Mukesh Khanna is an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n television

Television

Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...

 and film

Film

A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...

 actor, best known for portraying strong, dynamic characters. He was born on 22 July 1951, in Mumbai, India. He came into the film industry in 1982 after graduating from Film and Television Institute of India

Film and Television Institute of India

Film and Television Institute of India , is an autonomous Institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India. It is fully aided by Central Government of India. It is situated in the premises of the erstwhile Prabhat Film Company in Pune, India...

. He rose to fame and is still best known for playing Bhishma

Bhishma

Bhishma or Bheeshma or Devavrata or 'Bhishma Pitamah' was the eighth son of Kuru King Shantanu who was blessed with wish-long life and had sworn to serve the ruling Kuru king. He was one of the most prominent characters of the great Indian epic, the Mahabharata. He was the grand uncle of both the...

 in B. R. Chopra's Mahabharat

Mahabharat (TV series)

Mahabharat is a successful Indian television series based on the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata. The 94-episode series originally ran from 2 October 1988 to 24 June 1990. It was produced by B. R. Chopra and directed by his son, Ravi Chopra. The music was composed by critically acclaimed music...

. Khanna had a major role as an Indian superhero in the Shaktiman

Shaktiman

Shaktimaan, is a fictional Indian television superhero created by Nirmal Jani and telecasted on Doordarshan, India's national television network. It was first aired on September 13, 1997. It has also aired on the Pogo in English, Chutti TV in Tamil and repeated its Hindi telecast on STAR Utsav...

series, which was successful all over India with children.

He worked in the television series Aryamaan as the character of the same name on Toon Disney in India. Khanna has worked in many television productions and films depicting him as police inspector such as the film Hera Pheri

Hera Pheri

Hera Pheri is a 2000 Hindi comedy film directed by Priyadarshan starring Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Sunil Shetty and Tabu. The story of the film is based on the 1989 Malayalam film Ramji Rao Speaking, which was also remade into Tamil as Arangetra Velai in the same year. The film spawned a sequel,...

. He has also worked in a television series called Waqt Bataye Ga. He has played roles in films such as Tahalka

Tahalka

Tahalka is a 1992 Bollywood film starring Dharmendra....

and International Khiladi

International Khiladi

International Khiladi is a Hindi action film released in 1999. The film is directed by Umesh Mehra and It stars Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna in the lead roles.- Plot :...

. He played the father of Bobby Deol's character in the film Barsaat.

He was offered the role of Shantanu in Ekta Kapoor's Mahabharat

Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki

Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki was an Indian television epic series produced by Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms. Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki premiered on 9X July 7, 2008. It was a modern and westernized version of the epic Mahabharata and aired every Monday - Thursday at 9pm...

; he refused. He told the press that Ekta's Mahabharat is sure to be a flop because BR Chopra's Mahabharat had actors in it; her Mahabharat has "models" in it.

Shows

• Mahabharat
  Mahabharat (TV series)
  Mahabharat is a successful Indian television series based on the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata. The 94-episode series originally ran from 2 October 1988 to 24 June 1990. It was produced by B. R. Chopra and directed by his son, Ravi Chopra. The music was composed by critically acclaimed music...
  
   .... as Devvrat/Bhishma/Pitamah
• Shaktimaan .... as Gangadhar/Shaktimaan
• Maarshal.......as Maarshal a detective
• Viraat.......as Viraat
• Aaryaman..... as Aaryaman
• Saraab..... as Ajay/Vijay
• Vishwaas
• Chandrakanta
  Chandrakanta
  Chandrakanta can refer to:*Chandrakanta, a Hindi novel by Devaki Nandan Khatri*Chandrakanta Santati, another novel by Devaki Nandan Khatri*Princess Chandrakanta, the main character in above two novels...
  
  ..... as Jaanbaaz
• Sautela..... lead role on Doordarshan National

Movies

• Aagaah (2011) (Under Production)
• Gahraee (2011) (Stuck/On Hold)
• Chal Chalein
  Chal Chalein
  Chal Chalein is a 2009 Hindi family film. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty and Rati Agnihotri in a story about the academic pressures on children.- Plot :...
  
