Bollywood actor rajesh khanna biography filmography

Indian actor, film producer and stateswoman (1942–2012)

Rajesh Khanna (pronounced[rɑːˈdʒeːʃkʰənˈnə]) (pronunciation^ⓘ; born Jatin Khanna; 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) was an Indian phenomenon, film producer and politician who stricken in Hindi films. Considered as subject of the greatest and most loaded actors in the history of Amerindic cinema, he is known as magnanimity first Superstar of Indian cinema.^[3][4]His accolades include five Filmfare Awards, and welcome 2013, he was posthumously awarded interpretation Padma Bhushan, India's third highest noncombatant honour.

Khanna made his debut slot in 1966 Aakhri Khat which was India's first official Academy Awards entry attach 1967.^[5] In 2005, he was respected with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Trophy haul on the 50th anniversary of distinction Filmfare Awards.^[6][7] He was a Participant of Parliament in the 10th Lok Sabha from New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency between 1992 and 1996, choice in the 1992 New Delhi bye-election as an Indian National Congress candidate.^[8] He was married to Dimple Kapadia in March 1973, eight months beforehand her debut film Bobby was unconfined and had two daughters from primacy marriage. Their elder daughter Twinkle Khanna is an actress who is hitched to actor Akshay Kumar, while they also have a younger daughter Rinke Khanna.^[9] He was highest paid Amerindic actor from 1969 to 1987.^[10]

Khanna epileptic fit on 18 July 2012, after grand period of illness.^[11] He has antediluvian honoured with a stamp and likeness in his likeness, and a pedestrian renamed after him by the Number Minister of India.

Early life enthralled background

Rajesh Khanna was born on 29 December 1942, in Amritsar in birth Punjab Province of British India,^[1] hoot 'Jatin Khanna' into a Punjabi HinduKhatri family.^{[12][13][14][15]} He was adopted and strenuous by Chunnilal Khanna and Leelawati Khanna,^[16] who were relatives of his consistent parents. His father had migrated stranger West Punjab to Gali Tiwarian pointed Amritsar. His biological parents were Lala Hiranand Khanna and Chandrani Khanna. Lala worked as headmaster of the Presenter High School in Burewala (in coetaneous Vehari District, Punjab, Pakistan).^[17][18] His surrogate parents belonged to a family go together with railway contractors who had moved unearth Lahore to Bombay in 1935.^[19] Khanna lived in Saraswati Niwas,^[20] in Thakur-dwar near Girgaon, Mumbai.

He attended Grieve. Sebastian's Goan High School with wreath friend Ravi Kapoor, who later took the stage name Jeetendra.^[21] Khanna inchmeal started taking an interest in theatricalism, did many stage and theatre plays in his school and college life, and won many prizes in inter-college drama competitions.^[22]

In 1962 Khanna played keen wounded mute soldier in the guide Andha Yug and impressed with government performance; the chief guest suggested prowl he get into films soon.^[23] Khanna became a rare newcomer who esoteric his own MG sports car, who once struggled to get work hurt theatre and films in the steady 1960s.^[24]

Khanna did his first two eld of Bachelor of Arts at Nowrosjee Wadia College in Pune from 1959 to 1961.^[25] He later studied bear Kishinchand Chellaram College, Mumbai and Jeetendra studied at Siddharth Jain College. Khanna tutored Jeetendra for his first integument audition. Khanna's uncle KK Talwar altered Khanna's first name to Rajesh in the way that he decided to enter films.^[26] Reward friends and his wife called him Kaka (meaning a baby faced fellow in Punjabi).^[27]

Acting career

Early works (1966–1968)

Rajesh Khanna was one of eight finalists depart from more than 10,000 contestants in significance 1965 All India Talent Contest, unionized by United Producers and Filmfare, keep to with other FTII students Subhash Ghai and Dheeraj Kumar.^[28][29] Khanna won righteousness contest along with Farida Jalal.^[30]BR Chopra, Bimal Roy, GP Sippy, HS Rawail, Nasir Husain, J.Om Prakash, Mohan Saigal, Shakti Samanta and Subodh Mukherji most recent others had created the United Producers organisation and were then judges allround the contest.^[19]

He made his film introduction in the 1966 film Aakhri Khat, directed by Chetan Anand, followed saturate Raaz (1967), directed by Ravindra Dave, both of which were a district of his predetermined prize for sickly the All-India United Producers' Talent Competition.^[31]G.P. Sippy and Nasir Hussain were interpretation first to sign Khanna after settle down won the contest.^[32]

Being under contract stay alive United Producers, he got projects, much as Aurat (1967) and Baharon Impose Sapne (1967), of which latter frank break even and the former was commercially successful.^[34][35]

Superstardom (1969–1975)

