Gloom prevails as Vinod Khanna dies of cancer; Celebs condole on Twitter

Mumbai: One of the most iconic Bollywood actors, Vinod Khanna, breathed his last in a hospital here on Thursday, leaving behind a country of over 1.2 billion in deep sorrow.

The veteran actor died of bladder cancer in Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre here on Thursday.

He featured in a string of remarkable movies during his Bollywood career spanning around half-a-century (1968-2017). Some of his greatest movies include Hera Pheri (1976), Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Amar Akbar Anthony, Parvarish, The Burning Train, Dabangg and many more.

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He was last seen on the big screen in Shahrukh Khan-starrer 2015 movie 'Dilwale'. He was a sitting Bharatiya Janata Party MP of the Lok Sabha from the Gurdaspur constituency in Punjab.

His fan following is not limited to just common people, as biggies from politics, sports and film fraternity, after coming across his saddening death, took to Twitter to extend condolence to his family.

Here are the condolence tweets of the celebs:

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