Every year several aspiring actors try their luck in films but only few make it to the silver screens. However those who struggled to sustain in the industry have now become superstars. Today we will talk about one such actor who came to Mumbai with just Rs 1500 in his pocket and dreamt of becoming a Ghazal singer. However destiny had its own plans and he became one of Bollywoods most popular villains. He is none other than Danny Denzongpa who was born as Tshering Phintso Denzongpa in 1948 in Sikkim. It was Amitabh Bachchans wife Jaya Bachchan who recommended him to change his name to Danny as his original name was too difficult to pronounce. Danny wanted to join the Indian Army and enrolled himself in Armed Forces Medical College Pune. However later he withdrew his admission and joined the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). His acting career began when he made debut in BR Isharas Zaroorat. However his breakthrough performance came with Gulzars Mere Apne (1971) where he portrayed a positive role. In 1973 Danny played the antagonist in film Dhundh and garnered recognition for his ruthless villainous performance. Following that from 1984 to the 1990 he played lead antagonist opposite almost every superstar including Amitabh Bachchan Rajesh Khanna Dharmendra Jeetendra Mithun Chakraborty and others. After completing 20 years of his acting career and working in over 190 films Danny decided to take a break from acting. He did only 10 films between 2003 and 2009. His last major role was in Sooraj Barjatya’s 2022 film Uunchai where he shared screen-space with Amitabh Bachchan Boman Irani and Anupam Kher. Before that the veteran star starred in Manikarnika opposite Kangana Ranaut. Danny Denzongpa who once dominated Bollywood with his intense performances has now stepped away from the limelight and prefers to live a quitter life away from the world of glitz and glam.