New Delhi: In that era of Hindi cinema when actors like Rajesh Khanna, Jeetendra, and Dharmendra were seen romancing on screen, the story of most films revolved around the hero-heroine and the villain. The definition of a villain was different. A fierce looking person, with a cut mark on his face and twirling his mustache! At such a time, Vinod Khanna entered as a villain and dominated the silver screen. Everyone became a fan of this villain. Vinod Khanna's first film as a villain was 'Man Ka Meet'. (Photo courtesy: Instagram@vinodkhanna_legendstar)

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The film industry's experts understood people's liking and Vinod Khanna started being given hero's roles. His films were also quite a hit. After 1975, he started competing with Amitabh Bachchan directly. He was at the peak of his success when he left everything and immersed himself in the world of spirituality. 6 October is Vinod Khanna's birth anniversary. He came from a business family but his desire to appear on the silver screen made him an actor. Acting mattered to him, he gave importance to his character. (Photo courtesy: Instagram@vinodkhanna_legendstar)

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Vinod Khanna was so handsome that the actor used to say how would a hero look in front of a goon with such a build. The year 1971 was special. Two of Vinod Khanna's films were released and captured the hearts and minds of the people. Shyam from Gulzar's 'Mere Apne' and Jabbar Singh from Raj Khosla's 'Mera Gaon Mera Desh' told Bollywood that this villain is a great hero and he also can rule on his own. (Photo courtesy: Instagram@vinodkhanna_legendstar)

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According to the IANS report, Vinod says in an old interview that when he was compared to Amitabh, how could he consider anyone else as his competitor? Vinod Khanna did 10 films with Amitabh. There were a lot of similarities between the two. Great height and a wonderful personality. Both were great in fight sequences and romantic scenes. (Photo courtesy: Instagram@vinodkhanna_legendstar)

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Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna were first seen together in 'Reshma Aur Shera' and were last seen together in 'Muqaddar Ka Sikandar'. After working together in 1978, they parted ways and the reason for this was 16 stitches on Vinod Khanna's chin! (Photo courtesy: Instagram@vinodkhanna_legendstar)

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Amitabh Bachchan had also talked about this in the fourteenth season of KBC. While answering a contestant's question, he admitted that his glass missed the target and hit Vinod's chin. He was bleeding and had to get 16 stitches, although Big B had also apologized. However, Vinod was so angry that after this the successful Amitabh-Vinod pair was never seen on screen. (Photo courtesy: Instagram@vinodkhanna_legendstar)

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Vinod surprised everyone by choosing the path of Sanyaas at the peak of his career. He considered Osho as his Guru and left everything and settled in Rajneeshpuram in America. The actor died on 27 April 2017 due to cancer. (Photo courtesy: Instagram@vinodkhanna_legendstar)