All posts tagged: Danny Denzongpa

Amitabh Bachchan took charge during Amjad Khan’s near-fatal accident, Salim Khan paid for last rites | Bollywood News

Amitabh Bachchan took charge during Amjad Khan’s near-fatal accident, Salim Khan paid for last rites | Bollywood News

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The portrayal of Gabbar Singh by late actor Amjad Khan in Sholay remains one of the most iconic villain performances in Indian cinema. Actor Danny Denzongpa was originally signed to play Gabbar Singh in the film, but exited the role because of date issues. It was then that writers Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar recommended Amjad Khan for the part, a decision that redefined villains in Hindi cinema. But despite the massive success of Sholay, Amjad Khan never worked with Salim-Javed after the film. Now, Amjad Khan’s son Shadaab Khan has opened up about the complicated relationship and revealed how Salim Khan stood by the family after his father’s death. Speaking to journalist Vickey Lalwani, Shadaab admitted he never fully understood what had transpired between his father and Salim Khan before Amjad Khan’s death in 1992. However, he vividly remembers Salim Khan’s quiet support during the family’s most difficult time. Salim Khan paid for Amjad Khan’s last rites “I don’t know what happened between my father and Salim sahab before my father passed away. But …

‘Dilip Kumar scaled his house’s wall, ran away when South producers came’: Ranjeet on quirks of Bollywood’s Golden Era stars | Bollywood News

‘Dilip Kumar scaled his house’s wall, ran away when South producers came’: Ranjeet on quirks of Bollywood’s Golden Era stars | Bollywood News

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When discussing Bollywood villains, the name Ranjeet is hard to let go. The actor has cemented himself as one of the leading antagonists during his multi-decade career, and has made a lot of memories during that time. In a recent interview, Ranjeet discussed his career and his contemporaries, namely Raaj Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Feroz Khan and Danny Denzongpa. He told stories from his time working with them, and how these stalwarts dealt with their careers. Recalling an incident involving Raaj Kumar and Raj Kapoor, Ranjeet told AlphaNeon about the time Raaj refused to do a film for a very surprising reason. He said, “Raj Kapoor was telling the story of a film to Raaj Kumar. He listened to the story and said that he liked the film and asked Raj sahab the name of the film. He replied, ‘Jogan’. Raaj sahab said, ‘I need to use the bathroom now,’ so Raj Kapoor sahab pointed him towards the bathroom. But Raaj sahab said, ‘If I use your bathroom, I will have to do your …

‘She is turning into a recluse’: When Parveen Babi kept visiting ex Danny Denzongpa’s home after their breakup; expert on how blurred boundaries hinder healing | Feelings News

‘She is turning into a recluse’: When Parveen Babi kept visiting ex Danny Denzongpa’s home after their breakup; expert on how blurred boundaries hinder healing | Feelings News

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Breakups can be messy, but what happens when former lovers remain emotionally entangled, even after parting ways?  Actor Danny Denzongpa once opened up about his four-year relationship with Parveen Babi, a glamorous icon of the ’70s. Their love story began when they started living in the same building. “She was on the 4th floor and I was on the 1st floor,” Danny had told Bollywood Hungama. “We were two young kids, and we lived together for four years. That was big news those days. We had a wonderful time, but later, we grew apart and parted on a good note. We remained friends,” he shared in another interview with Filmfare, reflecting on a relationship that began in love but ended in unexpected complications.  Even after they broke up and Danny had moved on with someone new, Parveen would continue to visit his home — sometimes without warning. He revealed that he had no clue about her illness, but noticed her behaviour becoming more bizarre by the day. “I would pick up (new girlfriend) Kim from …

Paresh Rawal reveals he drank his ‘urine like beer’ for 15 days to recover from knee injury

Paresh Rawal reveals he drank his ‘urine like beer’ for 15 days to recover from knee injury

