MUMBAI: Popular Indian actor Vinod Khanna passed away on Thursday.
According to sources, the artist was suffering from cancer.He was 70 years of age at the time of his death.
He is survived by his wife, three sons and a daughter.
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The actor debuted in 1968 with "Man Ka Meet" and is best remembered for his performance in films like "Mere Apne", "Mera Gaon Mera Desh", "Imitihaan", "Inkaar", "Amar Akbar Anthony", "Lahu ke Do Rang", "Qurbani", "Dayavaan" and "Jurm".
He was last seen in Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 2015 film "Dilwale."
Photo courtesy: BCCL
Khanna joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 1997. He was elected from Gurdaspur constituency in Punjab in 1998 and re-electedfrom the same constituency in 1999.
In July 2002, he was made the union minister for culture and tourism. 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, Khanna lost out in the 2009 Lok Sabha poll. In 2014 general election he is again elected for 16th
zindagi to bewafa hai ek din thukrayegi
maut mehbooba hai apne saath lekar jayegi
mar ke jeene ki ada jo duniya ko sikhlayega
wo muqaddar ka sikandar janeman kehlayega
(Lyrics from movie Muqaddar Ka Sikandar's title song picturized on Khanna)