Vinod Khanna debuted in Sunil Dutt’s 1968 film Man Ka Meet as a villain. At the start of his career, he played supporting or villainous characters in films such as Purab Aur Paschim, Sachaa Jhutha, Aan Milo Sajna, Mastana, Mera Gao Mera Desh and Elaan in 1971. Khanna is one of the few Hindi actors who began by playing villains and moved on to playing the hero. He got his first break as the solo lead hero in the film Hum Tum Aur Woh (1971), which was followed by the 1971 multi-hero film Mere Apne, directed by Gulzar. He received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999 and is remembered for his most romantic avatar in Yash Chopra’s Chandni (1989).