Sonia Gandhi condoles Vinod Khanna's demise, says he was a gifted actor

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi condoled on Thursday the demise of veteran Bollywood actor Vinod Khanna, whom she remembered as a "gifted actor". 

"Vinodji had a rare and profound influence over the masses with his simple and charismatic character," she said, adding he dominated the silver screen with his outstanding persona. 

Gandhi expressed solidarity with Khanna's family and prayed for the departed soul. The veteran actor and BJP MP died of cancer at a Mumbai hospital on Thursday. Khanna was four-time MP from Gurdaspur constituency in Punjab.

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