Mumbai: Veteran actor-politician Vinod Khanna, who was suffering from cancer, has passed away. He was 70.
A Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Gurdaspur district of Punjab, Vinod, was admitted to Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre in Girgaon, Mumbai on March 31 this year. A photo of the ailing actor during his treatment in the hospital had gone viral on social media . The photograph in question had shocked the actor’s fans, well wishers and his colleagues in the film industry.
Deeply saddened to know about the passing away of Sh.Vinod Khanna.May God give strength to his family to bear this https://t.co/K0Af5fWWjR
— Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) April 27, 2017
Unbelievable loss. Deepest condolences on the passing away of a wonderful man and such a jubilant being #VinodKhanna ji.
RIP. pic.twitter.com/jkx0m2cOJa— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) April 27, 2017