At a glance: Vinod Khanna, from Bollywood superstar to Union Minister
New Delhi: Bollywood actor Vinod Khanna has dedicated 45 years of life to silver screen. After mastering the art of entertaining people with his charm Vinod Khanna entered the political arena. .After acting in 141
In 1997, Vinod Khanna ventured out and entered mainstream politics by joining the Bharatiya Janata Party.
In the Lok Sabha polls the next year, he won from Gurdaspur constituency in Punjab. Once again, in 1999, he won from the same constituency. After three years, in 2002, Khanna was given the portfolio of the Union Minister for Culture and Tourism. He went onto become the Minister of state for External Affairs six months later. In 2004, Khanna once again won from Gurdaspur constituency.