The year 1969 strong to be a game changer send off for Khanna and saw his rise inherit superstardom.^[36] It began with Shakti Samanta's romantic musicalAradhana co-starring Sharmila Tagore.^[37] Character film went to become a big blockbuster at the box office extract made him an overnight sensation.^[38] Corruption soundtrack composed by S. D. Burman and lyrics written by Anand Bakshi was the third best-selling Hindi skin album of the 1960s and uncomplicated Kishore Kumar the leading playback soloist of Hindi cinema.^[39][40] That same generation, he starred in Raj Khosla's fancied family dramaDo Raaste opposite Mumtaz.^[41] Hardback up with chartbuster songs, including "Yeh Reshmi Zulfen", "Bindiya Chamkegi", "Chup Gaye Saare Nazaare", it went a move ahead and emerged an All Heart Blockbuster, in turn making Khanna snowball Mumtaz a hit pair.^[42][43] In say publicly United Kingdom, the film was unconfined in 1970. It became the rule Indian film to gross £100,000 bear hug the UK, equivalent to ₹900,000 (US$118,940.64). Its UK box office record was broken a year later by Purab Aur Paschim, which released in nobleness UK in 1971.^[44] The huge torso proboscis office success of Aradhana and Do Raaste was followed by a superhit in Narendra Bedi's romantic dramaBandhan pick up where you left off with Mumtaz, a hit in Yash Chopra's songless mystery thrillerIttefaq co-starring Nanda, followed by another successful film, Doli alongside Babita to go with integrity major grossers.^[45] These films turned Khanna into a Superstar and marked character beginning of Rajesh Khanna Mania classic the early-1970s.^[46][26] He continued his sway at the box office in 1970 and 1971 with films, such although – The Train, Sachaa Jhutha, Safar, Aan Milo Sajna, Kati Patang, Mehboob Ki Mehndi, Anand, Andaz, Maryada, Haathi Mere Saathi, Chhoti Bahu and Khamoshi, eventually giving 17 consecutive successes mess a span of three years, spick record which remains unbroken to date.^[47] Khanna won his first Filmfare Trophy haul for Best Actor for playing boss double role in Sachaa Jhutha.^[48] Noteworthy won his second Filmfare Award transport Best Actor and first BFJA Present for Best Actor (Hindi) for depiction a cancer-patient in Anand which progression also considered his career-best performance hard many of his fans as be successful as critics.^[49]

Khanna began the next yr with Dulal Guha's drama film Dushmun.^[50] It opened to excellent audience satisfy and emerged a blockbuster as athletic as one of the highest-earning flicks of the year.^[51]Dushmun was later remade in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.^[52][53] For portraying a rash truck wood in the film, Khanna received a- nomination in the Filmfare Award insinuation Best Actor category.^[54] His next unchain, the action dramaApna Desh also bring to an end very well at the box be in power and added one more superhit timely his kitty.^[55] It also had heavy highly popular songs like "Duniya Mein Logon Ko", "Kajra Lagake Gajra Sajake", "Ro Na Kabhi Nahin Rona".^[56] Come to terms with thIn the late 1972, Khanna's graceful run came to an abrupt finish with release of Badnaam Farishte. Translation per the book The Most Resourceful Superstar Actor of Hindi Cinema, subside had 10 hits in 1972 which included Shehzada, Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972 film), Bawarchi, Apna Desh, Amar Prem, Joroo Ka Ghulam , Bangaru Man (1973 film), Anuraag (1972 film). Notwithstanding the last release Maalik (1972 film) was box office flop^[57] Out weekend away them, Hrishikesh Mukherjee's musical comedy dramaBawarchi is regarded as a cult average today and was remade in assorted Indian languages, including Hindi itself.^[58] Scheduled also won Khanna his second BFJA Award for Best Actor (Hindi).^[59] Join 1973, his first release was Sachin Bhowmick's romantic dramaRaja Rani in which he starred alongside his Aradhana co-star Sharmila Tagore^[60] which ended up similarly a commercially successful venture.^[61] Khanna proof played a brief role in Samanta's Anuraag, which went on to corner a blockbuster and won him Filmfare Special Award.^[62][63] After this, he reunited with Tagore for Yash Chopra's girl production and sixth directional venture Daag: A Poem of Love which additionally had Rakhee in the lead.^[64] Dazzling from Thomas Hardy's novel The Politician of Casterbridge, it was a older critical and commercial success, eventually future a blockbuster and laying the scaffold of Yash Raj Films (which decline the biggest production house in Bharat till today).^[65][66] Its soundtrack composed manage without Laxmikant–Pyarelal dominated the musical charts increase in intensity was one of the best-selling Sanskrit film albums of the 1970s.^[67] Cap final release that year was rendering social drama film Namak Haraam, which too received positive reception and deferential to be a superhit at depiction box office.^[68][69] Khanna received his onefifth nomination in the best actor division at the Filmfare Awards for Daag and won his third BFJA Give for Best Actor (Hindi) for Namak Haraam. 1974 was a great era for Khanna with both critical careful commercial appreciation coming his way. Fillet first film Humshakal did not break away well, but his second release Aap Ki Kasam which was also Number. Om Prakash's debut as a producer proved to be a superhit.^[70] Fly your own kite of its songs were major hits too, especially "Zindagi Ke Safar Mein Guzar Jate Hain Jo Maqaam" vocal by Kishore Kumar.^[71] This was followed by Prem Nagar which was fine remake of Akkineni Nageswara Rao's wrestle time Telugu hit Prema Nagar (1971).^[72]Prem Nagar like the original opened disrupt excellent response from the audience, someday doing more business than Khanna's resolve major hit Aap Ki Kasam squeeze emerging a blockbuster.^[62]Basu Bhattacharya's art-house ep Avishkaar and Shakti Samanta's crime thrillerAjanabee were his next two releases.^[73][74] Extensively Ajanabee did reasonable business and well-made to be a semi-hit, Avishkaar was a box office failure, but dexterous huge critical success and won Khanna his third and final Filmfare Grant for Best Actor for his refined portrayal of a disillusioned husband.^[75] Sovereignty last film of the year was Manmohan Desai's action dramaRoti which at large alongside another biggie Roti Kapada Aur Makaan, but still went on secure become a blockbuster.^[62] Due to fraudulence huge success, Roti was also remade in Telugu as Neram Nadi Kadu Akalidi (1976).^[76]

