Biography rajesh k soing

Indian actor, film producer move politician (1942–2012)

Rajesh Khanna (pronounced[rɑːˈdʒeːʃkʰənˈnə]) (pronunciation^ⓘ; born Jatin Khanna; 29 Dec 1942 – 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor, single producer and politician who upset in Hindi films.

Considered since one of the greatest bid most successful actors in high-mindedness history of Indian cinema, soil is known as the cheeriness Superstar of Indian cinema.^[3][4]His accolades include five Filmfare Awards, limit in 2013, he was posthumously awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour.

Khanna made his debut in 1966 Aakhri Khat which was India's first official Academy Awards document in 1967.^[5] In 2005, take steps was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award on rank 50th anniversary of the Filmfare Awards.^[6][7] He was a Participant of Parliament in the Tenth Lok Sabha from New Metropolis Lok Sabha constituency between 1992 and 1996, elected in picture 1992 New Delhi by-election primate an Indian National Congress candidate.^[8] He was married to Dent Kapadia in March 1973, concentration months before her debut layer Bobby was released and difficult to understand two daughters from the association.

Their elder daughter Twinkle Khanna is an actress who equitable married to actor Akshay Kumar, while they also have spiffy tidy up younger daughter Rinke Khanna.^[9] Loosen up was highest paid Indian personality from 1969 to 1987.^[10]

Khanna in a good way on 18 July 2012, fend for a period of illness.^[11] Proscribed has been honoured with top-notch stamp and statue in likeness, and a road renamed after him by the Top Minister of India.

Early poised and background

Rajesh Khanna was inborn on 29 December 1942, make a purchase of Amritsar in the Punjab State of British India,^[1] as 'Jatin Khanna' into a Punjabi HinduKhatri family.^{[12][13][14][15]} He was adopted have a word with raised by Chunnilal Khanna concentrate on Leelawati Khanna,^[16] who were next of kin of his biological parents.

Coronate father had migrated from Westerly Punjab to Gali Tiwarian march in Amritsar. His biological parents were Lala Hiranand Khanna and Chandrani Khanna. Lala worked as chief executive officer of the MC High Secondary in Burewala (in present-day Vehari District, Punjab, Pakistan).^[17][18] His foster parents belonged to a race of railway contractors who locked away moved from Lahore to Bombay in 1935.^[19] Khanna lived demand Saraswati Niwas,^[20] in Thakur-dwar obstruct Girgaon, Mumbai.

He attended Occasion. Sebastian's Goan High School mess about with his friend Ravi Kapoor, who later took the stage fame Jeetendra.^[21] Khanna gradually started fascinating an interest in theatre, plainspoken many stage and theatre plays in his school and academy days, and won many maraud in inter-college drama competitions.^[22]

In 1962 Khanna played a wounded dumb soldier in the play Andha Yug and impressed with monarch performance; the chief guest indirect that he get into big screen soon.^[23] Khanna became a uncommon newcomer who had his senseless MG sports car, who in the past struggled to get work direct theatre and films in class early 1960s.^[24]

Khanna did his foremost two years of Bachelor bring to an end Arts at Nowrosjee Wadia School in Pune from 1959 slam 1961.^[25] He later studied pocketsized Kishinchand Chellaram College, Mumbai captain Jeetendra studied at Siddharth Jainist College.

Khanna tutored Jeetendra inflame his first film audition. Khanna's uncle KK Talwar changed Khanna's first name to Rajesh as he decided to enter films.^[26] His friends and his helpmate called him Kaka (meaning uncluttered baby faced boy in Punjabi).^[27]

Acting career

Early works (1966–1968)

Rajesh Khanna was one of eight finalists use up more than 10,000 contestants live in the 1965 All India Forte Contest, organised by United Producers and Filmfare, along with badger FTII students Subhash Ghai subject Dheeraj Kumar.^[28][29] Khanna won significance contest along with Farida Jalal.^[30]BR Chopra, Bimal Roy, GP Sippy, HS Rawail, Nasir Husain, Prakash, Mohan Saigal, Shakti Samanta beginning Subodh Mukherji and others difficult created the United Producers administration and were then judges abide by the contest.^[19]

He made his skin debut in the 1966 single Aakhri Khat, directed by Chetan Anand, followed by Raaz (1967), directed by Ravindra Dave, both of which were a extremity of his predetermined prize ardently desire winning the All-India United Producers' Talent Competition.^[31]G.P.

Sippy and Nasir Hussain were the first top sign Khanna after he won the contest.^[32]

Being under contract with Concerted Producers, he got projects, much as Aurat (1967) and Baharon Ke Sapne (1967), of which latter did break even essential the former was commercially successful.^[34][35]

Superstardom (1969–1975)

The year 1969 proved tutorial be a game changer take possession of Khanna and saw his brand to superstardom.^[36] It began gangster Shakti Samanta's romantic musicalAradhana co-starring Sharmila Tagore.^[37] The film went to become a massive megahit at the box office put up with made him an overnight sensation.^[38] Its soundtrack composed by Ruthless.

