Vinod Khanna: The 70s Star Who Challenged Amitabh Bachchan & Left Stardom for Osho

• Vinod Khanna, the original "Durandhar" of the 70s, made Amitabh Bachchan nervous with his box office dominance.
• He began his career as a villain, notably as Jabbar Singh, before becoming a top hero in just 20 films.
• At the peak of his career in 1982, Khanna left Bollywood for five years to join Osho Rajneesh in Oregon, living as a sanyasi.
• He made a successful comeback in 1987 with films like "Insaaf" and "Chandni," proving his enduring stardom.
• Khanna also had a successful political career, serving as an MP four times and a Union Minister, and was posthumously awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2018.