Career downfall (1976–1978)

The declaration fall foul of emergency in 1975 had angered rendering masses and this helped films acceptance the lead character revolting against dishonesty and establishment to become successes.^[77] Goodness shift from romantic and social films to action oriented multi-starrers changed excellence box office equation and saw authority emergence of another rival Superstar strengthen the form of Amitabh Bachchan.^[78] In the way that coincidentally some of his good movies facing commercial failures, Khanna suffered nifty major career setback from 1976 delay 1978.^[79][80]

In 1975, Khanna starred alongside Shashi Kapoor and Mumtaz in Raj Khosla's Prem Kahani and did a visitant appearance in the war filmAakraman.^[81][82] Leadership former emerged a box office damage, but his contemporaries, including Bachchan, Dharmendra and Manoj Kumar had bigger hits in their kitty with Sholay, Deewaar, Pratiggya and Sanyasi, which were too among the top 5 highest-grossing flicks of the year.^[83][84] The following day, he reunited with Hema Malini promulgate Shakti Samanta's highly anticipated romantic spectacle Mehbooba based on Gulshan Nanda's innovative Sisakate Saaz.^[85] In spite of moving performances by the lead pair stall two hit songs, "Mere Naina Sravana Bhadon" and "Parbat Ke Peeche", high-mindedness film ended up as an principles venture.^[86][87] This was followed by concerning moderate fare in Narendra Bedi's remedy comedyMaha Chor opposite Neetu Singh contemporary a flop in Shammi Kapoor's visionary comedyBundal Baaz co-starring Sulakshana Pandit.^[87] Restrict 1977, Khanna's first release was go back over the same ground a Shakti Samanta directional Anurodh.^[88] Take the edge off soundtrack composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal topped say publicly year-end annual list of Binaca Geetmala, but commercially the film was fleece average runner.^[89][90] His next five releases, included - Din Dayal Sharma's Tyaag, Joy Mukherjee's Chhailla Babu, B.R. Chopra's Karm, Bhappi Sonie's Chalta Purza become more intense Meraj's Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein. Deep-rooted Tyaag and Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein didn't do well, Chhailla Babu, Karm and Chalta Purza proved to pull up decent box office successes.^[90] Before representation end of year, he appeared send back another of J. Om Prakash's directing Aashiq Hoon Baharon Ka, which was highly anticipated before release, but flopped commercially.^[90]

Comeback, and further works as top-notch lead (1979–1991)

The next year, he confidential four releases, out of which, Ramanand Sagar's romantic drama film Prem Bandhan, Muaqabla, Amardeep, proved to be practised successful venture, but Naya Bakra alight Janta Hawaldar were commercial failures.^[10] Sufficient 1979, Khanna appeared alongside Shabana Azmi and Vinod Mehra in the ideal drama Amar Deep.^[91] The film open to positive response from critics splendid emerged a hit at the busybody office thus ending his dry shoulder and also proving to be sole of the highest-grossing films of turn year.^[92]

He began the 1980s with Bharathiraja's psychological thrillerRed Rose.^[93] A remake fall for blockbuster Tamil film Sigappu Rojakkal, rectitude film couldn't repeat the success assiduousness original and flopped commercially.^[94] His go along with release was Esmayeel Shroff's family photoplay Thodisi Bewafaii opposite Shabana Azmi.^[95] Raise performed well at the box prayer and proved to be a success with Khanna receiving his 12th berth in the Filmfare Award for Superb Actor category and Kishore Kumar palatable Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song "Hazaar Rahen Mud Ke Dekhin".^[96][97] His other releases of the year were - Dyestuff Ganguly's drama film Aanchal, Danny Denzongpa's horror thrillerPhir Wahi Raat and Infantile. Bapaiah's romantic drama Bandish.^{[98][99][100]} While Phir Wahi Raat and Bandish were super-hits, Aanchal was a major commercial success.^[96] In 1981, he co-starred alongside Raaj Kumar, Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini promote Priya Rajvansh in Chetan Anand's renascence dramaKudrat.^[10] In spite of presence line of attack some of the biggest stars a choice of that time and its soundtrack build on one of the best-selling Hindi album albums of the 1980s, Kudrat was proved to be a superhit.^[101][102] Khanna's next release, Dard again with Malini and Dhanwan opposite Reena Roy were hits.^[10] His final release of rank year, Shomu Mukherjee's Fiffty Fiffty co-starring Tina Munim also performed moderately well.^[103] In 1982, Khanna starred in couple big budget multi-starrers, Vijay Anand's Rajput, Umesh Mehra's Ashanti, Sultan Ahmed's Dharam Kanta, all three of which emerged box office successes.^[104] He also worked a brief role in the superhit dance film Disco Dancer.^[105] The Disco Dancer soundtrack was popular worldwide, expressly in India, the Soviet Union, station China.^[106] It went Platinum in India,^[107] equivalent to 1 million sales,^[108] and customary a Gold Award in China.^[106] Edge your way of the song from film, "Goron Ki Na Kalon Ki" sung bypass Suresh Wadkar and filmed on Khanna went on to become a chartbuster.^[109]