   (August 7, 2009) ...... Justice Bharat Kumar
• The Film (November 25, 2005)
• Hanuman
  Hanuman
  Hanuman , is a Hindu deity, who is an ardent devotee of Rama, a central character in the Indian epic Ramayana and one of the dearest devotees of lord Rama. A general among the vanaras, an ape-like race of forest-dwellers, Hanuman is an incarnation of the divine and a disciple of Lord Rama in the...
  
   (October 21, 2005) ...... Hanuman (Voice)
• Dhana 51 (14 Jan 2005) ........ Telugu Movie, Cast: Sumanth, Saloni and Director: Surya Kiran
• Mission Mumbai (March 5, 2004)
• Plan
  Plan
  A plan is typically any diagram or list of steps with timing and resources, used to achieve an objective. See also strategy. It is commonly understood as a temporal set of intended actions, through which one expects to achieve a goal...
  
   (January 9, 2004)
• Tada
  Tada
  Tada is a town on the Chennai-Nellore highway, just over from Chennai, India and from Tirupathi. It is located in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh and is about north of the Andhra Pradesh border. This place is the exact border of the Andhra Pradesh.Its nearest major railway station is Tada and...
  
   (August 29, 2003)
• Ek Aur Jung (July 20, 2001)
• Censor
  Censor
  Censor may refer to:*Censorship, the control of speech and other forms of human expression*Roman censor, a magistrate for maintaining the census, supervising public morality, etc*Cato Censor , Roman statesman...
  
   (April 6, 2001)
• Hera Pheri
  Hera Pheri
  Hera Pheri is a 2000 Hindi comedy film directed by Priyadarshan starring Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Sunil Shetty and Tabu. The story of the film is based on the 1989 Malayalam film Ramji Rao Speaking, which was also remade into Tamil as Arangetra Velai in the same year. The film spawned a sequel,...
  
   (March 31, 2000) ...... Police Inspector, Prakash
• Khauff
  Khauff
  Khauff is a 2000 film directed by Sanjay Gupta and starring Sanjay Dutt and Manisha Koirala. This film is supposedly inspired by The Juror.-Plot:...
  
   (March 3, 2000) ...... S.P. Jaidev Singh
• Gang
  Gang
  A gang is a group of people who, through the organization, formation, and establishment of an assemblage, share a common identity. In current usage it typically denotes a criminal organization or else a criminal affiliation. In early usage, the word gang referred to a group of workmen...
  
   (2000) (Released)
• International Khiladi
  International Khiladi
  International Khiladi is a Hindi action film released in 1999. The film is directed by Umesh Mehra and It stars Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna in the lead roles.- Plot :...
  
   (March 26, 1999) ...... Bimillah (Devraj'S Guardian)
• Zulm-O-Sitam (September 19, 1998)
• Mahayuddh (1998)
• Judge Mujrim (September 12, 1997) ......mangal singh
• Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya (March 7, 1997)
• Nazar
  Nazar
  Nazar may refer to:* Nazar , or evil eye stone, is an amulet of stone or glass which is believed to protect against evil eye, widely used in Turkey* Nazar , a masculine given name....
  
   (January 28, 1997)
• Aakhri Sanghursh (1997) ...... Shakti Singh
• Bal Brahmachari (September 6, 1996) ...... Thakur Raghuveer Singh
• Himmatwar (June 14, 1996) ...... Inspector Rajeshwar
• Himmat
  Himmat
  Himmat is a 1996 Bollywood action film directed by Sunil Sharma, starring Sunny Deol, Tabu and Shilpa Shetty.-Synopsis:Two Indian Secret Service Agents, Ajay Saxena and Abdul, are not only co-workers, but also live like brothers and family...
  
   (January 5, 1996)
• Jagannath
  Jagannath
  Jagannath is a transcendental non-anthropotheistic Hindu god worshiped primarily by the people of Indian state of Orissa, and, to a great extent, West Bengal...
  
   (1996)
• Barsaat
  Barsaat (1995 film)
  Barsaat is a 1995 Hindi film which was the debut of Bobby Deol and Twinkle Khanna . The film was directed by Rajkumar Santoshi...
  
   (October 6, 1995) ...... Baba (Badal's father)
• Veer
  Veer
  The Veer is an option running play often associated with option offenses in American football, made famous at the collegiate level by the Houston Cougars. It is currently run primarily on the high school level, with some usage at the collegiate and the professional level with varying degrees of...
  
