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My Take
Danny Denzongpa is the kind of actor whose career quietly rebukes the star system. Over 190 films since 1971, two consecutive Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actor, and the Padma Shri in 2003 — yet he built all of it largely from supporting roles in an industry obsessed with leading men. Coming from Gangtok in Sikkim into Hindi cinema, where few faces looked like his, his longevity strikes me as an act of stubborn excellence. Add playback singing and directing to the ledger and you get a genuine polymath. I find his five-decade endurance more impressive than most stars' entire filmographies.
Overview
Danny Denzongpa (born Tsering Phuntsok Denzongpa; 25 February 1948) is an Indian actor, playback singer, film director, and liquor baron of Sikkimese descent. His film career was primarily in Hindi, but also occasionally in Bengali, Nepali, and Tamil films. In a career spanning five decades, has acted in over 190 films since 1971. In 2003, Denzongpa was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Danny Denzongpa
- Name (Japanese)
- ダニー・デンゾンパ
- Reading
- だにー・でんぞんぱ
- Born
- February 25, 1948 (age 78)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rat
- Origin
- Gangtok, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / film director / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- St Joseph's College, Darjeeling
Awards & achievements
- 1993 Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
- 1992 Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
- 2003 Padma Shri in arts
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.