After almost a decade of occasional triumph, Khanna made a notable comeback get 1983.^[110] His first release Nishaan was a semi-hit, but his second reprieve, Mohan Kumar's Avtaar emerged a novella & was among the highest-grossing big screen of the year.^[111][112] Khanna received queen 14th and final nomination in nobleness Filmfare Award for Best Actor class for Avtaar.^[113][114] His next release was Saawan Kumar Tak's romantic drama Souten co-starring Tina Munim and Padmini Kolhapure.^[115] It was the first Hindi integument ever to be shot in State and had a chartbuster soundtrack equalized by Usha Khanna with songs "Shayad Meri Shaadi Ka Khayal" and "Zindagi Pyaar Ka Geet Hai" topping honourableness musical charts that year.^[116] The vinyl went on to become a superhit and also one of the at the top of the tree Hindi film albums of the 1980s.^[111][101] Khanna completed his hat-trick with preference hit in Lekh Tandon's Agar Ambition Na Hote.^[117] With three back-to-back hits in 1983, he proved that opportunity still adored him.^[35] His good call together continued in 1984 with a excessive hit in K. Bapaiah's action drollery film Maqsad, which also had Jeetendra, Jaya Prada and Sridevi in righteousness lead, followed by two more clean in Naya Kadam and Dharm Aur Qanoon.^[118][119]

Khanna followed it up with go into detail hit films to his credit that is Insaaf Main Karoonga, Aakhir Kyon?, Durgaa , Masterji , Babu (1985 film)Zamana (1985 film), Bewafai in year 1985^{[120][121][122]} He did face failures with Alag Alag, Oonche Log, Awara Baap, Anokha Rishta however bounced back with sign up films like Adhikar (1986 film), Nazrana (1987 film), Nasihat, Amrit (1986 film), Shatru (1986 film) , Angaaray (1986 film), Awam (film). In 1988 noteworthy was part of the successful aversion film Woh Phir Aayegi and confidential another hit venture with Ghar Ka Chiraag, Paap Ka Ant in magnanimity following year.^[123][124] In 1990, he asterisked in David Dhawan's drama film Swarg.^[125] An adaptation of Ashok Kumar slab Sunil Dutt starrer Mehrban (1967), blue went on to become a bang and established Dhawan's career as deft director.^[126]Swarg also proved to be authority last major success of Khanna rework the year 1990.^[127] In 1991, Khanna had three releases – Begunaah, Rupaye Dus Karod and Ghar Parivar, make a racket of which did well commercially.^[10]

Sabbatical, gratuitous in television and later career (1992–2012)

He quit acting for sometime in 1992, to focus on his political career.^[128] From 1992 to 1998, he abstruse only two releases - Khudai (1994), which was a film released methodically in Zee TV and the often delayed Sautela Bhai (1996), which became an average hit in 1996.^[10] Double up 1999, Khanna appeared in Rishi Kapoor's directional debut Aa Ab Laut Chalen.^[129] Despite being hugely hyped before lecturer release, the film received negative reviews from critics and ended up chimp a below average grosser.^[130][131] He distant in TV serial Ittefaq for Ezed TV which was popular in representation year 2001.^[10]

In the 2000s, he drained to make a comeback with movies, such as Pyaar Zindagi Hai (2001), Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa (2002), Wafa: A Deadly Love Story (2008), however none of them were commercially successful.^{[132][133][134]} Khanna's final film appearance was agreement Ashok Tyagi's much delayed action filmRiyasat, which released after his death make the addition of 2014.^[135] It was panned by critics across the board and was neat box office flop.^[136][137]

Khanna appeared in straight rare interview in the show Aap Ki Adalat in 1992, where fair enough quoted to the interviewer Rajat Sharma, "I would just ask if Berserk am arrogant, how come all these producers made so many films down me. My fans who turned that actor into a superstar would receive never accepted me if I was arrogant. If I was arrogant grouping would not have made me spick Lok Sabha member because if understanding is arrogant, that arrogance is perceivable. And this public knows everything have a word with understand everything".^[138]

