Danny Denzogpa
| Danny Denzongpa | |
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 Denzongpa in February 2010
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| Born |
Tshering Phintso Denzongpa 25 February 1948 Gangtok, Kingdom of Sikkim (now in Sikkim, India) |
| Residence | India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor, Singer, Businessman |
| Years active | 1963–present |
| Spouse(s) | Gawa Denzongpa |
| Children |
Rinzing Denzongpa, Pema Denzongpa |
Danny Denzongpa (born Tshering Phintso Denzongpa; 25 February 1948) is an Indian film actor, singer and film director of Sikkimese-Bhutia descent. He has mainly worked in Bollywood films, though he has also appeared in several Nepali, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu films. He has acted in about 190 Hindi films since 1971. In 2003, Denzongpa was awarded the Padma Shree, India's fourth highest civilian honour. His film career spans more than 4 decades.
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 (film) (1980), Jeeo Aur Jeene Do, Dharm Aur Qanoon and Agneepath and in Fakira, Chor Machaye Shor, Devata (1978 film), Kalicharan, Bulundi and Adhikar (1986 film). His directorial venture Phir Wahi Raat was considered among the top five best horror suspense films of Hindi Cinema.
Denzongpa was born to a Buddhist family in Gangtok and is of Bhutia and Nepalese descent. He did his schooling from Birla Vidya Mandir, Nainital and thereafter completed his college from St Joseph's College, Darjeeling, in 1964. Denzongpa's love of horses and horse riding began at an early age, as his family was into horse breeding. He is also a painter, a writer and a sculptor.
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