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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 fought with income tax officer over overdue tax amount of Rs 45 lakh,' recalls Anita Advani: 'He threatened to seal his bungalow'
August 17, 2025 4:20 pm
Rajesh Khanna alleged girlfriend Anita Advani spoke about living with the actor during the decline of his stardom and how the actor once fought with an income tax officer over Rs 45 lakh overdue in taxes.
'Rajesh Khanna said I will burn the world down if you don't come back,' claims alleged girlfriend Anita Advani: 'I told him you can have a harem'
August 16, 2025 7:34 pm
Rajesh Khanna's alleged girlfriend, Anita Advani, claimed that Rajesh loved her so deeply that he instructed her to come back home when the city was on the verge of riots.
Anita Advani claims that she secretly married Rajesh Khanna, met him even before his marriage to Dimple Kapadia: 'He applied sindoor...'
August 16, 2025 11:11 am
Anita Advani revealed that one night, in a quiet ceremony at their home, Rajesh Khanna secretly married her, placing sindoor in her hair and telling her, “From today, you are my responsibility.”
Rajesh Khanna would get 'aggressive' after a few drinks, used to vent out his anger on alleged girlfriend Anita Advani: 'I used to run to my sister's place'
August 17, 2025 8:25 am
Rajesh Khanna's alleged girlfriend Anita Advani opens up about her tumultuous relationship with the actor, and how he became irritable and frustrated during his later years as his stardom stardom started to decline.
Abused by mother, Bollywood's biggest child star would be denied food after slaving all day, danced for money on stage; no one from Bollywood attended her funeral
August 12, 2025 3:11 pm
Made to slave away for four shifts daily, Bollywood's highest-paid child star was sent to bed hungry. She couldn't make it as an adult, and made a living dubbing for Sridevi in Hindi films before her death at the age of 51.
Shabana Azmi, Rajesh Khanna worked with incomplete scripts during Nasihat shoot, Kader Khan was writing in another studio: 'We didn't know when the second page would come'
August 07, 2025 9:32 pm
In a recent interview, veteran actor Shabana Azmi recalled her experience of working with Rajesh Khanna in Nasihat.
National Award-winning costume designer acted opposite Rajesh Khanna, designed Sridevi's outfits, died of cancer 10 years before son's debut
August 03, 2025 5:43 pm
Simple Kapadia made her acting debut opposite Khanna in Shakti Samanta’s Anurodh (1977), at the age of 18—the same age Dimple Kapadia was when she debuted in Bobby four years earlier.
Rajesh Khanna leapt at the opportunity to replace a miffed Amitabh Bachchan on Kishore Kumar's last film, didn't charge a rupee
August 02, 2025 12:13 pm
Amit Kumar reveals what went wrong between Amitabh Bachchan and Kishore Kumar during the making of Mamta Ki Chhaon Mein.
How furious Rajesh Khanna reacted as Sohail Khan wanted to buy his home Aashirwad, Salman Khan offered to work in his film for free: 'Mujhe sadak pe lana chahta hai'
July 22, 2025 12:39 pm
Salman Khan's younger brother Sohail Khan had expressed interest in buying Rajesh Khanna’s iconic bungalow, Aashirwad. However, the late actor’s reaction was far from welcoming.
Veteran actor and producer Dheeraj Kumar passes away at the age of 80 in Mumbai
July 15, 2025 3:17 pm
Actor and producer Dheeraj Kumar passed away today in Mumbai.