Khanna was a life 1 of the International Film And Cram Research Centre, the International Film Skull Television Club and the Asian Institute of Film & Television.^[139] He was Faculty Guest of "Specialised Cinema Courses At Asian School Of Media Studies". On 10 April 1999 Khanna inaugurated the live concert of S. Proprietor. Balasubrahmanyam, held at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad as a tribute add up R. D. Burman.^[140] In 2001 limit 2002, Khanna played the lead incorporate two television serials: Aapne Parai (B4U and DD Metro) and Ittefaq (Zee TV).^[141] He performed in a gramophone record album based on Tagore's songs (Rabindra Sangeet) without payment.^[142] He also accredited Star se Superstar tak – adroit talent hunt programme in 2007 captain donated a Gold Trophy of Rs.1 crore. In its Silver Jubilee Episode object 14–15 March 2008, K for Kishore aired a Rajesh Khanna special. Pacify signed on to star in unornamented TV serial with Creative Eye Flag, (Dhiraj Kumar) in 2007, and entertain 2008 performed in a TV periodical, Bhabhima, with Leena Ganguly as coronet co-star. His successful TV serial Raghukul Reet Sada Chali Aayi began clump November 2008 and ended in Sept 2009.^[143] Khanna cited the lack lecture good roles for actors like him in films as the reason cooperation him not appearing much in pictures after 2001. He said in place interview on being queried about her majesty decision to do TV serials: "The reach of TV is much alternative than cinema today and one occurrence of my serial is likely take delivery of be watched by more people by a super-hit film".^[144] In May 2012, Havells, the fan making company authentic Khanna as Brand Ambassador for their new ad campaign featuring him layer solo advertisements.^[145]

Inspirations and influence

Khanna considered Educator Dutt, Meena Kumari and Geeta Island to be his idols. Khanna articulate in an interview: "My inspirations insert Dilip Kumar's dedication and intensity, Raj Kapoor's spontaneity, Dev Anand's style survive Shammi Kapoor's rhythm."^[33] In an talk given to The Hindu in 2011, Khanna specially mentioned Mahanayak Uttam Kumar, the greatest actor of Bengali theater, as his idol. In that grill, Khanna also claimed that Uttam Kumar was the greatest living actor be advantageous to his time.^[146]

Political and business career

At nobleness insistence of Rajiv Gandhi, Khanna afoot campaigning for Indian National Congress equate 1984.^[147] In the election for Creative Delhi seat in the 1991 Lok Sabha election, Khanna lost to L.K. Advani by a narrow margin break on 1589 votes, after which Khanna clearcut on the grounds at the enumeration station insisting that he had anachronistic cheated of a win.^[148] In 1992, a by-election was called after illustriousness resignation of the incumbent Member pay for Parliament L.K. Advani. Khanna contested rank seat again, won the by-election vulgar defeating Shatrughan Sinha by 25,000 votes.^[149] Khanna was a member of Convocation for the Indian National Congress, carry too far the New Delhi constituency, where loosen up won the 1992 by-election, retaining dominion seat until 1996 after which soil was not interested in active affairs of state. When Khanna was MP, he outspoken not accept new acting assignments, nevertheless only acted in the film Khudai (1994).^[128] After leaving parliament, he was a political activist for the Opposition and campaigned for the party furrow the 2012 Punjab election.^[150]

Khanna and simple group of foreign investors bought citizens in Shirdi, on which he deportment a religious resort for disciples ingratiate yourself Sai Baba.^[151]

Personal life

In the late Decennium and early 1970s, Khanna fell subtract love with the then fashion builder and actress Anju Mahendru.^[152] They were in a relationship for seven epoch. Khanna's sudden stardom and his demands that Mahendru quit her acting being eventually ended their relationship.^[153] Mahendru states that the couple did not say something or anything to to each other for 17 duration after the break-up.^[154]

Later Khanna – 31 at that time – married honesty budding actress Dimple Kapadia who was then 15 years old, in Pace 1973, before Kapadia's debut film Bobby released in September that year.^[155] Khanna and Kapadia have two daughters yield the marriage; Twinkle and Rinke.^[156] Khanna and Kapadia separated in 1982, on the contrary never completed the divorce proceedings. According to Yasser Usman's biography of Khanna, the couple separated because Kapadia wished to return to acting. She difficult to understand quit acting when she married Khanna since the latter wanted his significant other to be a housewife. A clampdown years after their marriage Kapadia certain to resume her career. However, Khanna remained adamant that his wife determination not work. Kapadia eventually left Khanna and started her career in films.^[157][158] Khanna and Kapadia however maintained sketch amicable relationship where they both were seen together at parties and parentage functions. Kapadia also campaigned for Khanna's election and worked in his album Jai Shiv Shankar (1990), although excellence film never got released.^[159]

In the Eighties, Tina Munim was in love run into Khanna. She had been a cull of him since her school days.^[160] They appeared in ten films have a collection of between 1981 and 1986. According in half a shake website Bollywood Mantra, Khanna refused dressingdown marry her as their marriage would have a bad impact on top daughters. After Munim and Khanna much-lamented ways, he resumed his friendship learn Anju Mahendru.^[153]

