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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
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.
Bollywood's 'Zohra Jabeen' who worked with Raj Kapoor, Yash Chopra, Karan Johar quit industry over disrespect; nobody from industry attended her funeral
July 12, 2025 4:11 pm
Achala Sachdev gained popularity with Yash Chopra’s Waqt, where the song Ae Meri Zohra Jabeen was picturised on her. Later, she went on to work with legends like Raj Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra, among many others.
Zeenat Aman says 'Rajesh Khanna was always late, would decide when to come and when to shoot': 'Amitabh Bachchan was extremely professional'
July 10, 2025 12:01 pm
Zeenat Aman shared how everybody would blindly hail Rajesh Khanna while he took control of everything on set unlike her Don co-star Amitabh Bachchan.
'Rajesh Khanna slapped Raza Murad for spending time with Dimple Kapadia': Senior actor says he wanted to 'beat up' person who spread this rumour
July 10, 2025 11:04 am
Raza Murad revealed he never met Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia at the same time. The couple were married for over a decade, before they separated in 1984.
When Rajesh Khanna attacked Vinod Khanna for 'not honouring his words' as Gurdaspur MP, called Navjot Singh Sidhu a 'comedian'
July 06, 2025 10:09 pm
Rajesh Khanna, who was a Congress MP in the 1990s, had campaigned for the party in the 2012 Punjab Assembly Elections. He'd then attacked fellow actor Vinod Khanna and former BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu.
Rajesh Khanna believed Amitabh Bachchan 'played dirty politics' against him; Big B felt 'betrayed' when Namak Haraam's climax was changed
July 05, 2025 6:04 pm
Rajesh Khanna felt that Amitabh Bachchan had turned his favourite director against him during the filming of Namak Haraam.
