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In 1969 Rajesh Khanna achieved super-stardom with Shakti Samantha's 'Aradhana" (1969).He became the craze of the nation, and critics across India started calling him the First Superstar of both Indian Cinema (No. 1 Actor) and Hindi Films and remained so alone as the Superstar for 7 years (1969-1976) and had to share the status with Amitabh from ...
Considered as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema, he is known as the first Superstar of Indian cinema. [3] [4] His accolades include five Filmfare Awards, and in 2013, he was posthumously awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour.
Jul 18, 2012 · Rajesh Khanna, who has died aged 69, was considered to be the first superstar of Hindi cinema. Author Sidharth Bhatia recounts the magical years when the Bollywood actor was a national...
Rajesh Khanna (1942-2012) was a famous Indian actor, producer and politician. At the peak of his career, he enjoyed a God-like status among his fans and became the first Superstar of the Indian Cinema.
- Birth and Childhood
- All India Talent Contest
- Career Outset
- Instant Fame
- First Flop
- Rise to Stardom
- Crazy Female Fans
- Interest in Music
- Chemistry with Co-Actors
- BBC Movie
His birth name was Jatin Khanna and he was born on 29th December 1942, in Amritsar, Punjab state, India to Lala Hiranand and Chandrani Khanna. Rajesh Khanna was adopted and raised by Chunnilal Khanna and Leelawati Khanna, who were relatives of his biological parents. His adoptive parents moved from Lahore to Mumbai as a result of their Railway cont...
Rajesh Khanna was one among the eight finalists selected among 10,000 candidates, in the All India Talent contest, in 1965. Khanna won the contest and G P Sippy and Nasir became the first to sign his film “Aakhri Khat (1966)” after he won the contest.
After his victory over the competition, he was offered one more movie “Raaz (1967)” both of which were the pre-determined prize for winning the contest. He made his debut in 1966 through the movie Aakhri Khat directed by Chetan Anand. This movie made India’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 40th Oscar Academy Awards in 1967. Khanna s...
His movies “Aurat (1967)”, “Baharon Ke Sapne (1967)”, “Doli (1969)”, “Aradhana (1969)” and “Ittefaq (1969)” were all hits. Through his dual roles as father and son, Rajesh Khanna rose to ‘Instant National Fame’ with the movie Aradhana. Film critics called him as the first superstar of Indian cinema. His movie, “Haathi Mere Saathi (1971)”, became th...
Later in the same year, his another movie, named “Badnam Farishte (1971)” became the first flop film after his 17 consecutive hits from 1969. The film “Maalik (1972)” was also unsuccessful.
His Hindi movies “Dushman (1971)”, “Amar Prem (1972)”, ”Apna Desh (1972)” and “Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972)”, together earned more than 5 crores. His other films of 1972 such as “Dil Daulat Duniya”, “Bawarchi”, “Joroo Ka Ghulam” and “Shehzada” earned more than 4.5 crores. His next release “Anuraag (1972)” was a hit too.
During the peak of his career, he had a lot of female fans waiting for him outside his house even at midnight. Many female fans kissed his car and covering that with lipstick marks, cheering and chanting his name. Some went beyond the limit by sending him letters written with their blood. During the filming of the movie “Amar Prem (1972),” there wa...
Music became one of the biggest attractions of many Rajesh Khanna films throughout his career. His films were always known for the music with chartbuster soundtracks. The main reason for this was that Khanna used to personally sit in music sessions with music directors such as Kalyanji Anandji, R. D. Burman, Shankar Jaikishen, Lakshmikant Pyarelal,...
His chemistry with Sharmila Tagore, Mumtaz, Asha Parekh, Zeenat Aman, Tanuja and Hema Maliniwas quite popular with the audience. With Sharmila Tagore he has done 8 movies, with Hema Malini he has done 15 movies all in romantic genres and with Mumtaz, he has done 8 movies.
The BBC made a movie about him named “Bombay Superstar (1973)” which was later written as the “Charisma of Rajesh Khanna” on a textbook prescribed by Mumbai University when the actor was at the peak of his career.
In 1969 Rajesh Khanna achieved super-stardom with Shakti Samantha's 'Aradhana" (1969).He became the craze of the nation, and critics across India started calling him the First Superstar of both Indian Cinema (No. 1 Actor) and Hindi Films and remained so alone as the Superstar for 7 years (1969-1976) and had to share the status with Amitabh from ...
He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor three times and the BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi) four times, received the Filmfare Special Award in 1991, and was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005. Khanna has been called the First 'Superstar' of Indian cinema.