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Bollywood star and veteran actor Paresh Raval has recently stunned his fans with his unorthodox approach to healing injuries. In an interview with The Lallantop, the famed Hera Pheri actor revealed that he drank his own ‘urine’ to help recover from a knee injury. Paresh Raval shared that while shooting a scene with Rakesh Pandey for the film Ghatak in the late 90s which was directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, he injured his knee on set while filming for a scene. Seeing him in pain, actors Tinnu Anand and Danny Denzongpa rushed him to Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai, where doctors informed him that his leg was severely injured.Raval said he was “petrified,” and feared that his acting career might be over, as such an injury could render him unable to walk. “Veeru Devgan had come to visit when I was in Nanavati. When he got to know I was there, he came up to me and asked what happened,” Paresh said. “I told him about my leg injury.”“He told me to drink my own urine first …

Meet Bollywood’s highest paid villain who once slapped Govinda, suffered major illness, he is….

Meet Bollywood’s highest paid villain who once slapped Govinda, suffered major illness, he is….

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Bollywood has seen some iconic villains. There are stars who became famous by playing dreadful roles. There was an era when Bollywood’s villains were more famous than the heroes. Amjad Khan is still remembered for his character Gabbar from Sholay, Danny Denzongpa’s Kanchan Cheena from Agneepath is still fresh in minds of the viewers and so on. And let us tell you that stars charged hefty fee to be the villain on-screen. So here’s a story of a top Bollywood villain who was among the highest-paid actors of his time, and had even slapped Govinda. Also Read – When Sunita revealed Govinda threw hot milk on a girl’s face in college and hit another one with an umbrella This iconic villain was special as he was loved by fans not just for playing negative roles but he did positive roles too. His versatility made him one of the legendary stars Bollywood has ever seen. Also Read – Govinda and his wife Sunita Ahuja live in separate houses? Here’s what she says We are talking about …

How Danny Denzongpa built India’s 3rd-largest beer brand, foiled Vijay Mallya, contributes ₹100 crore to NE economy | Bollywood

How Danny Denzongpa built India’s 3rd-largest beer brand, foiled Vijay Mallya, contributes ₹100 crore to NE economy | Bollywood

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Jan 10, 2025 11:29 AM IST In 2009, Danny Denzongpa out-maneuvered Vijay Mallya’s United Breweries and set up his own beer empire. Vijay Mallya is credited with revolutionising the beer market in India. Prior to the boom his United Breweries brought about, beer was not among India’s favourite beverages. Today, 45 crore beer cases are sold in India every year. Mallya’s success lay in beating competition at every turn to monopolise the beer market in India. Yet, there was one market where he was beaten fair and square, and that too, by a Bollywood star. This is the story of how Danny Denzongpa beat the king of good times at his own game. (Also read: Danny Denzongpa: ’70s and ’80s were the worst time for the Hindi film industry) Danny Denzongpa is the founder of Yuksom Breweries. Danny Denzongpa’s beer empire Danny, born Tshering Phintso Denzongpa in Sikkim in 1948, began his Bollywood career in 1971 with Zaroorat. Over the years, he has acted in some of the biggest hits of the Hindi film industry, …

When Danny Denzongpa revealed why he didn’t work with Amitabh Bachchan | Bollywood

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Danny Denzongpa had once talked about why he held himself back from working with Amitabh Bachchan. In an old interview in 2018, the veteran actor revealed thinking that he wouldn’t be noticed if he was in the ‘same frame’ with Amitabh Bachchan. He also said that he refused four films including Mard and Coolie that film producer Manmohan Desai had offered him. (Also Read | When Jaya Bachchan saved Danny Denzongpa, Romesh Sharma from bullies) Amitabh Bachchan and Danny Denzongpa in Khuda Gawah. Danny and Amitabh starred together for the first time in Agneepath (1990). Since then they have worked in many films such as Hum (1991), Khuda Gawah (1992), Kohram (1999), Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo (2004), and Uunchai (2022). In an interview with Filmfare, Danny had said, “I kept holding myself back from working with Amitji. I thought here’s this huge actor, who gets the best roles. No one would notice me if I was in the same frame with him. If the film were a hit, all credit would go to him. …