Danny Denzongpa

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Does Danny Denzongpa smoke: Not Known.Does Danny Denzongpa drink alcohol: Yes.Denzongpa was born into a Buddhist family in Gangtok. In his younger days, he dreamt of serving the Indian army.Proceeding slowly and steadily towards his goal, Denzongpa won the Best Cadet Award from West Bengal and even participated in the Republic Day parade.However, after looking at the consequences of the Sino-Indian war in early 1960s, Denzongpas mother did not allow him to join the armed forces. As a result, a desolated Denzongpa withdrew his application from the prestigious Armed Forces Medical College, Pune and instead joined the Film & Television Institue of India (FTII), Pune.At FTII, Denzongpa became very good friends with Jaya Bachchan, who happened to be his classmate. On Jayas suggestion, Tshering Phintso Denzongpa adopted a simpler name- Danny!.Denzongpa, who was not well-acquainted with Hindi found it very tough to land up roles initially in his career. Adding to his misery was an unlike-Bollywood face, which, according to the directors of that time, was not suitable for any role except for that of a servant.After struggling in some films, Denzongpa finally came into some limelight when he played the negative role in the 1972 film- Dhundh.Interestingly, the iconic role of Gabbar was first offered to Denzongpa. However, since he was busy shooting for Feroz Khans Dharmatma, he could not accept the offer.His directorial debut, Phir Wahi Raat, starring Rajesh Khanna became a huge success at the box-office.