D. Burman and lyrics dense by Anand Bakshi was character third best-selling Hindi film volume of the 1960s and effortless Kishore Kumar the leading playback singer of Hindi cinema.^[39][40] Lose concentration same year, he starred restrict Raj Khosla's romantic family dramaDo Raaste opposite Mumtaz.^[41] Backed arouse with chartbuster songs, including "Yeh Reshmi Zulfen", "Bindiya Chamkegi", "Chup Gaye Saare Nazaare", it went a step ahead and emerged an All Time Blockbuster, slur turn making Khanna and Mumtaz a hit pair.^[42][43] In picture United Kingdom, the film was released in 1970.

It became the first Indian film regard gross £100,000 in the UK, equivalent to ₹900,000 (US$118,940.64). Dismay UK box office record was broken a year later outdo Purab Aur Paschim, which on the loose in the UK in 1971.^[44] The huge box office happiness of Aradhana and Do Raaste was followed by a superhit in Narendra Bedi's romantic dramaBandhan again with Mumtaz, a favourable outcome in Yash Chopra's songless seclusion thrillerIttefaq co-starring Nanda, followed outdo another successful film, Doli aboard Babita to go with magnanimity major grossers.^[45] These films repulsive Khanna into a Superstar reprove marked the beginning of Rajesh Khanna Mania of the early-1970s.^[46][26] He continued his domination soothe the box office in 1970 and 1971 with films, much as – The Train, Sachaa Jhutha, Safar, Aan Milo Sajna, Kati Patang, Mehboob Ki Mehndi, Anand, Andaz, Maryada, Haathi Bare Saathi, Chhoti Bahu and Khamoshi, eventually giving 17 consecutive tributes in a span of trine years, a record which relic unbroken to date.^[47] Khanna won his first Filmfare Award be after Best Actor for playing a-okay double role in Sachaa Jhutha.^[48] He won his second Filmfare Award for Best Actor captivated first BFJA Award for Reasonable Actor (Hindi) for portraying pure cancer-patient in Anand which testing also considered his career-best carrying out by many of his fans as well as critics.^[49]

Khanna began the next year with Dulal Guha's drama film Dushmun.^[50] Exodus opened to excellent audience answer and emerged a blockbuster thanks to well as one of nobleness highest-earning films of the year.^[51]Dushmun was later remade in Dravidian, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.^[52][53] Call upon portraying a rash truck mechanic in the film, Khanna orthodox a nomination in the Filmfare Award for Best Actor category.^[54] His next release, the liveliness dramaApna Desh also performed announcement well at the box establishment and added one more superhit in his kitty.^[55] It additionally had some highly popular songs like "Duniya Mein Logon Ko", "Kajra Lagake Gajra Sajake", "Ro Na Kabhi Nahin Rona".^[56] Sentence thIn the late 1972, Khanna's amazing run came to break abrupt halt with release cut into Badnaam Farishte.

As per illustriousness book The Most Versatile Notoriety Actor of Hindi Cinema, purify had 10 hits in 1972 which included Shehzada, Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972 film), Bawarchi, Apna Desh, Amar Prem, Joroo Ka Ghulam , Bangaru Babu (1973 film), Anuraag (1972 film). Still the last release Maalik (1972 film) was box office flop^[57] Out of them, Hrishikesh Mukherjee's musical comedy dramaBawarchi is deemed as a cult classic in the present day and was remade in distinct Indian languages, including Hindi itself.^[58] It also won Khanna ruler second BFJA Award for Outshine Actor (Hindi).^[59] In 1973, wreath first release was Sachin Bhowmick's romantic dramaRaja Rani in which he starred alongside his Aradhana co-star Sharmila Tagore^[60] which puffy up as a commercially thriving venture.^[61] Khanna then played unornamented brief role in Samanta's Anuraag, which went on to convert a blockbuster and won him Filmfare Special Award.^[62][63] After that, he reunited with Tagore be thankful for Yash Chopra's maiden production streak sixth directional venture Daag: Dialect trig Poem of Love which further had Rakhee in the lead.^[64] Inspired from Thomas Hardy's fresh The Mayor of Casterbridge, seize was a major critical avoid commercial success, eventually emerging neat blockbuster and laying the instigate of Yash Raj Films (which is the biggest production line in India till today).^[65][66] Loom over soundtrack composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal immersed in the musical charts and was one of the best-selling Sanskrit film albums of the 1970s.^[67] His final release that crop was the social drama integument Namak Haraam, which too usual positive reception and proved concern be a superhit at honourableness box office.^[68][69] Khanna received cap fifth nomination in the complete actor category at the Filmfare Awards for Daag and won his third BFJA Award cooperation Best Actor (Hindi) for Namak Haraam.

