Veteran Bollywood actor Vinod Khanna has passed away after battling cancer at the age of 70. He was admitted to the Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai
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Veteran Bollywood actor Vinod Khanna passed away after battling cancer at the age of 70 in Mumbai on Thursday (April 27).
Vinod Khanna was admitted to the Sir HN Reliance Foundation hospital on March 31 with severe dehydration.
Fans and media gather outside Vinod Khanna's residence in Mumbai. Pic/Jagran New Media
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According to sources, Vinod Khanna breathed his last at 11.20 am today due to advanced bladder carcinoma.
Photos: Vinod Khanna's family at his residence in Mumbai
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Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor and other Bollywood celebs attended Vinod Khanna's funeral on Thursday in Worli.
Photos: Vinod Khanna's family, celebs at his funeral in Mumbai
An unverified snap of an ailing Vinod Khanna had gone viral a month back. The yesteryear star looked frail in the picture with wife Kavita and son Sakshi by his side.
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Akshay Kumar, Rishi Kapoor, Esha Deol and other celebs took to Twitter to pay tribute to the actor.
Vinod Khanna was the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member of the Lok Sabha from Gurdaspur in Punjab. He was into his fourth term as MP from the seat.
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Starting his career with minor roles in 1969, the actor built up a hugely successful career.
He featured in some of the biggest Bollywood hits like "Mere Apne", "Insaaf", "Parvarish", "Muqaddar Ka Siqandar", "Qurbani", "Dayavaan", "Mera Gaon Mera Desh", "Chandni", "The Burning Train" and "Amar Akbar Anthony" among many others.
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Khanna was first elected from Gurdaspur in 1998. He was re-elected in the 1999 and 2004 general elections. He lost narrowly in 2009 to Pratap Singh Bajwa (Congress).
Khanna avenged his defeat in 2014 by winning from Gurdaspur for the fourth time.
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A Punjabi born in Peshawar (now in Pakistan), Khanna remained popular in the constituency despite accusations that he remained absent from the area most of the time.
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