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Rajesh Khanna
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- Born 29 December 1942
- Place of Birth Amritsar
- Occupation Film Actor, Politician, Film Producer, Singer, Television Actor
- Spouse Dimple Kapadia (1973; 1982)
- Education Ness Wadia College Of Commerce, St. Sebastian Goan High School, Kishinchand Chellaram College, Hill Grange High School
- Years active 1966-2012
- Children Twinkle Khanna, Rinke Khanna
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ABOUT Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna was an Indian actor, also referred to as the "first superstar"and the "original superstar" of Indian cinema, was also a film producer and politician. He starred in 15 consecutive solos hit films in the period 1969 to 1971, still an unbreakable record. He made his debut in 1966 with Aakhri Khat. Through his career, he appeared in more than 160 feature films and 17 short films. He received the Filmfare Best Actor Award award three times. He was the highest paid Indian actor from 1970 to 1987 where Amitabh Bachchan shared the same tag with Khanna from 1980 to 1987. He married Dimple Kapadia in March 1973, eight months before her debut film Bobby was released and had two daughters from the marriage. Their elder daughter Twinkle Khanna is married to actor Akshay Kumar, while they also have a younger daughter Rinke Khanna. He was also a Lok Sabha member of the Indian National Congress from New Delhi constituency from 1992 to 1996. After being critically ill, Khanna died on July 18, 2012. Khanna has been posthumously awarded India's third highest civilian honour Padma Bhushan. On April 30, 2013, he was officially bestowed with the title The First Superstar of Indian cinema at Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards.
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RAJESH KHANNA NEWS
Rajesh Khanna wasn't egotistical, I 'over-rehearsed' with Amitabh Bachchan: Meenakshi Sheshadri
August 07, 2024 6:07 pm
Meenakshi Seshadri shared that despite many opinions that Rajesh Khanna and Shatrughan Sinha were egoistic and hot-headed, she never faced such issues with them.
Rajesh Khanna warned Twinkle Khanna not to seek advice from her mom Dimple Kapadia before making acting debut: 'You will only get more confused'
August 07, 2024 2:33 pm
Rajesh Khanna stepped away from the film industry after his once-iconic career spiralled out of control, affecting his marriage with Dimple Kapadia and daughter Twinkle Khanna.
Twinkle Khanna recalled sleeping on floor of grandmom's home after Dimple Kapadia-Rajesh Khanna's separation: 'Realised men are dessert, not main course'
August 06, 2024 1:13 pm
Twinkle Khanna recalled a moment from her childhood, after her parents Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia's separation, that would go on to define her life.
Mumtaz says Rajesh Khanna would get upset if she worked with other heroes: 'He thought he owned me'
August 07, 2024 9:14 am
Mumtaz recently opened up about Rajesh Khanna's fame and decline, recalling that he would get upset if she signed films with actors like Dharmendra or Dev Anand. She also addressed rumours of her rivalry with Sharmila Tagore.
Kishore Kumar's voice made Rajesh Khanna a star, singer was replaced by actor in Anand when Kishore showed up bald for the shoot
August 04, 2025 4:32 pm
On Kishore Kumar's 95th birth anniversary, we look at how the legendary singer's voice became Rajesh Khanna's identity, leading to his stardom.
When Dimple Kapadia recalled how seven-year-old Twinkle Khanna handled her separation from Rajesh Khanna: 'She became a monster mom'
August 06, 2024 12:28 pm
Dimple Kapadia said that she didn't have much of a role in raising her daughters to be decent people, despite what they were exposed to at home, as her marriage with Rajesh Khanna crumbled.
When Dimple Kapadia said she was naive when she married Rajesh Khanna, thought he would sing 'Mere Sapno Ki Rani' to her: 'I was shattered'
August 02, 2024 10:22 pm
Dimple Kapadia said that she was quite young when she met Rajesh Khanna and was full of dreams. Dimple and Rajesh separated after 8 years of marriage but never divorced.
Mumtaz opens up about film sets being dominated by her male-costars: 'Whatever heroes wanted producers, directors complied'
July 31, 2024 2:33 pm
Mumtaz, who turned 77-years-old of July 31. speaks about film sets being dictated by male actors of her time.
'Girls used to kiss Rajesh Khanna's car, no one even said hello to him on set after downfall': Samir Soni on harsh realities of acting profession
July 28, 2024 10:02 pm
Samir Soni said that people who think that they can take up acting as a profession because of their good looks are being delusional.
'Rajesh Khanna would show up at 12 for 9 am shift, fawning makers will then call for lunch': Prem Chopra
July 24, 2024 3:53 pm
Prem Chopra recalled working with Rajesh Khanna and said that the actor was always late for shoots and this annoyed his co-workers. However, they would fawn over him when he showed up.
