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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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- Riyasat,
- Aradhana
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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
Mumtaz recalls how Rajesh Khanna 'would sulk in a corner' when she worked with other actors: 'He wanted me to work only with him'
December 29, 2022 5:15 pm
On Rajesh Khanna's birth anniversary, Mumtaz recalled the time when Kaka would 'sulk in a corner' when she worked with other actors.
Anju Mahendroo remembers Rajesh Khanna on his birth anniversary, shares unseen photo: 'Love and miss you loads'
December 29, 2022 3:54 pm
On Rajesh Khanna's birth anniversary, Anju Mahendroo shared an unseen photo in his memory.
Toddler Twinkle Khanna makes father Rajesh Khanna beam with joy in throwback pic on 'bittersweet' shared birthday. See here
December 29, 2022 10:53 am
Twinkle Khanna took to Instagram and penned an emotional note for her father, actor Rajesh Khanna, who is considered Bollywood's original superstar.
When Rajesh Khanna said that he was 'turning hysterical with work pressure' while filming Anand: 'Nobody cared and nobody listened'
December 29, 2022 8:28 am
On Rajesh Khanna's birth anniversary, recalling the time when the actor gave a legendary performance while he was 'turning hysterical with work pressure'.
'King of Romance' Yash Chopra's first love story was a tale of polyamory that was accepted by the masses
December 17, 2022 7:54 pm
Yash Chopra's Daag, starring Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore and Rakhee, was an unorthodox love story where the man ends up with two women and they all live happily ever after.
When Anju Mahendroo said Rajesh Khanna expected her to fall at his feet like other girls: 'I submerged my identity to his'
December 02, 2022 8:12 am
Rajesh Khanna and Anju Mahendroo's relationship started falling apart after he became a star with Aradhana.
Was Rajesh Khanna always late for work? Meenakshi Seshadri addresses rumours
November 17, 2022 9:40 am
Meenakshi Seshadri refuted the speculation that Rajesh Khanna was always late to the sets. She had worked with him on the film Awara Baap.
'Rajesh Khanna would drive away, women would put sand in their maang': Janhvi Kapoor says they 'wouldn't do it for anyone today'
November 08, 2022 11:01 am
Janhvi Kapoor said that the era of superstars ending might actually be good for Indian cinema in general.
Twinkle Khanna's birthday post for niece Noamika starts debate; does she look more like Dimple Kapadia or Rinke Khanna?
October 21, 2022 11:05 am
Twinkle Khanna's post wishing niece Naomika a happy birthday inspired a discussion about whether the teenager looks more like her mother Rinke, grandmother Dimple Kapadia, or Twinkle herself.
When Rajesh Khanna blamed others for his films flopping: 'He felt there was a conspiracy against him, turned on people'
October 19, 2022 2:14 pm
Rajesh Khanna was very insecure after his films started flopping and Salim Khan said that he did not look inwards to see what was going wrong.