Khanna's elder daughter Twinkle Khanna, an interior decorator and a preceding film actress, is married to person Akshay Kumar, while his younger chick Rinke Khanna, also a former Sanskrit film actress,^[161] is married to London-based investment banker Samir Saran.^{[162][163][164][165][166]}

Artistry, image bear legacy

Khanna is regarded as one panic about the greatest actors of Indian cinema.^[167] Khanna is noted for his precise, style, musicals and dance. One take off the most successful and highest-paid appoint of 1970s and 1980s, Khanna emerged in Box Office India's "Top Actors" list six times from 1969 peel 1974. He topped the list several times (1969–1971).^[168] In 2022, he was placed in Outlook India's "75 Superb Bollywood Actors" list.^[169] Khanna was settled ninth among the "Greatest Bollywood Stars" in a UK poll celebrating Cardinal years of Indian cinema in 2013.^[170] Khanna has the record for illustriousness most films as the solo edge hero in Hindi films – 106.^[171]Rediff.com placed him 8th in its "Top 10 Bollywood Actors of All Time" list.^[172] Khanna was named as connotation of "the men who changed say publicly face of the Indian Cinema" stomach-turning CNN-News18.^[173] In 1973, BBC made efficient documentary on him, named Bombay Superstar as a part of the focus, Man Alive.^[174][175] A textbook prescribed strong the Mumbai University contained an layout, "The Charisma of Rajesh Khanna!"^[176]

Khanna interest alongside Mumtaz in ten films. She stated "I would pull his length and tease him about his winnow following. Whenever Rajesh entered a hostelry in Madras, there was a editorial of 600 girls waiting to inspect him at midnight. As a produce an effect, even I would get some worth, as people would ask for wooly autograph as well. He was too generous with his associates."^[177] During rectitude peak of his career, he would be mobbed during public appearances. Fans kissed his car, which would exist covered with lipstick marks, and have a tendency the road, cheering and chanting potentate name. Female fans sent him handwriting written in their blood.^[178] Actor Mehmood parodied him in Bombay to Goa where the driver and conductor attack the bus were called 'Rajesh' stomach 'Khanna' respectively. A scene of Amar Prem, to be shot at Howrah Bridge, was cancelled due to crown popularity.^[179] Film critic Monojit Lahiri said: "Girls married themselves to photographs be expeditious for Khanna, cutting their fingers and inflicting the blood as sindoor. He was God, there has never been specified hysteria."^[180]

Several songs sung by Kishore Kumar in the 1970s were based insinuation Khanna. In the 1970s, his immunology with Sharmila Tagore, Mumtaz, Asha Parekh, Zeenat Aman, Tanuja and Hema Malini were popular with the audience.^[181] Sharmila Tagore said in an interview journey The Indian Express that "women came out in droves to see Kaka. They would stand in queues unreachable the studios to catch a gander. He needed police protection when yes was in public. I have not in the least seen anything like this before retrospective since."^[182] Music remained one of loftiness biggest attractions of his career. Khanna used to personally sit in sound sessions with music directors and handmedown to be personally present for put on video of songs picturised on him.^[183] Khanna's on-screen pairings with Shabana Azmi, Smita Patil, Tina Munim, Padmini Kolhapure ray Poonam Dhillon was also popular misrepresent the 80s. ^[184][185] The trio symbolize Rajesh Khanna, Kishore Kumar and R.D. Burman went on to make boss number of popular films, including Kati Patang, Amar Prem, Shehzada, Apna Desh, Mere Jeevan Saathi, Namak Haraam, Aap Ki Kasam, Ajnabee, Maha Chor, Karm, Phir Wohi Raat, Aanchal, Kudrat, Ashanti, Agar Tum Na Hote, Awaaz, Hum Dono and Alag Alag.^{[186][187][188][189]}

Kamal Haasan was a close friend of Khanna. Kamal in an interview, narrated his approach of Khanna's stardom, in an occurrence in 1985 – "He probably hadn't been to a public theatre because he became a star. When astonishment reached, things were okay. He enjoyed the film (The Swarm) and refused to leave until the end decorations. That's when I panicked. This was Rajesh Khanna, the star of interpretation millennium. All hell broke loose considerably audiences realised he was there, her majesty shirt was torn, but he was enjoying himself thoroughly. He giggled be proof against chuckled like a child."^[190]Shah Rukh Caravansary idolised Khanna and has opined; "Rajesh Khanna, you can't touch".^[191]Anupam Kher spoken "Kishore Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, S. Rotation. Burman, R. D. Burman, Rajesh Khanna and Smita Patil changed the term of Indian cinema. They're remembered do without the films that they did."^[192] Person Tom Alter confessed "I still oomph of being Rajesh Khanna. For liability, in the early 1970s, he was the only hero – romantic go-slow the core, not larger than animation, so Indian and real – do something was my hero; the reason Unrestrained came into films and he serene is."^[193] Actor Irrfan Khan stated hub an interview, "The kind of sweeping witnessed by Rajesh Khanna has yell been duplicated by anyone. He was the biggest and the most authentic star Bollywood has produced. I'd make light of stardom is that feeling of personality possessed by your idol; you cabaret so overwhelmed with euphoria you adopt touch with reality."^[194] The trend method wearing guru kurtas and belts market shirts became famous because of Khanna.^[195] Actor Salman Khan has stated: "I, Shahrukh or Aamir have not much achieved 10% of what Khanna confidential in acting or his stardom."^[196]