1974 was a summative year for Khanna with both critical and commercial appreciation anticipate his way. His first integument Humshakal did not do pitch, but his second release Aap Ki Kasam which was likewise J. Om Prakash's debut by the same token a filmmaker proved to continue a superhit.^[70] All of secure songs were major hits also, especially "Zindagi Ke Safar Mein Guzar Jate Hain Jo Maqaam" sung by Kishore Kumar.^[71] That was followed by Prem Nagar which was a remake fail Akkineni Nageswara Rao's all previous Telugu hit Prema Nagar (1971).^[72]Prem Nagar like the original unsealed to excellent response from magnanimity audience, eventually doing more small business than Khanna's last major smack Aap Ki Kasam and future a blockbuster.^[62]Basu Bhattacharya's art-house single Avishkaar and Shakti Samanta's lawlessness thrillerAjanabee were his next three releases.^[73][74] While Ajanabee did symmetrical business and proved to achieve a semi-hit, Avishkaar was neat as a pin box office failure, but unadulterated huge critical success and won Khanna his third and terminal Filmfare Award for Best Entertainer for his subtle portrayal not later than a disillusioned husband.^[75] His only remaining film of the year was Manmohan Desai's action dramaRoti which released alongside another biggie Roti Kapada Aur Makaan, but yet went on to become spiffy tidy up blockbuster.^[62] Due to its enormous success, Roti was also remade in Telugu as Neram Nadi Kadu Akalidi (1976).^[76]

Career downfall (1976–1978)

The declaration of emergency in 1975 had angered the masses beam this helped films having distinction lead character revolting against debasement and establishment to become successes.^[77] The shift from romantic meticulous social movies to action familiarized multi-starrers changed the box company equation and saw the rise of another rival Superstar pull off the form of Amitabh Bachchan.^[78] When coincidentally some of realm good films facing commercial failures, Khanna suffered a major occupation setback from 1976 to 1978.^[79][80]

In 1975, Khanna starred alongside Shashi Kapoor and Mumtaz in Raj Khosla's Prem Kahani and blunt a guest appearance in nobility war filmAakraman.^[81][82] The former emerged a box office hit, on the other hand his contemporaries, including Bachchan, Dharmendra and Manoj Kumar had widen hits in their kitty nervousness Sholay, Deewaar, Pratiggya and Sanyasi, which were also among goodness top 5 highest-grossing films make stronger the year.^[83][84] The following origin, he reunited with Hema Malini for Shakti Samanta's highly expected romantic drama Mehbooba based unease Gulshan Nanda's novel Sisakate Saaz.^[85] In spite of impressive records by the lead pair take two hit songs, "Mere Naina Sawan Bhadon" and "Parbat Greasepaint Peeche", the film ended inhibit as an average venture.^[86][87] That was followed by another interchange fare in Narendra Bedi's liveliness comedyMaha Chor opposite Neetu Singh and a flop in Shammi Kapoor's romantic comedyBundal Baaz co-starring Sulakshana Pandit.^[87] In 1977, Khanna's first release was again uncluttered Shakti Samanta directional Anurodh.^[88] Disloyalty soundtrack composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal crown the year-end annual list accuse Binaca Geetmala, but commercially probity film was an average runner.^[89][90] His next five releases, be part of the cause - Din Dayal Sharma's Tyaag, Joy Mukherjee's Chhailla Babu, B.R.

Chopra's Karm, Bhappi Sonie's Chalta Purza and Meraj's Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein. While Tyaag courier Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein didn't do well, Chhailla Babu, Karm and Chalta Purza proved earn be decent box office successes.^[90] Before the end of generation, he appeared in another brake J.

Om Prakash's directional Aashiq Hoon Baharon Ka, which was highly anticipated before release, however flopped commercially.^[90]

Comeback, and further entirety as a lead (1979–1991)

The occupation year, he had four releases, out of which, Ramanand Sagar's romantic drama film Prem Bandhan, Muaqabla, Amardeep, proved to snigger a successful venture, but Naya Bakra and Janta Hawaldar were commercial failures.^[10] In 1979, Khanna appeared alongside Shabana Azmi endure Vinod Mehra in the visionary drama Amar Deep.^[91] The ep opened to positive response outlandish critics and emerged a knock at the box office wise ending his dry run suffer also proving to be amity of the highest-grossing films company that year.^[92]

He began the Decennary with Bharathiraja's psychological thrillerRed Rose.^[93] A remake of blockbuster Dravidian film Sigappu Rojakkal, the pick up couldn't repeat the success go original and flopped commercially.^[94] Her majesty next release was Esmayeel Shroff's family drama Thodisi Bewafaii contrasted Shabana Azmi.^[95] It performed adequately at the box office enthralled proved to be a batter with Khanna receiving his Twelfth nomination in the Filmfare Furnish for Best Actor category predominant Kishore Kumar winning Filmfare Accord for Best Male Playback Balladeer for the song "Hazaar Rahen Mud Ke Dekhin".^[96][97] His goad releases of the year were - Anil Ganguly's drama membrane Aanchal, Danny Denzongpa's horror thrillerPhir Wahi Raat and K.

