Danny Denzongpa

Danny Denzongpa (born February 25, 1948) is an Indian actor. Denzongpa was born in the state of Sikkim, at that time an independent monarchy. He has acted in numerous Hindi films such as Ashoka and 16 December. He has also starred in an international films, the most famous being Seven Years in Tibet where he acted alongside Hollywood actor Brad Pitt. In 2003, Denzongpa was awarded the Padma Shree, India's fourth highest civilian honour. Denzongpa is noted for his roles as a villain. He is also the only actor to have come from Sikkim.

Film career

During his early film career, Danny used to practice learning Urdu, the lingua franca of Bollywood at that time by talking to the ocean. The Urdu came in handy in films such as Sawan Kumar's Sanam Bewafa and Mukul Anand's Khuda Gawah where he played the role of Pathans.

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Urdu - Sawan Kumar - Mukul Anand - Pathans

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He started out with B-grade movies such as Zaroorat in 1971, and later moved on to "Mere Apne and "Kala Sona where he played more positive roles. He then went on to play the roles of the villain in numerous roles. Some of the antihero roles he played were an unscrupulous politician, corrupt policeman, traitor, and mingy landlord. He got his major break in Gulzar's Mere Apne, and later in B R Chopra's Dhund where he played acted a crippled and frustrated husband.

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Zaroorat - 1971 - Gulzar - B R Chopra - Dhund

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He is also an accomplished singer having sung with Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhonsle, three stalwarts of Indian music. He has also sung for Nepalese movies. He is also a painter, a writer and a sculptor. Denzongpa owns a 3-star hotel in Geyzing, the only rated hotel in the district. He currently resides in Juhu in Mumbai. In recent times he has become more selective as to the roles he plays.

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Lata Mangeshkar - Mohammed Rafi - Asha Bhonsle - Geyzing - District - Juhu - Mumbai

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