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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
'Dharmendra will never marry you,' Dimple Kapadia told Hema Malini as she struggled with loneliness in her marriage with 'arrogant' Rajesh Khanna
October 16, 2025 1:18 pm
Hema Malini and Rajesh Khanna starred in 13 films together, but through this time, Hema found a warm friendship with his wife, actor Dimple Kapadia.
Rajesh Khanna’s rivalry with Amitabh Bachchan left my father broke, alcoholic, recalls Rajat Bedi: 'Rajesh didn't come to set for 15 days, film had to be shut down'
October 06, 2025 11:56 am
Rajat Bedi opened up about his father and filmmaker Narendra Bedi’s relationship with Rajesh Khanna and how the legendary actor’s rivalry with Amitabh Bachchan caused him significant financial losses.
Before Shah Rukh's 'Deewangi Deewangi', Manmohan Desai shot iconic song with 16 stars: 'Raj Kapoor managed every actor's timing, Randhir Kapoor called them extras'
October 03, 2025 6:47 pm
The song starred Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Dharmendra, Rajesh Khanna, and 16 others. This prompted Randhir Kapoor to call himself 'the highest-paid junior artiste'.
Rajesh Khanna would say 'go ask Dilip Kumar, I can't do more' when asked for another take, recalls Mahesh Bhatt
October 01, 2025 7:45 pm
Rajesh Khanna lost his stardom after a string of bad films, and he knew the moment when he lost it all.
'At 40, Bobby Deol was told he should learn acting': Anurag Kashyap says actor improvised for the first time in his 30 year career
September 20, 2025 12:02 pm
Anurag Kashyap praised Bobby Deol’s commitment to his film Bandar and said that even though Bobby was surrounded by great actors, he never felt insecure.
'Rajesh Khanna wanted Dimple Kapadia to stay at home, but she wanted to work,' recalls veteran journalist: 'She knew she was talented'
September 14, 2025 8:45 am
Veteran journalist Pooja Samant shares her experience of interviewing actor Rajesh Khanna, and what he revealed about his marriage with Dimple Kapadia.
Twinkle Khanna recalls male actors getting better treatment than her on film sets: 'He came late, got a bigger room'
September 06, 2025 4:35 pm
Twinkle Khanna, born to actors Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna, claims living in an all-women household kept her away from ills of patriarchy until her 30s.
Rajesh Khanna's co-star was brutally murdered along with family members; bodies were buried in farmhouse and undiscovered for over a year
September 02, 2025 5:29 pm
A young actor who worked with Rajesh Khanna in one of his final movies was found dead along with five of her family members, in a brutal case of murder that resulted in the convict being sentenced to death.
Shammi Kapoor was mocked when Rajesh Khanna became the new superstar, was asked, 'where's the crowd': 'Voh Aashirwad ke bahar hain'
August 27, 2025 9:46 pm
Ashish Vidyarthi recalled a moment when Shammi Kapoor shared how, in his later years, people began mocking him, asking why the crowds that once surrounded him were no longer there.
Bollywood actress rose to fame with Mithun Chakraborty’s Disco Dancer, dated Danny Denzongpa, but was eventually typecast in glamour roles
August 26, 2025 2:30 pm
Kim Yashpal shot to fame with the chartbuster "Jimmy Jimmy Aaja Aaja" in Disco Dancer, but was soon typecast and relegated to item numbers.
