Actor-politician Vinod Khanna passes away
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Veteran actor and politician Vinod Khanna who was hospitalised due to 'severe dehydration', passed away on Thursday.
A Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Gurdaspur district of Punjab, Khanna, was hospitalised in HN Reliance Foundation and Research Centre in Girgaum, on March 31 this year.
Earlier, a picture of the actor in the hospital had gone viral on social media, sparking rumours that he was suffering from cancer.
Khanna made his acting debut 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".
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