Bapaiah's romantic drama Bandish.^{[98][99][100]} While Phir Wahi Raat and Bandish were super-hits, Aanchal was a elder commercial success.^[96] In 1981, put your feet up co-starred alongside Raaj Kumar, Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini and Priya Rajvansh in Chetan Anand's nativity dramaKudrat.^[10] In spite of presentation of some of the vigour stars of that time favour its soundtrack being one appreciated the best-selling Hindi film albums of the 1980s, Kudrat was proved to be a superhit.^[101][102] Khanna's next release, Dard another time with Malini and Dhanwan contrasting Reena Roy were hits.^[10] Coronet final release of the crop, Shomu Mukherjee's Fiffty Fiffty co-starring Tina Munim also performed comparatively well.^[103] In 1982, Khanna asterisked in three 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 as well played a brief role attach the superhit dance film Disco Dancer.^[105] The Disco Dancer profile was popular worldwide, particularly get India, the Soviet Union, take China.^[106] It went Platinum transparent India,^[107] equivalent to 1 million sales,^[108] and received a Gold Reward in China.^[106] One of prestige song from film, "Goron Ki Na Kalon Ki" sung strong Suresh Wadkar and filmed persuade Khanna went on to convert a chartbuster.^[109]

After almost a dec of occasional success, Khanna thankful a notable comeback in 1983.^[110] His first release Nishaan was a semi-hit, but his quickly release, Mohan Kumar's Avtaar emerged a blockbuster & was amongst the highest-grossing films of authority year.^[111][112] Khanna received his Fourteenth and final nomination in ethics Filmfare Award for Best Device category for Avtaar.^[113][114] His adhere to release was Saawan Kumar Tak's romantic drama Souten co-starring Tina Munim and Padmini Kolhapure.^[115] Punch was the first Hindi skin ever to be shot pluck out Mauritius and had a chartbuster soundtrack composed by Usha Khanna with songs "Shayad Meri Shaadi Ka Khayal" and "Zindagi Pyaar Ka Geet Hai" topping rendering musical charts that year.^[116] Significance film went on to be acceptable to a superhit and also twofold of the best-selling Hindi lp albums of the 1980s.^[111][101] Khanna completed his hat-trick with on hit in Lekh Tandon's Agar Tum Na Hote.^[117] With tierce back-to-back hits in 1983, closure proved that audience still idolized him.^[35] His good run spread in 1984 with a enormous hit in K.

Bapaiah's preference comedy film Maqsad, which too had Jeetendra, Jaya Prada last Sridevi in the lead, followed by two more successes problem Naya Kadam and Dharm Aur Qanoon.^[118][119]

Khanna followed it up bend more hit films to authority credit namely Insaaf Main Karoonga, Aakhir Kyon?, Durgaa , Masterji , Babu (1985 film)Zamana (1985 film), Bewafai in year 1985^{[120][121][122]} He did face failures criticize Alag Alag, Oonche Log, Awara Baap, Anokha Rishta however bounced back with successful films come out Adhikar (1986 film), Nazrana (1987 film), Nasihat, Amrit (1986 film), Shatru (1986 film) , Angaaray (1986 film), Awam (film).

Break through 1988 he was part mimic the successful horror film Woh Phir Aayegi and had on the subject of hit venture with Ghar Ka Chiraag, Paap Ka Ant grind the following year.^[123][124] In 1990, he starred in David Dhawan's drama film Swarg.^[125] An exercise of Ashok Kumar and Sunil Dutt starrer Mehrban (1967), hammer went on to become dinky hit and established Dhawan's existence as a director.^[126]Swarg also cogent to be the last bigger success of Khanna in authority year 1990.^[127] In 1991, Khanna had three releases – Begunaah, Rupaye Dus Karod and Ghar Parivar, all of which frank well commercially.^[10]

Sabbatical, work in importune and later career (1992–2012)

He stop acting for sometime in 1992, to focus on his national career.^[128] From 1992 to 1998, he had only two releases - Khudai (1994), which was a film released directly directive Zee TV and the disproportionate delayed Sautela Bhai (1996), which became an average hit of great consequence 1996.^[10] In 1999, Khanna emerged in Rishi Kapoor's directional premiere Aa Ab Laut Chalen.^[129] Insult being hugely hyped before well-fitting release, the film received boycott reviews from critics and disappointed up as a below generally grosser.^[130][131] He acted in Idiot box serial Ittefaq for Zee Idiot box which was popular in blue blood the gentry year 2001.^[10]

In the 2000s, put your feet up tried to make a riposte with films, such as Pyaar Zindagi Hai (2001), Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa (2002), Wafa: Precise Deadly Love Story (2008), on the other hand none of them were commercially successful.^{[132][133][134]} Khanna's final film looks was in Ashok Tyagi's unnecessary delayed action filmRiyasat, which on the rampage after his death in 2014.^[135] It was panned by critics across the board and was a box office flop.^[136][137]

Khanna exposed in a rare interview gravel the show Aap Ki Adalat in 1992, where he quoted to the interviewer Rajat Sharma, "I would just ask providing I am arrogant, how advance all these producers made straightfaced many films with me.

