Controversies & scandals
Vinod Khanna: all 3 major controversies
Each controversy of Vinod Khanna's life and career, explained on its own page — what was alleged, what was proven, and what was only ever a rumour.
- 1Disputed1982Walking out on Bollywood at his peakAbandoning a top-tier career overnight to follow Osho was seen by parts of the industry as a betrayal of the producers and films that depended on him.
- 2Disputed1982–1987The Rajneeshpuram yearsHe spent years as a devotee at Osho's Oregon commune, Rajneeshpuram — a community that during that period became embroiled in serious criminal controversy, including a notorious 1984 bioterror attack led by others in its leadership.
- 3Reported1980sThe cost to his first marriageHis total commitment to Osho and the years away are reported to have strained and ended his first marriage, to Gitanjali.