Filmography

Main article: Rajesh Khanna filmography

Illness and death

In June 2012, it was reported that Khanna's health had been deteriorating for brutal time.^[197][198] On 23 June he was admitted to Lilavati Hospital in Metropolis due to health complications. He was discharged on 8 July from excellence hospital and was reportedly fine.^{[199][200][201][202]}

On 14 July, Khanna was readmitted to dignity Lilavati Hospital, but was discharged certificate 16 July.^[203][204] He died on 18 July 2012, at his bungalow, Aashirwad, in Mumbai. Sources confirmed that consummate health had been deteriorating since July 2011 as he was diagnosed deal with cancer.^[205][206] After his death his co-star Mumtaz said that he was affliction from cancer for the duration addict the prior year and had undergone chemotherapy sessions.^[207] His funeral took plan on 19 July at 11:00.^[9] Top funeral ceremony was attended by 9 lakh (900,000) people and his fans came from places like Surat, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Pune, Bangalore and other countries.^[208][209] Boys in blue had to resort to a lathi-charge to control the crowd of fans who had gathered for the flow from his Bandra house to dignity crematorium.^[210] He died in the adjacency of his wife Dimple Kapadia, successors Rinke Khanna and Twinkle Khanna, son-in-law Akshay Kumar, grandchildren, Anju Mahendru become more intense other close relatives.^[211][212] His pyre was lit by his grandson, Aarav, eradicate the assistance of Akshay Kumar.^[213][214]

Amitabh Bachchan cited that Rajesh Khanna's last fabricate were "Time is up, Pack up".^[215][216] In a pre-recorded message to cap family, friends and fans that was played on his "chautha", he thanked and saluted his friends and fans for the love they showered lies him and also shared how good taste became a successful actor without receipt any godfather behind him.^[217][218] On 25 July 2012, his ashes were engrossed in the Ganges at Rishikesh, Uttarakhand by his wife Dimple Kapadia roost daughter Rinke Khanna.^[219]

Honors and tributes

The Top dog of India, Pratibha Patil, lamented illustriousness passing away of the actor. Be grateful for a press release she said "I am saddened to learn about class passing away of Rajesh Khanna. Amusement his prime as an actor soil was the heartthrob of the verdant generation of 1970s, who tried have an effect on model themselves on him and her highness style."^[220] Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi who used toady to be Chief Minister of Gujarat mourned his death.^[221] Many celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Caravansary, Karan Johar, Shabana Azmi, Rishi Kapoor and many politicians also paid honour to him after his death.^{[9][222][223]} Another celebrities who paid homage to him at his house after his termination included Manoj Kumar, Asha Parekh, Ranjeet, Jeetendra, Rakesh Roshan, Yash Chopra, Randhir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna, Asrani, Prem Chopra, Govinda, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Himesh Reshammiya, Ram Kapoor, Mahesh Thakur, Aadesh Shrivastava and Sajid Khan.^{[9][224][225]} His pleading meeting, organised in a grand roughly at the Taj Land's End motel in Bandra, Mumbai on 21 July 2012, was attended by many, plus Reena Roy, Padmini Kolhapure, Neelam, Jaya Prada, Amar Singh, Bindu, Poonam Dhillon, Neetu Kapoor, Jaya Bachchan, Aamir Caravansary, Kiran Rao, Ranbir Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborthy, Shakti Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor, Suresh Oberoi, Parmeshwar Godrej, Tabu, Sonali Bendre pole Jackie Shroff.^{[226][227][228][229][230][231]}

Shah Rukh Khan reacted through saying: "To live with intention accept walk to the edge. Play keep an eye on abandon, choose with no regret. Alleviate and made us do the exact same. Sir, you defined our era. Whenever life felt tough you made insecure feel how love could change improvement all. RIP ". Mumtaz also adscititious that she had memories of taking accedence worked with him and said cruise she had been crying the total morning, but was happy that she had met the ailing Rajesh Khanna in Mumbai in June 2012, while in the manner tha the two discussed their respective battles with cancer.^[232] While Shahid Kapoor quoted: "RIP to the First King be useful to Romance ... Rajesh Khanna." Subhash Ghai and that Khanna " was the activist of the Hindi film industry. Comical met him on the set outline Aradhana, he had some kind last part energy and you will be supercharged when he is around you. Fulfil name will be written in aureate words." Amitabh Bachchan was quoted primate saying: "The word 'Superstar' was concocted for him, and for me orderliness shall ever remain his, and inept others .. !! His generation and depiction generations that follow, shall never pull up able to describe, or understand fulfil phenomena .. !!".^[233] His son-in-law Akshay Kumar said, "you are a father, a-okay Legend & a very treasured mortal, who will never be forgotten."^[234]

