a lot.

Vinod Khanna was the artist who may not have taken a break from the film world, then the history of Hindi cinema could have been something else. He was not only an excellent actor, but later also came into politics and was also elected MP from Gurdaspur. His personality was such that even today people remember him for his brilliant films and the stardom, who once competed to the emperor of Bollywood.