danny denzongpa birthday
Danny Denzongpa turns 78 today
In the 70s and 90s of Hindi cinema, many great villains won the hearts of the audience. Major villains of this era include Amrish Puri, Amjad Khan, Gulshan Grover, Prem Chopra, Kader Khan, Shakti Kapoor and Prem Chopra. The name of Danny Dengzongpa is also in this list, who turns 78 today.
Born in Gangtok
Was born in Gangtok
Danny Dengzongpa won the hearts of the audience many times with his impressive physique and deep voice. His performance in negative characters was also appreciated. He was born on 25 February 1948 in Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim. His real name is Tshering Phintso Denzongpa. Since his name was difficult to pronounce, he was given the name ‘Danny’, coined by veteran actress Jaya Bachchan.
Beginning of film career
The director had offered the job of a guard.
Danny always dreamed of working in the film industry and came to Mumbai for this. He had only Rs 1500. One day while roaming in Juhu, he reached the bungalow of director Mohan Kumar. There were many guards from Sikkim there, which allowed them easy entry. Danny told Mohan that he wanted to become an actor, but Mohan did not take him seriously and offered him the job of a guard.
Debut in films
Made debut in 1971
Danny started his career in 1971 with the film ‘Mere Apne’. After this, he played a negative character in the 1973 film ‘Dhundh’. In his career spanning over 50 years, he has worked in more than 190 films like ‘Dharmatma’, ‘Agneepath’, ‘Naam Shabana’, ‘Baby’, ‘Jai Ho’, ‘Kali Ghata’, ‘Lal Kothi’, ‘Humse Hai Jamana’, ‘Bandish’, ‘Kalicharan’, ‘Laila Majnu’.
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