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In 2014, Vinod Khanna had met Shakeel Waheedullah, General Secretary of the Cultural Heritage Council Khyber Pakhtunwa, as part of a cultural delegation. "In his autograph, Mr Khanna extended his good wishes to people of Peshawar and expressed a desire to visit his ancestral city," Mr Waheedullah said
Talking about Vinod Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan said: "An association of 48 years has come to an end"
After the premiere was cancelled, pictures of the sets and arrangements being taken down have been shared on social media
For Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor also edited the biography section on Twitter. It now reads: "Good Bye Vinod Khanna, RIP" (with a tearful emoticon)
Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor, both of whom co-starred with Vinod Khanna in Amar Akbar Anthony, were pictured at the funeral. Mr Bachchan reportedly left an interview midway in the morning after being told of Mr Khanna's death
Vinod Khanna appeared in several films with Sanjay Dutt's father Sunil Dutt, including 1968's Man Ka Meet. "It is saddening to hear of the demise of Vinod Khanna ji. I have watched him as a child and throughout my life was always fascinated by his style and charisma," said Sanjay Dutt
Rajinikanth tweeted: "My dear friend Vinod Khanna... will miss you, RIP. My heartfelt condolences to the family"
Vinod Khanna, who died on Thursday, began what was to be a tremendously successful career in films playing negative roles in films such as Purab Aur Paschim and Mera Gaon Mera Desh
Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna made several films together - from Reshma Aur Shera and Hera Pheri to Parvarish and Muqaddar Ka Sikander
Karan Johar cancelled the premiere of Baahubali 2 and tweeted: "As a mark of respect to our beloved Vinod Khanna the entire team of Baahubali has decided to cancel the premiere tonight"
"He died due to advanced bladder carcinoma," said hospital sources
The multi-talented Ravi directed one of the most popular mythological TV shows Mahabharat. The drama, produced by his father, ran on air from 1988 to 1990.