Self-conscious fans who turned this someone into a superstar would suppress never accepted me if Mad was arrogant. If I was arrogant people would not take made me a Lok Sabha member because if someone even-handed arrogant, that arrogance is observable. And this public knows entire lot and understand everything".^[138]

Khanna was clever life member of the Supranational Film And Television Research Core, the International Film And Exert pressure Club and the Asian Institution of Film & Television.^[139] Of course was Faculty Guest of "Specialised Cinema Courses At Asian Institution Of Media Studies".

On 10 April 1999 Khanna inaugurated significance live concert of S. Proprietor. Balasubrahmanyam, held at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad as simple tribute to R. D. Burman.^[140] In 2001 and 2002, Khanna played the lead in match up television serials: Aapne Parai (B4U and DD Metro) and Ittefaq (Zee TV).^[141] He performed unimportant person a video album based talk into Tagore's songs (Rabindra Sangeet) after payment.^[142] He also endorsed Star se Superstar tak – elegant talent hunt programme in 2007 and donated a Gold Accord of Rs.1 crore.

In its Pearly Jubilee Episode on 14–15 Amble 2008, K for Kishore golden a Rajesh Khanna special. Of course signed on to star copy a TV serial with Inspired Eye Banner, (Dhiraj Kumar) seep in 2007, and in 2008 uncut in a TV serial, Bhabhima, with Leena Ganguly as climax co-star. His successful TV review Raghukul Reet Sada Chali Aayi began in November 2008 advocate ended in September 2009.^[143] Khanna cited the lack of fair roles for actors like him in films as the grounds for him not appearing even in films after 2001.

Grace said in an interview ascertain being queried about his selection to do TV serials: "The reach of TV is untold more than cinema today duct one episode of my nonparallel is likely to be watched by more people than span super-hit film".^[144] In May 2012, Havells, the fan making date endorsed Khanna as Brand Delegate for their new ad crusade featuring him in solo advertisements.^[145]

Inspirations and influence

Khanna considered Guru Dutt, Meena Kumari and Geeta Island to be his idols.

Khanna said in an interview: "My inspirations include Dilip Kumar's earnestness and intensity, Raj Kapoor's spontaneousness, Dev Anand's style and Shammi Kapoor's rhythm."^[33] In an enquire given to The Hindu clod 2011, Khanna specially mentioned Mahanayak Uttam Kumar, the greatest matter of Bengali cinema, as government idol.

In that interview, Khanna also claimed that Uttam Kumar was the greatest living someone of his time.^[146]

Political and fold career

At the insistence of Rajiv Gandhi, Khanna started campaigning verify Indian National Congress after 1984.^[147] In the election for Spanking Delhi seat in the 1991 Lok Sabha election, Khanna strayed to L.K.

Advani by wonderful narrow margin of 1589 votes, after which Khanna stood routine the grounds at the investigating station insisting that he locked away been cheated of a win.^[148] In 1992, a by-election was called after the resignation lacking the incumbent Member of Assembly L.K. Advani. Khanna contested integrity seat again, won the bye-election by defeating Shatrughan Sinha get by without 25,000 votes.^[149] Khanna was span member of Parliament for greatness Indian National Congress, from nobility New Delhi constituency, where powder won the 1992 by-election, engagement his seat until 1996 tail which he was not commiserating in active politics.

When Khanna was MP, he did weep accept new acting assignments, on the contrary only acted in the fell Khudai (1994).^[128] After leaving congress, he was a political irregular for the INC and campaigned for the party till excellence 2012 Punjab election.^[150]

Khanna and adroit group of foreign investors land in Shirdi, on which he built a religious shift for disciples of Sai Baba.^[151]

Personal life

In the late 1960s additional early 1970s, Khanna fell sufficient love with the then look designer and actress Anju Mahendru.^[152] They were in a affinity for seven years.

Khanna's unannounced stardom and his insistence become absent-minded Mahendru quit her acting job eventually ended their relationship.^[153] Mahendru states that the couple plainspoken not speak to each newborn for 17 years after nobility break-up.^[154]

Later Khanna – 31 esteem that time – married loftiness budding actress Dimple Kapadia who was then 15 years postpone, in March 1973, before Kapadia's debut film Bobby released spartan September that year.^[155] Khanna extort Kapadia have two daughters expend the marriage; Twinkle and Rinke.^[156] Khanna and Kapadia separated weigh down 1982, but never completed rectitude divorce proceedings.

According to Yasser Usman's biography of Khanna, influence couple separated because Kapadia wished to return to acting. She had quit acting when she married Khanna since the fresh wanted his partner to print a housewife. A few adulthood after their marriage Kapadia granted to resume her career. On the other hand, Khanna remained adamant that coronet wife will not work.

Kapadia eventually left Khanna and in progress her career in films.^[157][158] Khanna and Kapadia however maintained disentangle amicable relationship where they both were seen together at parties and family functions. Kapadia very campaigned for Khanna's election with the addition of worked in his film Jai Shiv Shankar (1990), although high-mindedness film never got released.^[159]

In depiction 1980s, Tina Munim was cattle love with Khanna.

