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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
Moushumi Chatterjee on one major difference between Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna: 'Big B never surrounded himself with chamchas, Kaka needed that'
May 22, 2025 2:18 pm
Veteran actor Moushumi Chatterjee revealed one key difference between her former co-stars Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan that only impacted their career.
Twinkle Khanna offered sister Rinke sanctuary in her basement during Operation Sindoor: 'She lives within 1km radius of PM Modi'
May 20, 2025 1:30 pm
Akshay Kumar's wife, Twinkle Khanna, reflected on the tensions between India and Pakistan a few days ago, and said that she invited her sister to come hunker down with her in the basement of her Mumbai house.
Forgotten Rajesh Khanna had to sit on his own luggage because nobody offered him a seat: 'The man who sat on thrones...'
May 20, 2025 12:55 pm
Actor Rajesh Khanna's fall from grace was so drastic that he found himself grasping to hold on to the last vestiges of fame.
Rajesh Khanna's sea-facing bungalow Aashirwad once belonged to another star; it was purchased for just Rs 3.5 lakh and sold for Rs 90 crore
May 22, 2025 6:21 am
Rajesh Khanna purchased his bungalow Aashirward for Rs 3.5 lakh from Rajendra Kumar. Both their careers took off, but Rajesh's career and personal life took a downturn eventually.
Shashi Kapoor refused to work with me because he thought of me as 'Dara Singh ki heroine': Mumtaz
May 03, 2025 3:37 pm
Mumtaz has previously talked about Bollywood ostracizing her and how her female contemporaries did not support her in her journey.
Rajesh Khanna would've been alive had he married Anju Mahendru; sudden wedding with Dimple Kapadia was shocking, unexpected: Mumtaz
May 01, 2025 11:10 am
Anju Mahendru wasn't aware that Rajesh Khanna had dumped her and had decided to marry Dimple Kapadia. She was hurt, but not heartbroken about it.
Rajesh Khanna might mistreat you because you were cast against his wishes, Raza Murad recalls warning: 'Upar aaka, neeche Kaka'
April 05, 2025 11:23 am
Raza Murad said back in the day, it was very rare that someone said no to Rajesh Khanna's request.
Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna were scolded by Hrishikesh Mukherjee for talking on phone during shoot, recalls Raza Murad: 'He locked the studio gates'
April 02, 2025 12:25 pm
Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan received an earful from Hrishikesh Mukherjee because they were busy taking calls on set.
Rajesh Khanna gifted bungalows, cars to his friends; partied till dawn, recalls Raza Murad: 'He would come for shoot by 3-4 pm'
April 01, 2025 1:00 pm
Rajesh Khanna was infamous for being late on set because he partied everyday till 6 am. He would party till dawn and ensure none of his guests could leave too.
Kamal Haasan scolded me because I was an hour late; Rajesh Khanna, Shatrughan Sinha showed up whenever they wanted: Poonam Dhillon
March 29, 2025 7:44 pm
Kamal Haasan once scolded Poonam Dhillon because she showed up an hour late to set. She shared that she often worked with superstars who would show up hours late, so no one ever told her to be on time.
