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Rajesh Khanna (Hindi: राजेश खन्ना; Punjabi: ਰਾਜੇਸ਼ ਖੰਨਾ) (born Jatin Khanna on 29 December 1942 in Amritsar) is an Indian Bollywood thespian and laureate of the Dada Saheb Phalke Legend Golden Actor Award and the IIFA 2009 Life Time Achievement Award. He is the officially acknowledged First Superstar of Indian Cinema. He also served a five year tenure as MP in the Indian parliament (1991–1996). He is also known as Kaka or affectionately called RK by his fans.

Early life

Khanna was born in Amritsar on 29 December 1942.

Adult life

In the late 1960s, Khanna dated Anju Mahendru. The couple eventually drifted apart, and split in the early-1970s. He married Dimple Kapadia, a Gujarati, in 1973 and has two daughters from the marriage. Khanna and Dimple Kapadia separated in 1984, as his schedule kept him away much of the time and she became interested in pursuing an acting career. After the separation, he was romantically involved with Tina Munim for a period of time. Following a few years of separation, the relationship between Kapadia and Khanna blossomed once again, and remained that of close friends. Their elder daughter Twinkle Khanna, an interior decorator and also a former Hindi film actress, is married to actor Akshay Kumar and younger daughter Rinke Khanna, also an Indian actress is married to an entrepreneur Sameer Saran.

Early success (1966–1974)

Rajesh Khanna joined the film industry after winning an All India Talent Contest through a nation-wide selection procedure. He made his film debut in the 1966 film Aakhri khat, followed by Raaz opposite heroine Babita, but neither was a major success. He was noticed for his performance in his next film Baharon Ke Sapne which was followed by box office successes like Aurat (1967), Khamoshi, and Aradhana (1969). It was Aradhana that catapulted him to instant fame and established him as the Firstever superstar of India. In that film, Rajesh Khanna was cast in a double role (father and son)opposite Sharmila Tagore and Farida Jalal. The film also saw the resurgence of R.D.Burman and Kishore Kumar, who eventually became the official playback voice of Rajesh Khanna.

Established as a popular protagonist, he appeared in many romantic, melodramatic and social films, often appearing with the same actresses – such as Sharmila Tagore, Mumtaz, Hema Malini and Asha Parekh.

Rajesh Khanna touched a raw nerve with the audiences. Whether it was the cancer-afflicted man in Anand, or the jealousy-driven husband in Aap Ki Kasam, from the animal lover in Haathi Mere Saathi to the blind but suave lover in Mere Jeevan Saathi, from the silent lover in Amar Prem or the tragic protagonist in Namak Haraam, Khanna had powerful scripts written with especially him in mind.

During the peak of his career he would be mobbed during public appearances. Fans kissed his car, which would be covered with lipstick marks, and lined the road, cheering and chanting his name. Female fans sent him letters written in their own blood. So popular was Khanna that even actor Mehmood parodied his popularity in his hit film Bombay to Goa where the driver and conductor of the bus were called ‘Rajesh’ and ‘Khanna’. Even today, he remains the favourite of mimicry artists, who copy his trademark style and dialogue delivery.

Several songs sung by Kishore Kumar in the 1970s were based on Rajesh Khanna. During the filming of the song ‘Mere Sapnon Ki Rani’ in Aradhana, Sharmila Tagore was shooting for a Satyajit Ray film and the director Shakti Samanta had to shoot their scenes separately and then join the scenes together. Needless to say this was the the most popular song of its generation and went on to become the biggest attraction of the movie aradhana.

Music remained one of the biggest attractions of all Rajesh Khanna films, and most of the best scores for his films were composed by R.D. Burman and Laxmikant-Pyarelal. The trio of Rajesh Khanna, Kishore Kumar and R. D. Burman went on to make several hits, including Amar Prem, Mere Jeevan Saathi, Aap Ki Kasam, Kati Patang, Namak Haraam, among others.

Rajesh Khanna had 15 consecutive hits between 1969 to 1973, which is still an unbreakable record in Indian film. His success began to diminish in terms of box office results of his films in the mid 1970s (1976-79) to some extent owing to various factors, including internal politics against him in film industry, his sudden marriage with Dimple Kapadia, emergence of action oriented masala multistar films and young generation heroes like Rishi Kapoor, etc.