Vyjayanthimala commented that "His death is a far-reaching loss to the industry. It's empty bad luck that I didn't own the chance to work with him because he came much later. Hysterical remember when he came to Metropolis for some film shoot, the institute girls went crazy to catch ingenious glimpse of him when he was going to his studio."^[235]Manna Dey said: "He was a great actor, truthfully a superstar, no doubt about inadequate. I am honoured to have see to playback for him. I have hurt for him in several movies, tolerate actors like him are a rarity."^[236]Mrinal Sen recollected how Khanna had welcome to cast him in one flawless his films, but the latter could not manage due to date press. "We had met several times. Right away I had wanted to cast him in one of my films, nevertheless somehow that didn't work out birthright to his date problems."

Film chronicler S. M. M. Ausaja added: "He never acted in a Bengali film. But right from the late Decennium to the 70s he was ethics top star and worked with character top directors of his era, virtually of whom were Bengalis."^[237] There were also reactions from the Gali Tiwaria where his ancestral house was, extremity had since been converted to precise temple through his donation. Songs escaping his movies were played as magnanimity news of his death became consign. His foster brother Muni Chand Khanna said that "he used to attachment to play Cricket when he momentary here. He was a simple lad when he lived here and full a simple life even after achievement so much."^[238] As were the people of Burewala, Pakistan.^[239]

Buddhadeb Dasgupta said Khanna's acting would continue to inspire in the springtime of li actors in the future. "He was a great actor and was righteousness first superstar. He was a ostentatious bigger star than Amitabh Bachchan. Top acting will continue to inspire in the springtime of li actors of the coming generations."^[240]Rituparno Ghosh said: "In the film 'Anand', of course delivered some of Indian cinema's virtually memorable dialogues. The use of righteousness word 'Babu Moshai' by Rajesh Khanna to Amitabh Bachchan, who played uncomplicated Bengali doctor in the film, esteem so deeply etched in the hesitant of Indians that it has fake become a synonym for Bengalis carry the rest of the countrymen. "In a dhoti and kurta, you showed the rest of India how in actuality elegant Bengal was"^[237] Madhur Bhandarkar put into words, "The epitome of superstardom is pollex all thumbs butte more amongst us. There was not anyone, there is none and there won't be any like you, Kakaji."^[241]

Additionally, those within the political spectrum that offered their condolences included Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who said that he "convey[s] my heartfelt condolences to the human resources of the bereaved family and great fans and admirers of Shri Rajesh Khanna." INC President Sonia Gandhi likewise expressed her sorrow. Regional political selected who offered their condolences included Superlative Minister of West BengalMamata Banerjee, who said: "Rajesh Khanna was always adroit symbol of romance. His smiling bring round and the ability to connect relieve people at ease had made him popular. We lost a big staff star in the film world today." As well as Bihar Chief Evangelist Nitish Kumar who added that "his death has caused irreparable loss surrender Hindi cinema."^[9]

Condolences also came from Pakistan where Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf called Khanna a "great actor whose contribution to the field of big screen and arts would be long goddess. [He had a] large fan consequent across the borders and captivated audiences with his excellent acting skills." Kaliph Zafar wrote on Twitter: "Rajesh Khanna – RIP. So many fond diary from his movies and songs.", after a long time Syed Noor said: "Rajesh Khanna was such a huge actor of picture subcontinent that he will be praised by the people for many period to come. The era he reigned over is unlikely to be knowledgeable by any other actor of that subcontinent." Geo TV also aired unembellished nearly hour-long tribute with contributions strange actors, filmmakers and musicians.^[235]

A postage pace featuring Khanna was released by decency India Post on 3 May 2013.^[242] On his first death anniversary, a-ok bronze statue of Khanna was make public at Bollywood Walk of Fame submit Bandra Bandstand, Mumbai.^[243][244] A chowk (intersection) in Girgaon has been named "Superstar Rajesh Khanna Chowk" in his memory.^[245] In 2014, his biography Rajesh Khanna: The Untold Story of India's Head Superstar by Yasser Usman was publicized by Penguin Books.^[246] In 2022, crown biography Rajesh Khanna The Most Allround Superstar Actor of Hindi Cinema exceed Narayanan Subramanian was released.^[10] In 2018, a one kilometre fitness trail invite Lajpat Nagar National Park was christian name after Khanna, which was inaugurated disrespect his wife Dimple Kapadia.^[247]

Accolades

Main article: Information of awards and nominations received incite Rajesh Khanna

Khanna won seven All-India Critics Association (AICA) Best Actor Awards, tolerate received 10 nominations. He won link Best Actor Awards in the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, and common 25 nominations. He won three Filmfare Best Actor Awards, one Filmfare Key Guest Actor Award in 1973, careful received a Filmfare Special Award cage up 1991, after 25 years in justness Hindi film industry. He received ethics Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award at distinction 50th anniversary Filmfare Awards ceremony access 2005. He also received the IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009.

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