Vinod Khanna (R) makes a victory sign during an election campaign rally on the outskirts of Gurdaspur on April 24, 2009

In 2004 he won re-election from Gurdaspur. However, Khanna lost out in the 2009 Lok Sabha poll. In 2014 general election he was again elected for 16th Loksabaha from Gurdaspur constituency

File picture of BJP MP Vinod Khanna with BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prashad, JP Nadda and Shatrughan Sinha at BJP parliamentary party meeting at Parliament House

Vinod Khanna (R) and his wife Kavita speak to media at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on March 26, 2014

Vinod Khanna with Shatrughan Sinha. In July 2002, he became union minister for culture and tourism but after six months he was moved to the more important ministry of external affairs (MEA) as Minister of State

In 1997, Khanna joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was elected from Gurdaspur constituency in Punjab for the next year's Lok Sabha poll. In 1999, he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha from the same constituency

Bollywood actor and four-time BJP MP Vinod Khanna and Prime Minister Narendra Modi

In 2004 he won re-election from Gurdaspur. However, Khanna lost out in the 2009 Lok Sabha poll. In 2014 general election he was again elected for 16th Loksabaha from Gurdaspur constituency

Bollywood actor and BJP MP Vinod Khanna along with his wife Kavita at Parliament House in New Delhi

Vinod Khanna at a political event. All pics/AFP

Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Gurdaspur and Indian film actor Vinod Khanna gestures as he speaks during a campaign rally in Amritsar

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Gurdaspur and Indian film actor Vinod Khanna (C), along with his wife Kavita (R)daughter Shraddha (L), gestures to his supporters after filing his election nomination papers in Gurdaspur on April 24, 2009