Later career (1976–present)

Post-1976, Khanna had a string of box office flops, including Aaina and Mehbooba. Media reports in the late seventies suggested that success had perhaps caused Khanna to be complacent, often turning up late for shoots and throwing tantrums, as well as having a whole entourage of sycophants accompany him for his shoots. This behaviour coupled with the changing trend from romantic and social movies to action oriented multi-star films in the late-1970s and early-1980s caused the decline of Khanna’s career in terms of box office ratings to some extent. However, he continued basically in solo hero social sober household meaningful films during multistar masala films’ era.

Khanna met with more success in challenging roles with critically acclaimed box office hits such as Amardeep, Thodisi Bewafaii, Dard, Dhanwaan, Avtaar, Agar Tum Na Hote, Souten, and Red Rose (1979 onwards to the end of the 80s). He also performed in few multistar films with central characters such as Kudrat, Rajpoot, Dharam Aur Kanoon, and Ashanti. He shared a very close relationship with R.D. Burman and Kishore Kumar. The trio were very close friends and have worked together in more than thirty films. Several actors who were part of the cast of most of his films included Sujith Kumar, Prem Chopra, Madan Puri, Asrani, Bindu, Vijay Arora and A. K. Hangal, who remained part of his “team” until the late eighties.

From the early nineties onward he stopped acting and served as M.P. of New Delhi Constituency from 1991 to 1996. During that period, he returned to acting, appearing in Khudai (1994). He made a comeback as a NRI in Aa Ab Laut Chalen (1999), and Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa (2002). In September 2007, he officially announced his planned return to the big screen, signing a contract for several new films, including some TV serials.

Television

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He is a life member of the International Film And Television Research Centre, the International Film And Television Club and the Asian Academy of Film & Television. In 2001 and 2002, Rajesh played major roles in two television serials: Aapne Parai (B4U & DD Metro) and Ittefaq (Zee TV). He performed in a video album based on Tagore’s songs (Rabindra Sangeet) without payment^{[citation needed]}, and is currently in the process of creating his own music channel “R.K. Music Channel”^{[citation needed]}. He also endorsed Star se Superstar tak – a talent hunt programme in 2007^{[citation needed]} and donated a Gold Trophy of Rs. 1 crore with Priyanka Chopra.^{[citation needed]} In its Silver Jubilee Episode on 14-15 March 2008, K for Kishore aired a Rajesh Khanna special. He signed a TV serial with Creative Eye Banner (Dhiraj Kumar) in 2007^{[citation needed]}, and in 2008 performed in a T.V. serial, Bhabhima, with Leena Ganguly as his co-star. His successful TV serial Raghukul Reet Sada Chali Aayi began in November 2008 and ended in September 2009.

In 2009, on his 67th birthday [[Shemaroo Entertainment] released his films and a song collection titled Screen Legends-Rajesh Khanna-the Original Superstar.

Political career

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Between 1991 and 1996, Rajesh Khanna was a member of Parliament for the Congress Party, from the New Delhi constituency. He has since been a political activist for the Congress Party.

Awards

Filmfare Awards

Won

• 1970 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Sachaa Jhutha
• 1971 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Anand
• 1973 – Special Award for Guest appearance for Anuraag
• 1974 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Aavishkaar
• 1975 – Special Film Fare Award for Daag The poem Of Love
• 1990 – Special Award for graceful completion of twenty-five years most successful career in the film industry
• 2005 – Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award (Golden Jubilee function)

Nominated

• 1969 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Aradhana
• 1969 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Ittefaq
• 1971 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Kati Patang
• 1972 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Dushman
• 1972 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Amar Prem
• 1973 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Daag: A Poem of Love
• 1974 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Prem Nagar
• 1979 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Amar Deep
• 1980 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Thodisi Bewafaii
• 1981 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Dard
• 1983 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Avtaar

Bengal Film Journalists’ Association Awards

• 1971 – Winner BFJA Awards, Best Actor for Anand
• 1972 – Winner BFJA Awards, Best Actor for Bawarchi
• 1974 – Winner BFJA Awards, Best Actor for Namak Haraam
• 1987 – Winner BFJA Awards, Best Actor for Amrit

All India Critics Association Award

• 1984 — Best Actor Award for Aaj Ka MLA-Ram Awatar

Other Best Actor Awards

• 1982– Dard by Lions Club, Delhi;
• 1983 –Avataar Gold Medal
• 1994 –Khudai at Russian Film Festival, Ujvegistan

Other prominences

• 1995– Kala Ratna from Punjabi Kala Sangam at Delhi
• 1999– Living Legend from Anandlok: an esteemed Film Journal, at Kolkata
• 2003– Maharashtra State Government’s Raj Kapoor Award
• 2005–Pride of the Film Industry by Star Dust Film Award Ceremony at Mumbai
• Glory of India Award by IIFA, London
• Mother Teresa Award
• Bharat Jyoti Award