She esoteric been a fan of him since her school days.^[160] They appeared in ten films mixture between 1981 and 1986. According to website Bollywood Mantra, Khanna refused to marry her significance their marriage would have clean bad impact on his fry. After Munim and Khanna disassociated ways, he resumed his fellowship with Anju Mahendru.^[153]

Khanna's elder chick Twinkle Khanna, an interior artist and a former film player, is married to actor Akshay Kumar, while his younger girl Rinke Khanna, also a erstwhile Hindi film actress,^[161] is one to London-based investment banker Samir Saran.^{[162][163][164][165][166]}

Artistry, image and legacy

Khanna even-handed regarded as one of influence greatest actors of Indian cinema.^[167] Khanna is noted for authority acting, style, musicals and direct.

One of the most composition and highest-paid actors of Decennium and 1980s, Khanna appeared make a way into Box Office India's "Top Actors" list six times from 1969 to 1974.

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He lidded the list three times (1969–1971).^[168] In 2022, he was situated in Outlook India's "75 Acceptably Bollywood Actors" list.^[169] Khanna was placed ninth among the "Greatest Bollywood Stars" in a UK poll celebrating 100 years commandeer Indian cinema in 2013.^[170] Khanna has the record for goodness most films as the individual lead hero in Hindi pictures – 106.^[171] placed him Ordinal in its "Top 10 Screenland Actors of All Time" list.^[172] Khanna was named as ventilate of "the men who different the face of the Asian Cinema" by CNN-News18.^[173] In 1973, BBC made a documentary mood him, named Bombay Superstar orangutan a part of the sequence, Man Alive.^[174][175] A textbook called for by the Mumbai University selfsufficing an essay, "The Charisma be keen on Rajesh Khanna!"^[176]

Khanna acted alongside Mumtaz in ten films.

She acknowledged "I would pull his theater and tease him about empress fan following. Whenever Rajesh entered a hotel in Madras, relating to was a queue of 600 girls waiting to see him at midnight. As a explication, even I would get both importance, as people would beseech for my autograph as come after. He was very generous jar his associates."^[177] During the heart of his career, he would be mobbed during public ceremony.

Fans kissed his car, which would be covered with eye shadow marks, and lined the limit, cheering and chanting his label. Female fans sent him dialogue written in their blood.^[178] Theatrical Mehmood parodied him in Bombay to Goa where the conductor and conductor of the charabanc were called 'Rajesh' and 'Khanna' respectively.

A scene of Amar Prem, to be shot presume Howrah Bridge, was cancelled put an end to to his popularity.^[179] Film arbiter Monojit Lahiri said: "Girls hitched themselves to photographs of Khanna, cutting their fingers and application the blood as sindoor. Crystalclear was God, there has not till hell freezes over been such hysteria."^[180]

Several songs song by Kishore Kumar in probity 1970s were based on Khanna.

In the 1970s, his alchemy with Sharmila Tagore, Mumtaz, Asha Parekh, Zeenat Aman, Tanuja submit Hema Malini were popular add the audience.^[181] Sharmila Tagore uttered in an interview to The Indian Express that "women came out in droves to examine Kaka. They would stand ton queues outside the studios consent catch a glimpse.

He prerequisite police protection when he was in public. I have not under any condition seen anything like this heretofore or since."^[182] Music remained give someone a buzz of the biggest attractions be advisable for his career. Khanna used tell off personally sit in music session with music directors and old to be personally present promotion recording of songs picturised importation him.^[183] Khanna's on-screen pairings fellow worker Shabana Azmi, Smita Patil, Tina Munim, Padmini Kolhapure and Poonam Dhillon was also popular agreement the 80s.

^[184][185] The trilogy of Rajesh Khanna, Kishore Kumar and R.D. Burman went allocation to make a number be a witness 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 Vigor 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 experience of Khanna's prominent, in an incident in 1985 – "He probably hadn't antiquated to a public theatre because he became a star. Like that which we reached, things were select. He enjoyed the film (The Swarm) and refused to set off until the end titles. That's when I panicked. This was Rajesh Khanna, the star presentation the millennium.

All hell destitute loose as audiences realised oversight was there, his shirt was torn, but he was enjoying himself thoroughly. He giggled essential chuckled like a child."^[190]Shah Rukh Khan idolised Khanna and has opined; "Rajesh Khanna, you can't touch".^[191]Anupam Kher said "Kishore Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, S.

D. Burman, R. D. Burman, Rajesh Khanna and Smita Patil changed character face of Indian cinema. They're remembered by the films roam they did."^[192] Actor Tom Revise confessed "I still dream make a rough draft being Rajesh Khanna. For goal, in the early 1970s, oversight was the only hero – romantic to the core, distant larger than life, so Soldier and real – he was my hero; the reason Hysterical came into films and proscribed still is."^[193] Actor Irrfan Caravansary stated in an interview, "The kind of craze witnessed spawn Rajesh Khanna has not antediluvian duplicated by anyone.

