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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
When Sharmila Tagore was relieved to stop working with Rajesh Khanna, said he 'didn't reinvent himself': 'People began to mock him'
October 13, 2022 8:20 am
Sharmila Tagore said that she was relieved to not work with Rajesh Khanna. She added that the actor was not keeping up with the time, which led to people mocking him.
Rajesh Khanna's Anand and Jaya Bachchan's Mili are exactly the same movie. Here's how
October 02, 2022 8:19 am
The ethos and the style of a Hrishikesh Mukherjee film is pretty distinct but in the case of Anand and Mili, the plots are very similar too.
Rajesh Khanna passed the baton to Amitabh Bachchan with Namak Haraam: 'I knew my time was up'
August 28, 2022 7:15 am
Namak Haraam signifies that transitional moment where Amitabh Bachchan announced that his time had begun, and even Rajesh Khanna took note.
When Rajesh Khanna said he 'wouldn’t have stopped' Dimple Kapadia from acting if he knew of her talent: 'Wanted a mother for my children'
August 27, 2022 8:52 am
Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia married even before her debut film released, and at the time, this marked the end of her career even before it began.
When Rajesh Khanna said success made him feel 'next to God', he couldn't handle flops: 'Dimple thought I had gone insane'
August 23, 2022 3:51 pm
Rajesh Khanna was once the most successful star in the movies but his eventual crash led him to a dark path.
Vijay Deverakonda is happy being forgotten, cites examples of Rajesh Khanna and Vinod Khanna: 'Nobody remembers...'
August 23, 2022 9:35 am
Actor Vijay Deverakonda shared his thoughts on stardom ahead of his big Bollywood debut Liger.
Rajesh Khanna and Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Bawarchi caters to the biggest fantasy of the Indian audience - a family that gets along
August 07, 2022 8:42 am
In 2022, Bawarchi is 50 years old and it still caters to the same fantasy - of living with a family that's perfectly cohesive, that has risen above its domestic disputes, and where love conquers all.
When an angry Jaya Bachchan reprimanded Rajesh Khanna for insulting Amitabh Bachchan, predicted 'he’ll run Bollywood one day'
July 31, 2022 9:01 pm
Jaya Bachchan had called out Rajesh Khanna for insulting Amitabh Bachchan, predicting that Amitabh will go on to become a huge star one day.
Mumtaz and Rajesh Khanna's Aap Ki Kasam acknowledges that life doesn't always give you a second chance
July 31, 2022 2:27 pm
On Mumtaz's birthday, here's looking back at one of her most successful films with Rajesh Khanna, Aap Ki Kasam.
Twinkle Khanna posts heartfelt note on dad Rajesh Khanna's death anniversary: 'Still there, in all our hearts'
July 19, 2022 10:14 am
On Rajesh Khanna's 10th death anniversary, Twinkle Khanna shares an unseen picture with her dad, along with a heartfelt note.
