The Best Vinod Khanna Movies

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List of the best Vinod Khanna movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Vinod Khanna's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Vinod Khanna movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Vinod Khanna movies will be at the top of the list. Vinod Khanna has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Vinod Khanna movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Vinod Khanna films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Vinod Khanna role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Vinod Khanna performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

List films include Dharam Sankat, Slender Threads and more.

"This list answers the questions, "What are the best Vinod Khanna movies?" and "What are the greatest Vinod Khanna roles of all time?"

Vinod Khanna is no stranger to working with popular directors, including Hema Malini, Mehmood and Gulzar.

Most divisive: Pehchaan: The Face of Truth
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  • Mere Apne
    1

    Mere Apne

    nm2147526, Vinod Khanna, Shatrughan Sinha
    50 votes
    • Released: 1971
    • Directed by: Gulzar
    Mere Apne is a 1971 Hindi film produced by Romu, Raj, and N. C. Sippy and written and directed by Gulzar. It was Gulzar's first directorial venture and was almost a frame by frame remake of the National Award winning Bengali film Apanjan, which was directed by Tapan Sinha. The film stars Meena Kumari, Vinod Khanna and Shatrughan Sinha in lead roles along with Deven Verma, Paintal, Asit Sen, Asrani, Danny Denzongpa, Keshto Mukherjee, A. K. Hangal, Dinesh Thakur, Mehmood, and Yogeeta Bali. The music is composed by Salil Choudhury. Mere Apne was declared as "Above Average" on the box office.
  • Mera Gaon Mera Desh
    2

    Mera Gaon Mera Desh

    Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna, Asit Sen
    54 votes
    • Released: 1971
    • Directed by: Raj Khosla
    Mera Gaon Mera Desh is a 1971 Indian film made by Raj Khosla, starring Dharmendra in the lead role and also Vinod Khanna as the villain. Havaldar Major Jaswant Singh makes a citizen's arrest of petty thief Ajit and hands him over to the police, and after due process of law he is sentenced to six months in jail. After completing his sentence, the jailer asks him to approach Jaswant Singh for employment, and so he does. Jaswant asks him to help him with his farming work. Ajit meets Anju and both fall in love. Ajit comes to know of Jabbar Singh a dacoit who is terrorizing the surrounding community, and Ajit decides to take on Jabbar. In retaliation, Jabbar abducts Anju, and instructs Ajit to come unarmed. Ajit decides to follow these instructions, however, as soon as he reaches Jabbar's hideout, he too is captured, and at the mercy of Jabbar and his woman, who has been scorned by Ajit, and it is now up to her to decide Ajit's fate. Contains many hit songs including: Hai Sharmaaon, Aaya Aaya atariya pe koi chor, Sona le jar re, Kuch kehta hai yeh saawan, and Maar diya jaye.
  • Qurbani
    3

    Qurbani

    Shakti Kapoor, Amrish Puri, Aruna Irani
    68 votes
    • Released: 1980
    • Directed by: Feroz Khan
    Qurbani is a 1980 Bollywood action drama thriller film. It was produced and directed by Feroz Khan. The film stars Feroz Khan, Vinod Khanna, Zeenat Aman, Amjad Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Aruna Irani, Amrish Puri and Kadar Khan.
  • Lahu Ke Do Rang
    4

    Lahu Ke Do Rang

    Shabana Azmi, Vinod Khanna, Danny Denzongpa
    31 votes
    • Released: 1979
    • Directed by: Mahesh Bhatt
    Lahu Ke Do Rang is a 1979 Hindi movie directed by Mahesh Bhatt. The film stars Vinod Khanna, Helen, Danny Denzongpa, Shabana Azmi, Ranjeet, and Prema Narayan. The music for the film is by Bappi Lahiri. The story, screenplay and dialogues of the film are written by Suraj Sanim. The film was shot in Hong Kong and India. The film was rated "hit" at the Box Office.
  • Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
    5

    Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki

    Vinod Khanna, Nutan, Bhagwan Dada
    39 votes
    • Released: 1978
    • Directed by: Raj Khosla
    Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki is a 1978 Indian film directed by Raj Khosla and Sudesh Issar. It is based on a Marathi novel titled Ashi Tujhi Preet by Chandrakant Kakodkar.
  • Achanak
    6

    Achanak

    nm2147526, Vinod Khanna, Farida Jalal
    34 votes
    • Released: 1973
    • Directed by: Gulzar
    Achanak is a 1973 Hindi film starring Vinod Khanna, and made by Gulzar. Gulzar won a Filmfare nomination as Best Director for this film. Even though Gulzar is an accomplished lyricist, this film did not have any songs in it. K.A. Abbas earned a Filmfare nomination for best story. It is inspired by the real-life sensational 1958 murder case KM Nanavati v State of Maharashtra. The film features songs composed by Madan Mohan and background score composed by Salil Chowdhury.