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The Handsome Villain of Bollywood, who has worked with stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna and Dharmendra in the 1980s-90s. In Amitabh Bachchan’s film, because of a dialogue, this villain was given the identity.
New Delhi. Bollywood’s dreaded villain who made her debut with Amitabh Bachchan’s blockbuster film ‘Mard’ in 1985. As soon as he made his debut, he competed with Amitabh Bachchan. But he did not like some Bollywood things and said goodbye to the acting world.
That dreaded villain is none other than Dan Dhanoa, who has appeared in Amitabh Bachchan’s man. Those who got a chance to play the role of Villain Danny in front of Amitabh Bachchan in the film. This role gave him a tremendous identity.
Dan Dhanoa, ever counted among the most popular villains of Hindi cinema, was not willing to enter the film industry? And when he got the name, he himself said goodbye to Bollywood because he did not like the ‘politics’ there.
Dan Dhanoa worked with every stars including Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna and Dharmendra in his career. In his acting career, he worked in more than 100 films like Mard, Shanshah, Tridev, Karma, John Ki Baji, Tehelka, Sunil Dutt’s guardian.
The real name of Dan Dhanoa is Indrapreet. His father Major General Dr. Sardar Singh Dhanoa wanted the son to become a doctor, but Dan was not interested in studies. He went to the merchant Navy. Then when there was a shortage of jobs, started modeling. Bollywood was never in his plan.
At Vinod Khanna’s blockbuster sacrifice party, Feroz Khan made up his mind to take him in the film on seeing him. But Feroz Khan had to close the project, from which he was preparing to launch Dan Dhanoa in films. Once with a sad heart, Dan was walking on the beach that a man came to him and said that Manmohan Desai has called you. What was it then, Dan Dhanoa reached his office to meet Manmohan Desai and cast him in a man. After this, he gave a tough competition to Amitabh.
There Manmohan Desai gave Dan Saheb offer to work in the film, which Dan Saheb accepted without delay. That is because Amitabh Bachchan was going to play the lead role in the man. Dan himself was a very big fan of Amitabh Bachchan. So how could he refuse to work with a superstar like Amitabh? Later, Dan ji came to know that Feroz Khan ji had advised Manmohan Desai to cast Dan Dhanoa.
He got such fame from the man. Especially when he has an entry on Dan’s horse in the film, he speaks a dialogue, ‘Main Hoon General Dyer’s son Danny’ This dialogue was so much liked that he was recognized by this dialogue.
