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 Actor-turned-politician Vinod Khanna is enjoying his return to Bollywood. A popular action hero of the 1970 and '80s, Khanna, 60, turned to politics seven years ago and is currently a lawmaker representing the opposition Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. He is now moonlighting as a movie star, having initiated his comeback with the role of a mafia boss in ``Risk,'' a crime thriller which hit screens last month. ``I've done three tenures as a member of Parliament and I've done enough work for my constituency,'' he told Cine Blitz film magazine in its February issue. ``Now, I guess my constituency can spare me.'' Khanna has completed the shooting of another action movie, ``Godfather,'' scheduled to be released later this year. He has signed for four new movies. ``What excites me now is the challenge of the films that are made these days and I want to be part of all that,'' he told the magazine. ``Also a lot of roles have been written for people of my age. So I can take on the job and do justice to it.'' Khanna has acted in some 120 movies. His sons, Akshaye and Rahul, also are well-known actors in India's prolific Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay. source:hindu Related StoriesVinod-Khanna-takes-a-comeback-risk After trying his hand at politics, yesteryear actor Vinod Khanna is back to the 'risky' business of Bollywood. Whether it's leather jackets or denims, Khanna sure knows how to make a style statement, even at his age. He is making a comeback on the big screen with Vishram Swant's new film Risk. After dabbling in politics for few years, Khanna says he has served his constituency well and has no qualms in admitting that he's returning to films strictly to earn his livelihood. “All the big demands of the constituency have been met. I have decided now I have to look after myself, my children, my two young kids, I need to work and make some money,” Khanna says. In Risk, which also stars Randeep Hooda an more Vinod-Khanna-makes-TV-debut  In what could be termed as a series of firsts, actor-turned-politician Vinod Khanna will make his television debut in Smriti Irani's new show Mere Apne (a joint venture between Smriti and Applause Entertainment) on a brand new channel, 9X, which goes on air as we speak. The serial will go on air on tonight (November 12) at 10 pm IST, Monday to Thursday. Smriti, who became a household name as Tulsi in the Ekta Kapoor's serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thisays of her serial, "It's a gripping f more Risk-turned-as-risk  First week of 'Risk' was quite poor and the writing was on the wall on the very first day of its release. With just about 2 crores in its kitty and a heavy fall in the second weekend, the film would find a quick way out of theatres and go down as yet another flop of 200. It Collected 40 lakhs from Mumbai with Delhi being second highest at 20 lakhs, the film also suffered from the fact that at majority of theatres it was discontinued after Wednesday itself to make way for SEI to arrive on Thursday. Tanushree more There-is-a-thrill-even-in-anti-hero-roles  Vinod Khanna, the veteran Bollywood hero and the present MP, played Mafia Don role in ‘Risk’. Yet, of the same type in ‘Godfather’ as sources say, he is going appear in the same role. He spoke: ‘I have acted in 120 films till now and I don’t like to be branded as a particularkind of hero/villain. Even in these anti-hero roles, I find a lot of satisfaction and thrill. more Cinema-Script-as-a-course-in-Indian-Universities--  “Yes, we need it”, says Vinod Khanna, the former Super Star. “Hindi Industry…” he adds, ….” has everything…. creativity, talent, glamour etc. But it lacks, alas, ‘stories’. Compared to Hollywood, Hindi films obvious running short of appealing plot. Highly educated and talented intellectuals are secluding themselves from the film industry. This is the chief reason for our malignity. Khanna Ji is appearing as Don in Savanth’s ‘Risk’. &n more Vinod-Khanna-gets-ready-for-second-innings-in-films Veteran actor Vinod Khanna is back to the grind and is gung ho about his forthcoming film "Risk", a thriller with a family backdrop. "I'm glad I got a chance to essay a variety of roles in my career. I am working after a very long time and my role in 'Risk' is very challenging. I guess today there aren't many roles written for people of our age group. Hopefully, if I get good meaty roles, I am even ready to take up a negative role. It has to be challenging enough to motivate me." Vinod is a very contented person in real life, reports Bollywood Trade. "Today, by grace of my guru Osho Rajneesh, there's a lot of happiness, peace and contentment within me. I was always confident about my decisions and deep down more Im-actually-a-very-funny-guy:-Arbaaz  Arbaaz Khan is working on his image makeover and signing films which allow him to show the comic side of his personality. 'Though I'm perceived as this serious kind of guy, I'm actually very funny. I hope my friends would vouch for that,' Arbaaz told IANS. In Apoorva Lakhia's just released 'Shootout At Lokhandwala', Arbaaz plays a cop and provides many light moments. And the same goes for Feroz Naidiadwala's 'Fool N Final' where he plays a funny gangster. Arbaaz started as an antiher more Vinod-Kambli-in-Big-Boss-3  Yes you have heard it right, cricketer Vinod Kambli will be entering tonight in the Bigg Boss house with the handsome hunk Mr. India Parvesh Rana. Along with this, Ismile Darbar bids adieu to the audience. "There were many names in the mind of the channel but recently Vinod's episode in a recent reality show gave a boost in the TRP's; thus the channel decided to cash on that," quips our khabroo. Rajesh Khanna was supposed to enter the show too! "Yes the channel was in talk with him but it seem more -Indian-sex-symbol-Zeenat-Aman-to-make-a-comeback-in-Bollywood  One of Bollywood's best known sex symbols Zeenat Aman will stage a comeback in a romantic flick next month. Aman plays a mother of two and stars opposite veteran actor Rajesh Khanna in "Jaana — Let's Fall in Love." Although she has appeared in brief, cameo roles, this was the first movie with a substantial role since she stopped acting in 1987, Aman told the Indian Express newspaper. Mumbai, formerly called Bombay, is home to Bollywood, India's prolific movie industry. "Eighty-one films as a leadin more Sridevi-to-make-a-comeback  She may not be seen on the big screen for now, but who can forget Sridevi. This glam mother was seen at a photo exhibition in Mumbai. The actress as usual was not very keen to mingle with the media. Marital bliss it seems has made this dazzling bollywood beauty too shy to pose for the shutterbugs. But what Sridevi fans are eagerly waiting for is her comeback on the silver screen. So if the actress took your breath away with Hawa Hawaai, then there is more you can hope for in the near future. more |