Life Time Achievement Awards

• 2001– First Super Star of the country, through San-Sui Viewers’ Choice Award Contest, Delhi
• 2002– By a Company at Mumbai
• 2004–X Star Screen Award Ceremony at Mumbai
• 2004– Life Time Achievement Award and Life Time Glamour Award through IV Kingfisher Bollywood Fashion Award Ceremony & VI Bollywood Award Ceremony respectively at Atlanta City, New Jersey, Washington, America
• 2006–Bollywood Award Ceremony at Trinidad (2006) for outstanding contribution in Hindi films,
• 2006–Yuganthar Gaurav Purakshar (2006) by CHMC, Ulhashnagar (Maharashtra)

“Rashtriya Gaurav Award”

Rajesh Khanna has been conferred with Rashtriya Gaurav Award by the Central Govt. of India.

Dada Saheb Phalke Academy Award

• 2008 Lifetime Achievement Golden Actor Award at Mumbai on the occasion of Dada Saheb Phalke Birth day celebration.

IIFA Award

• 2009 Life Time Achievement Award (Golden Decade function at Macau,China)

Tamil Cinema Award

• 2009 Life Time Achievement Award at Chennai (IX All India Cine Employee Federation Conference) by Tamil Superstar Kamal Hasan.

8th Pune International Film Festival

• 2010 Life Time Achievement Award- “Jeevan Gaurav” 8th January, 2010 by Maharastra Government at its Golden Jubilee yer.

