‘Achanak’ — remember Akshay Kumar’s recent film ‘Rustom’ based on the KM Nanavati scandal for which he won the National Film Award? Gulzar was the first to make a film about the Nanavati case, though it was not a biopic. Khanna played Major Ranjeet, a character modelled on Nanavati. It won him many accolades and established him as a lead actor. ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’ — released in the year 1977, this movie has a unique blend of action, comedy and romance. This year was definitely one of the best years for Khanna. Amar Akbar Anthony was a huge hit at the box-office and the jorri of Amitabh, Rishi and Vinod worked well on screen. The film was directed by Manmohan Desai. While it provided for a light-hearted entertainer, it was also a casting coup as Khanna shared the screen space with two other huge superstars who were his contemporaries. ‘Dabangg’ — Khanna had a successful second innings in Hindi cinema where most of his contemporaries had faded away from the silver screen. Khanna was best known for his role in Abhinav Kashyap’s 2010 action comedy ‘Dabangg’ in which he played Salman Khan’s father. He displayed a range of emotions like anger, concern for his children and confusion so effortlessly that he became the old dad next door. ‘Lahu Ke Do Rang’ — long before Shahid Kapoor in Rangoon, Vinod Khanna had brought the role of an INA soldier to life. In ‘Lahu Ke Do Rang’, Khanna played Shamser Singh, who is on the run from the British Army, and also had romantic interests in characters played by Helen and Indrani Mukherjee. The film was directed by Mahesh Bhatt. ‘Qurbani’ — while this Feroz Khan film was best known for Zeenat Aman’s oomph, it was the flamboyance that Khanna brought to the film that made it one of the most stylish thrillers of the 1980s. The sophistication of ‘Qurbani’ came not from fancy sets or flashy effects, but the style statements set by its lead actors – including Khanna.