Danny Denzongpa (born 25 February 1948) is an Indian actor working in Bollywood films though he has also appeared in several Nepali, Tamil and Telugu films as well. He has acted in around 190 Hindi films since 1971. He has also starred in some international projects, the most famous being Seven Years in Tibet where he acted alongside Hollywood actor Brad Pitt. In 2003, Denzongpa was awarded the Padma Shree, India's fourth highest civilian honour. Denzongpa is noted for his villainous and character roles.
Danny was born to a Buddhist family in Gangtok, Sikkim
(the 22nd state of India since 1975) where he did his schooling, and
thereafter completed his college from St. Joseph's College, Darjeeling,
in 1964. Denzongpa's love of horses and horse riding began at an early age, as his family was into horse breeding.
He nursed an ambition to join the Indian Army and won the Best Cadet award from West Bengal and participated in the Republic Day parade. In an interview to The Times of India newspaper, he said that he had qualified for prestigious Armed Forces Medical College, Pune but withdrew admission to join Film and Television Institute of India
(FTII), Pune. He decided to change his name to a simpler sounding
"Danny" as his original name was tough to be pronounced by other
students. The name has stuck since.
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