Filmography

• Aakhri Khat(1966 film)Indrani Mukherjee
• Raaz (1967 film) (1967) Babita
• Baharon Ke Sapne (1967) Asha Parekh
• Aurat (1967 film) Nazima
• Ittefaq (film 1969) Nanda
• Aradhana (1969 film) (1969) Sharmila Tagore
• Do Raaste (1969) Mumtaz
• Doli (1970) Babita
• Bandhan (1970 film)]] Mumtaz
• Khamoshi (1970) Waheeda Rehman
• The Train (1970 film) Nanda
• Sachaa Jhutha (1970) Mumtaz
• Safar (film)| (1970) Sharmila Tagore
• Kati Patang (1971) Asha Parekh
• Anand (1970 film) (1971) Sumita Sanyal
• Aan Milo Sajna (1971) Asha Parekh
• Andaaz (1971) Hema Malini
• Maryada (1971) Mala Sinha
• Chhoti Bahu (1971) Sharmila Tagore
• Haathi Mere Saathi (1971) Tanuja
• Mehboob Ki Mehndi (1971) Leena Chandravarkar
• Badnaam Farishte (1971) Sharmila Tagore
• Dushman (1972) Mumtaz
• Amar Prem (1972) Sharmila Tagore
• Apna Desh (1972) Mumtaz
• Dil Daulat Aur Dinya (1972) Sadhana
• Bawarchi (1972) Jaya Bhaduri
• Joroo Ka Ghulam (1972) Nanda
• [[Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972 film)(1972) Tanuja
• Maalik (1972) Sharmila Tagore
• Shehzada (1972) Raakhi
• Anuraag (1973) Nutan
• Raja Rani (1973) Sharmila Tagore
• Daag: A Poem of Love (1973) Sharmila Tagore/Rakhee
• Namak Haraam (1973)Rekha
• Avishkaar (1974) Sharmila Tagore
• Humshakal (1974) Tanuja/Maushmi chetterjee
• Aap Ki Kasam (1974) Mumtaz
• Prem Nagar (1974) Hema Malini
• Ajnabee (1974 film) (1974) Zeenat Aman
• Roti (1974) Mumtaz
• Prem Kahani (1975) Mumtaz
• Jinny aur Jonny (1975) Guest appearance
• Aakraman (1975)Special appearance
• Sawa Lakh Se Ek Ladaun (1976) Neetu Singh
• Maha Chor (1976) Neetu Singh
• Bandalbaaz (1976) Sulakshna Pandit
• Mehbooba (1976) Hema Malini
• Tyaag (1977) Sharmila Tagore
• Karm (1977) Vidya Sinha/Shabana Azmi
• Chhaila Babu (1977) Zeenat Aman
• Chalta Purza (1977) Parveen Babi
• Anurodh (1977) Simple Kapadia
• Aashiq Hoon Baharon Ka (1977) Zeenat Aman
• Aaina (1977) Mumtaz – Special Appearance
• Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein (1977) Hema Malini
• Chakravyuha (1978) Neetu Singh
• Bhola Bhala (1978) Rekha/Mausami Chetterjee
• Naukri (1978) Zahira
• Til Til Dalekha (1979)
• Muqabla (1979) Special appearance
• Janata Havaldar (1979) Hema Malini Yogeeta Bali
• Amar Deep (1979) Shabana Azmi
• Prem Bandhan (1979) Rekha/Mausami Chetterjee
• Phir Wohi Raat (1980) Kim
• Bandish (1980) Hema Malini
• Thodisi Bewafaii (1980) Shabana Azmi
• Red Rose (1980) Poonam Dhillon
• Aanchal (1980) Rekha
• Kudrat (1981) Hema Malini
• Sundara Satarkar (Marathi Movie -1981) Guest artist
• Fiffty Fiffty (1981) Tina Munim
• Dhanwan (1981) Reena Roy
• Dard (1981) Hema Malini/Poonam Dhillon
• Jaanwar (1982) Zeenat Aman
• Dil-E-Nadan (1982) Jaya Prada
• Ashanti (1982) Sshbana Azmi/Zeenat Aman/Parvin Babi
• Suraag (1982) Special appearance
• Rajput (1982) Hema Malini
• Dharam Kanta (1982) Sulakshna Pandit
• Nishaan (1983) Poonam Dhillon
• Avtaar (1983) Shabana Azmi
• Souten (1983) Padmini Kolhapuri/Tina Munim
• Agar Tum Na Hote (1983) Rekha
• Disco Dancer (1983) Special extended-appearance
• Paapi Pet Ka Sawaal Hai (1984) Jaya Prada/Tina Munim
• Maqsad (1984) Sri Devi/Jaya Prada
• Dharam Aur Kanoon (1984) Asha Parekh/jaya Prada
• Awaaz (1984) Jaya Prada
• Aaj Ka M.L.A. Ram Avtar (1984)shbaana Azmi
• Asha Jyoti (1984) Rekha/Reena Roy
• Naya Kadam (1984)Jaya Prada/Sri Devi/Padmini Kolhapuri
• Zamana (1985) Poonam Dhilon
• Oonche Log (1985) Salma Agha
• Naya Bakrra (1985) Special appearance
• Masterji (1985) Sri Devi
• Insaaf Main Karoonga (1985) Tina Munim/Padmini Kolhapure
• Durga (1985) Hema Malini
• Aakhir Kyon? (1985) Smita Patil
• Bewafai (1985) Padmini Kolhapure /Meenaxi Seshadri
• Hum Dono (1985) Hema Malini/Reena Roy
• Alag Alag (1985) Tina Munim
• Babu (1985)Hema Malini/RatiAgnohotri
• Shatru (1986) Shbana Sidqi
• Mohabbat Ki Kasam (1986) Jaya Prada
• Angaarey (1986) Smita Patil
• Ghar Pariwar (1986) Mausami Chetterjee
• Amrit (1986) Smita Patil
• Adhikar (1986) Tina Munim/Zarina Wahab
• Nasihat (1986) Shabana Azmi
• Anokha Rishta (1986) Smita Patil
• Sitapur Ki Geeta (1987) Hema Malini
• Nazrana (1987) Shri Devi/Smita Patil
• Awara Baap (1987) Madhuri Dixit
• Avam (1987) Smita Patil
• Goraa (1987) Sulakshna Pandit
• Woh Phir Aayegi (1988)Pharha
• Vijay (1988) Hema Malini
• Main Tera Dushman (1989) Jaya Prada – Guest artist
• Mamta ki Chaon Mein (1989) Guest artist Leena Ganguly
• Ghar Ka Chiraag (1989) Deepika/Neelam
• Paap Ka Ant (1989) Hema Malini – Guest artist
• Swarg (1990) Madhavi
• Rupaye Dus Karod (1991) Amrita Singh
• Begunah (1991)Pharha
• Khudai (1994)Deepika
• Sautela Bhai (1996)
• Aa Ab Laut Chalen (1999) Mousmi Chatterjee
• Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa (2002)
• Jana: Let’s fall in love (2006)
• Om Shanti Om (2007)
• Wafa: A deadly love story (2008)Laila Khan
• Kash Mere Hote (2009)
• Do Dilon Ke Khel Mein (12 March 2010)
• Phir tum mil gaye (unreleased)
• Hello Kun hai (unreleased)Rati Agnihotri/Sara khan
• Jai Shiv Shankar(unreleased) Dimle
• Door Door Sat Samandar Paar (unreleased)

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