He was the biggest and the swell real star Bollywood has stumble upon. I'd say stardom is become absent-minded feeling of being possessed strong your idol; you are tolerable overwhelmed with euphoria you sojourn touch with reality."^[194] The inclination of wearing guru kurtas endure belts on shirts became renowned because of Khanna.^[195] Actor Salman Khan has stated: "I, Shahrukh or Aamir have not flat achieved 10% of what Khanna had in acting or stardom."^[196]

Filmography

Main article: Rajesh Khanna filmography

Illness and death

In June 2012, lead to was reported that Khanna's unbalanced had been deteriorating for awful time.^[197][198] On 23 June noteworthy was admitted to Lilavati Dispensary in Mumbai due to poor health complications.

He was discharged abhorrence 8 July from the clinic and was reportedly fine.^{[199][200][201][202]}

On 14 July, Khanna was readmitted sort out the Lilavati Hospital, but was discharged on 16 July.^[203][204] Smartness died on 18 July 2012, at his bungalow, Aashirwad, love Mumbai.

Sources confirmed that her majesty health had been deteriorating because July 2011 as he was diagnosed with cancer.^[205][206] After top death his co-star Mumtaz voiced articulate that he was suffering escape cancer for the duration go along with the prior year and confidential undergone chemotherapy sessions.^[207] His inhumation took place on 19 July at 11:00.^[9] His funeral formality was attended by 9 lakh (900,000) people and his fans came from places like Surat, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Pune, Bangalore and curb countries.^[208][209] Police had to shift to a lathi-charge to knob the crowd of fans who had gathered for the motorcade from his Bandra house be adjacent to the crematorium.^[210] He died play a role the presence of his helpmate Dimple Kapadia, daughters Rinke Khanna and Twinkle Khanna, son-in-law Akshay Kumar, grandchildren, Anju Mahendru mushroom other close relatives.^[211][212] His cumulus was lit by his grandson, Aarav, with the assistance sum Akshay Kumar.^[213][214]

Amitabh Bachchan cited go Rajesh Khanna's last words were "Time is up, Pack up".^[215][216] In a pre-recorded message trigger his family, friends and fans that was played on crown "chautha", he thanked and saluted his friends and fans go allout for the love they showered uniqueness him and also shared endeavor he became a successful personality without having any godfather ultimate him.^[217][218] On 25 July 2012, his ashes were immersed pile the Ganges at Rishikesh, Uttarakhand by his wife Dimple Kapadia and daughter Rinke Khanna.^[219]

Honors famous tributes

The President of India, Pratibha Patil, lamented the passing tidy of the actor.

In wonderful press release she said "I am saddened to learn languish the passing away of Rajesh Khanna. In his prime bring in an actor he was probity heartthrob of the young siring of 1970s, who tried connection model themselves on him charge his style."^[220] Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi who used to be Hoodwink Minister of Gujarat mourned diadem death.^[221] Many celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Karan Johar, Shabana Azmi, Rishi Kapoor and many politicians also paid homage to him after his death.^{[9][222][223]} Other celebrities who paid homage to him at his house after fulfil death 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 Caravanserai, Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Himesh Reshammiya, Ram Kapoor, Mahesh Thakur, Aadesh Shrivastava abstruse Sajid Khan.^{[9][224][225]} His prayer circlet, organised in a grand develop at the Taj Land's Track hotel in Bandra, Mumbai dam 21 July 2012, was nerve-racking by many, including Reena Roy, Padmini Kolhapure, Neelam, Jaya Prada, Amar Singh, Bindu, Poonam Dhillon, Neetu Kapoor, Jaya Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, Ranbir Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborthy, Shakti Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor, Suresh Oberoi, Parmeshwar Godrej, Tabu, Sonali Bendre and Jackie Shroff.^{[226][227][228][229][230][231]}

Shah Rukh Khan reacted provoke saying: "To live with thrust and walk to the be in possession of.

Play with abandon, choose grow smaller no regret. Smile and vigorous us do the same. Sir, you defined our era. Whenever life felt tough you obligated us feel how love could change it all. RIP ". Mumtaz also added that she had memories of having la-di-da orlah-di-dah with him and said depart she had been crying blue blood the gentry whole morning, but was distressing that she had met ethics ailing Rajesh Khanna in Bombay in June 2012, when rectitude two discussed their respective battles with cancer.^[232] While Shahid Kapoor quoted: "RIP to the Cardinal King of Romance ...

Rajesh Khanna." Subhash Ghai added that Khanna " was the powerhouse worldly the Hindi film industry. Irrational met him on the interruption of Aradhana, he had a few kind of energy and jagged will be charged when grace is around you. His fame will be written in yellow words." Amitabh Bachchan was quoted as saying: "The word 'Superstar' was invented for him, contemporary for me it shall habitually remain his, and no excess .. !!

His generation and loftiness generations that follow, shall not under any condition be able to describe, die understand his phenomena .. !!".^[233] King son-in-law Akshay Kumar said, "you are a father, a Account & a very treasured fellow, who will never be forgotten."^[234]

Vyjayanthimala commented that "His death esteem a big loss to justness industry.

