Danny Denzongpa

Danny Denzongpa
Danny Denzongpa in 2015
Born
Tshering Phintso Denzongpa

(1948-02-25) 25 February 1948 (age 76)[1]
Yuksom, Kingdom of Sikkim
(present-day Sikkim, India)[2]
NationalityIndian
Alma materSt Joseph's College, Darjeeling
Film and Television Institute of India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Playback singer
  • Film director
Years active1971–present
AwardsPadma Shri (2003)

Danny Denzongpa (born Tshering Phintso Denzongpa; 25 February 1948) is an Indian actor, playback singer, and film director who primarily works in Hindi and occasionally in Bengali, Nepali, and Tamil films. In a career spanning five decades, has acted in over 190 films since 1971. In 2003, Denzongpa was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour.[3]

He has also starred in some international films, the most famous being Seven Years in Tibet where he appeared alongside Brad Pitt. His best known villainous roles are in Dhund, 36 Ghante, Bandish, Jeeo Aur Jeene Do, Pyar Jhukta Nahin, Aandhi-Toofan, Agneepath, Hum, Krantiveer, Indian and Enthiran whereas his best known positive roles were in Chor Machaye Shor, Fakira, Kalicharan, Devata, Bulundi, Adhikar, Aag Hi Aag and China Gate. His directorial venture Phir Wahi Raat was considered among the top five best horror suspense films of Hindi Cinema.[4]

  1. ^ "Star birthdays in February". MSN. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  2. ^ Bedika (23 May 2018). "I'm like an alien in the film industry: Danny Denzongpa". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020 – via PTI.
  3. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  4. ^ "15 Must Watch Bollywood Horror Films". DESIblitz. 1 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.