Danny Denzongpa is a famous actor and owner of Yuksom Breweries
He was born in 25 of February 1948 in a Buddhist family
Danny Denzongpa completed his schooling from Birla Vidya Mandir in Nainital
& Then proceeded to complete his university education from St Joseph's College Darjeeling
He then did a Diploma in acting from FTII
Danny Denzongpa the first movie he saw Naya Daur of BR Chopra
He wanted to be an army man but his mother didn't want to lose him hence he tried his hands in the movies
Struggle Br Chopra met him in Ftii he was there as an examiner and was impressed by Danny Denzongpa and told him to come to Bombay when the course is completed
His real name is Tshering Phintso Denzongpa which was difficult to pronounce hence his classmate Jaya Bachchan changed it to Danny Denzongpa.
Danny Denzongpa started with Mere Apne
in which he played a college kid disillusioned by the politics prevailing in the country
His big break was Dhund
where he played a wheelchair bound sad and sadistic husband in a movie made by BR Chopra
Shatrughan Sinha and Amitabh Bachchan were the original choices but Danny Denzongpa ended up doing it Full story down below
Danny Denzongpa didn't look like any of the other main land actors of the era hence bollywood had a problem of where to place him, Feroz Khan came to his rescue first in Khotte Sikkay
And then in Dharmatma Danny Denzongpa established himself as a villain
Inspite of being a north eastern person Danny Denzongpa regularly played afghans in movies
Danny Denzongpa left Sholay for Dharmatma and it didn't hurt him one bit he was supposed to play Gabbar
Danny Denzongpa kept acting as the stock villain in the 1970s and 80s in Multiple movies such as Chandi Sona
Fakira
Aakhiri Dao
The Burning Train
Love story etc
In between all this Danny Denzongpa with Rajesh Khanna directed
a Horror movie Phir Wohi Raat
He also did playback singing
Danny Denzongpa was such an in demand villain that Manmohan Desai on many occasions requested his presence in movies
Agneepath where he played the villain Kancha Cheena
Hum which became the last hit of Amitabh Bachchan as a main lead
Khuda Gawah which was Bachchan's last movie before a huge break
Danny Denzongpa was a regular part in Dharmendra
And Amitabh Bachchan action movies of the era
Danny Denzongpa tried to establish Sunil Shetty by reasoning with action director to lift him up in Shetty's debut Balwaan
More on that here
Danny Denzongpa later did an unofficial remake of Sholay called Army
Where he shared screen with modern superstar Shah Rukh Khan
Danny Denzongpa endeared himself to the 1990s audience by playing villain opposite Sunny Deol in Ghatak
Danny Denzongpa again did an unofficial remake of Sholay with China Gate where he played a photo role
His roles in movies like Pukar
And Asoka were appreciated by Fans and press alike
His postive role in Luck was also liked by everyone
With his Villainous role in Bang Bang Danny Denzongpa proved to be the only villain who acted with multiple generations of stars
Danny Denzongpa regularly played postive roles also in movies with Akshay Kumar like Baby
And Boss
Such was Akshay Kumar's admiration for Denzongpa he said he wants to be just like him
Danny Denzongpa had a very publicized relationship with Praveen Babi
Inspite of having a thick head of hair
Danny Denzongpa regularly shaved his head for multiple movies
Danny Denzongpa owns Yuksom Breweries
And refuses to work in the summer months as he cannot stand Mumbai's weather