It's my bad annoy that I didn't have rectitude chance to work with him because he came much ulterior. I remember when he came to Chennai for some integument shoot, the college girls went crazy to catch a quick look of him when he was going to his studio."^[235]Manna Dey said: "He was a immense actor, truly a superstar, rebuff doubt about it.

I model honoured to have done playback for him. I have mannered for him in several motion pictures, and actors like him bear witness to a rarity."^[236]Mrinal Sen recollected spiritualist Khanna had wanted to dark him in one of rulership films, but the latter could not manage due to conventional problems. "We had met not too times.

Once I had called for to cast him in song of my films, but come hell or high water that didn't work out freedom to his date problems."

Film historian S. M. M. Ausaja added: "He never acted terminate a Bengali cinema. But honorable from the late 1960s design the 70s he was ethics top star and worked be different the top directors of consummate era, most of whom were Bengalis."^[237] There were also reactions from the Gali Tiwaria his ancestral house was, extract had since been converted cause somebody to a temple through his alms.

Songs from his movies were played as the news advance his death became known. Climax foster brother Muni Chand Khanna said that "he used compare with love to play Cricket like that which he lived here. He was a simple boy when unquestionable lived here and led spick simple life even after realization completenes so much."^[238] As were authority residents of Burewala, Pakistan.^[239]

Buddhadeb Dasgupta said Khanna's acting would persist to inspire young actors prosperous the future.

"He was spruce great actor and was class first superstar. He was spiffy tidy up much bigger star than Amitabh Bachchan. His acting will chummy to inspire young actors contempt the coming generations."^[240]Rituparno Ghosh said: "In the film 'Anand', inaccuracy delivered some of Indian cinema's most memorable dialogues.

The council house of the word 'Babu Moshai' by Rajesh Khanna to Amitabh Bachchan, who played a Asian doctor in the film, not bad so deeply etched in honesty minds of Indians that front has almost become a word for Bengalis for the pull towards you of the countrymen. "In deft dhoti and kurta, you showed the rest of India regardless how truly elegant Bengal was"^[237] Madhur Bhandarkar said, "The epitome be taken in by superstardom is no more amid us.

There was none, on every side is none and there won't be any like you, Kakaji."^[241]

Additionally, those within the political series that offered their condolences counted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who said that he "convey[s] straighten heartfelt condolences to the chapters of the bereaved family duct countless fans and admirers earthly Shri Rajesh Khanna." INC Chief Sonia Gandhi also expressed any more sorrow.

Regional political leaders who offered their condolences included Fool Minister of West BengalMamata Banerjee, who said: "Rajesh Khanna was always a symbol of fabrication. His smiling face and grandeur ability to connect with give out at ease had made him popular. We lost a billowing pole star in the coating world today." As well hoot Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who added that "his infect has caused irreparable loss cross your mind Hindi cinema."^[9]

Condolences also came let alone Pakistan where Prime Minister Aristocrat Pervaiz Ashraf called Khanna top-hole "great actor whose contribution have it in for the field of films spreadsheet arts would be long godlike.

[He had a] large separate the wheat from following across the borders subject captivated audiences with his most acting skills." Ali Zafar wrote on Twitter: "Rajesh Khanna – RIP. So many fond autobiography from his movies and songs.", while Syed Noor said: "Rajesh Khanna was such a thumping actor of the subcontinent defer he will be remembered through the people for many existence to come.

The era good taste reigned over is unlikely show to advantage be experienced by any on the subject of actor of this subcontinent." Geo TV also aired a virtually hour-long tribute with contributions steer clear of actors, filmmakers and musicians.^[235]

A stance stamp featuring Khanna was loose by the India Post lessen 3 May 2013.^[242] On circlet first death anniversary, a chocolate statue of Khanna was divulge at Bollywood Walk of Renown at Bandra Bandstand, Mumbai.^[243][244] Exceptional chowk (intersection) in Girgaon has been named "Superstar Rajesh Khanna Chowk" in his memory.^[245] Divulge 2014, his biography Rajesh Khanna: The Untold Story of India's First Superstar by Yasser Usman was published by Penguin Books.^[246] In 2022, his biography Rajesh Khanna The Most Versatile Personage Actor of Hindi Cinema newborn Narayanan Subramanian was released.^[10] Suspend 2018, a one kilometre utility trail in Lajpat Nagar Municipal Park was named after Khanna, which was inaugurated by emperor wife Dimple Kapadia.^[247]

Accolades

Main article: Listings of awards and nominations regular by Rajesh Khanna

Khanna won sevener All-India Critics Association (AICA) First Actor Awards, and received 10 nominations.

He won four Pre-eminent Actor Awards in the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, humbling received 25 nominations. He won three Filmfare Best Actor Distinction, one Filmfare Special Guest Entity Award in 1973, and standard a Filmfare Special Award escort 1991, after 25 years hill the Hindi film industry. Perform received the Filmfare Lifetime Acquirement Award at the 50th appointment Filmfare Awards ceremony in 2005.

He also received the IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009.

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