   (September 1, 1995)
• Guddu
  Guddu
  Guddu is a 1995 Bollywood romance film written by Abrar Alvi and directed by Prem Lalwani. The movie stars Shahrukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, Deepti Naval, Mukesh Khanna and Mehmood. Its music was composed by Naushad.- Story :...
  
   (August 11, 1995) ...... Vikram Bahadur (Guddu's father)
• Taaqat
  Taaqat (1995 film)
  Taaqat is a 1995 Bollywood romantic crime film about two influential gangsters working for opposite political parties. It is directed and written by Talat Jani and stars Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha and Kajol...
  
   (June 23, 1995) ...... Police Inspector
• Raja
  Raja
  Raja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...
  
   (June 22, 1995) ...... Rana Mahednra Pratap Garhwal
• Nazar Ke Samne
  Nazar Ke Samne
  Nazar Ke Samne is an Indian film directed by Jagdish A. Sharma and released in 1994. It stars Akshay Kumar, Farheen.-Plot:Umesh, a photographer is arrested for the murder of his newspaper editor. The fact that they had an altercation earlier and that he was found at the murder scene with the murder...
  
   (June 2, 1995) ...... Badshahan Khan
• Policewala Gunda
  Policewala Gunda
  Policewala Gunda is a 1995 Bollywood crime/action film which stars Dharmendra, Mukesh Khanna, Shikha Swaroop, Ranjeet, Ajit Vachani, etc.-Plot:This movie revolves around a policeman who is a kind and honorable person...
  
   (May 19, 1995) ......Inspector chauhan
• Maidan-E-Jung
  Maidan-E-Jung
  Maidan-E-Jung is 1995 Hindi Movie directed by K.C. Bokadia and starring Dharmendra, Akshay Kumar, Karishma Kapoor. Other cast members include Amrish Puri, Manoj Kumar , Jayapradha, Gulshan Grover, Kader Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Mukesh Khanna and Dina Pathak.-Soundtrack:...
  
   (April 14, 1995) ...... S.P.
• Paandav (March 3, 1995) ...... Ashwin Kumar
• Jawab (January 27, 1995)
• Reshma (1995)
• Pathreela Rasta (1995) ...... Inspector Arjun (Gayatri'S Husband)
• Hukumnama (1995)
• Police Lockup (1995) ...... Inspector Pratha
• Aao Pyar Karen (November 25, 1994)
• Amaanat (October 14, 1994) ...... Agarwal Seth
• Main Khiladi Tu Anadi (September 23, 1994) ...... Arjun Joglekar
• Betaj Badshah (April 8, 1994) ...... Balwant Rai
• Insaaniyat (March 11, 1994) ...... Narrator
• Mohabbat Ki Aarzoo (1994) ...... Rai Bahadur Mahendra Pratap Singh
• Rakhwale (1994)
• Shaktimaan (July 9, 1993)
• Meri Jaan (December 6, 1992)
• Rani Aur Maharani (1993)
• Kundan (1993)
• Meri Aan (1993) ...... Commissioner Ashfaque Khan
• Yalgaar
  Yalgaar
  Yalgaar is a 1992 Indian Hindi language film directed by and starring Feroz Khan alongside Sanjay Dutt, Manisha Koirala and Kabir Bedi, Mukesh Khanna.Synopsis...
  
   (October 23, 1992) ...... Mahendra Ashwini Kumar
• Tahalka
  Tahalka
  Tahalka is a 1992 Bollywood film starring Dharmendra....
  
   (August 7, 1992)
• Saudagar
  Saudagar
  Saudagar is a 1991 Bollywood film, directed by Subhash Ghai. It starred two major actors of the Hindi silver screen of yesteryear, Dilip Kumar and Raaj Kumar, in the leading roles. It was the second film in which the two actors came together after the 1959 film Paigham...
  
   (August 8, 1991) ...... Gagan
• Saugandh
  Saugandh
  Saugandh is an Indian film directed by Raj Sippy and released in 1991. It stars Akshay Kumar in his film debut alongside Raakhee Gulzar and Shantipriya.-Plot:...
  
  (January 25, 1991) ...... Chaudhary Sarang
• Mujhe Kasam Hai (1985)
• Captain Barry (1984)
• Dard-E-Dil (1983)
• Waqt Ke Shahzade (September 17, 1982)
• Roohi (1981)

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