- Was involved with Kimi Katkar in 1987.
- Was involved with Preeti Sapru.
- He gave his long-time girl friend Kim the shove to marry Gaw, a princess from the Himalayas.
- Danny Denzongpa had signed the film Yeh Gulistan Hamara and sung a song in his own voice. That is when Johnny Walker walked into producer Atma Ram's office and demanded a role in the film . Johhny Walker and Atma Ram were best friends. Atma Ram then gave Danny's role to Johnny Walker and gave Danny another role in the film . The song sung by Danny was now to be picturized on Johnny Walker. Danny was to start shooting for his new role when he was told they replaced him with a much more known Sujit Kumar. This disappointed Danny but he understood as a newcomer these games were played.
- Danny was the youngest of his family. He has 7 brothers and 4 sisters.
- Actor Kelly Dorjee's father is Danny's wife' Gawa's cousin.
- Holds the record for second highest number of Filmfare nominations in the Best Actor in a Negative role category, with 5. The most nominated performer happens to be Denzongpa's frequent collaborator and good friend late Amrish Puri, with 7. Both actors failed to win for any of their nominations.
- Bestowed upon with India's fourth highest civilian honour, Padma Shri, in 2003.
- Was producer-director G.P. Sippy's original choice for the iconic role of dacoit Gabbar Singh in SHOLAY(1975), but turned it down to play a positive role in Feroz Khan's DHARMATMA. However, he stated he has no regrets since he believes nobody could've played the legendary villain better than Amjad Khan.
- Helped fellow Nepali actor Phunsok Ladhaki in Bollywood in the 1970s.
- He acted with Firoz Khan in what can be called 'Curry Westerns' with Khan doing an Eastwood and he a passable red indian.
- Director Ugyen is his nephew. Ugyen directed the film Bandhu.
- Brother name is P.D. Denzongpa.
- In 1994, a film titled "Adhyaay" was launched. It starred newcomers Arsh Malhotra and Dozy Denzongpa. The film got shelved. She may have been a relative of Danny Denzongpa.
- Elder brother who passed away in 1988.
- Son Rinzing was born October 1,1989. He was named Den-Chung at birth.
- Starred in the shelved film Reshma Films "Dhaage Ki Zanjeer" (1983). Starring Raj Kiran,Jaya Pradha,Danny Denzongpa. Music by Shyam Sagar,Produced by Afsari A,B.R. Singh Thakur, Sardar Roshan, Directed by Akbar Balam.
- Starred in 3 Star Films " Path Sangram" (1993) Starring Dominic Anthony, Samad Khan, Danny Denzongpa, Tinnu Anand,Titus, Produced by Francis D'cruz, Directed by M Arif.
- Starred in the shelved movie Sultan Films "Sultana Daku"(1982) Starring Danny Denzongpa, Roma Manik,Pushpa Soni ,Music by Sonik, Directed by Dinesh Saxena.
- Starred in the shelved movie Priya Films "Beopaar"(1974) Starring Radha Saluja, Abhijeet, Danny Denzongpa, Bindu, Music by Sharda, Directed by Batra Mohinder.
- Starred in the shelved movie A.T. Combines "Main Woh Raat Hoon"(1985) Starring Abhishek, Anu Dhawan, Danny Denzongpa in special appearance, Music by Vijay Batalvi,Produced and Directed by Ram Waghela.
- Son Rinzing Denzongpa debuted in Squad 2021.
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