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Rajesh Khanna

Birth Name:
Jatin Khanna
Nickname:
Kaka
Date of Birth:
December 29, 1942
Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn
Place of Birth:
Amristar, Punjab, India
Height:
5' 10"
Sex:
Male
Hair Color:
White
Eye Color:
Brown
Nationality:
Indian
Religion:
Hinduism

Family

Rajesh Khanna

Spouse:
Anju Mahendru, Dimple Kapadia
Daughter:
Twinkle Khanna, Rinke Khanna

Career

Rajesh Khanna

Profession:
Actor, Politician
Claim to Fame:
Aurat - 1967 - Movie
Debut:
Aakhri Khat - 1966 - Movie

Awards

Rajesh Khanna

1970 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Sachcha Jhutha

1971 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Anand

1973 – Special Award for Guest appearance for Anurag

1974 – Filmfare Best Actor Award for Aavishkaar

1990 – Special Award for graceful completion of twenty-five years most successful career in the film industry

2005 – Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award

Trivia

Rajesh Khanna

Rajesh Khanna enjoyed a God-like status in his prime time (early 70s) with female fans writing letters in blood to him. They also "stole" sand from his car's tyre as a "treasure".
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When Jatin took an interest in acting, his foster father disapproved, however, Jatin persisted and won the Filmfare Talent Contest in the early 1960s.
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He was adopted by his parents.
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Rajesh Khanna is a life member of International Film And Television Research Centre and International Film And Television Club Of Asian Academy Of Film And Television.
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He was the winner of six awards and was nominated for about a dozen.
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Quotes

Rajesh Khanna

At my age, this is the fit role for me. I am taking it as a challenge for myself to prove that the actor in me is still alive and kicking, whatever may be the film's fate at the box office. - Unknown
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They said I had double standards. I didn't let Dimple work. - Unknown
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It's unfair to consider the small screen an inferior medium. It's small only in size, but the content is larger than life. - Unknown
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Biography

Rajesh Khanna

Last Updated: Friday, March 12, 2010

Rajesh Khanna Also known as Kaka, is an Indian Bollywood thespian and laureate of the Dada Saheb Phalke Legend Golden Actor Award, bestowed on him in 2008. He has also served a five year tenure as an MP in the Indian parliament (1991–1996). Rajesh Khanna born Jatin Khanna on December 29, 1942 in Amritsar and was adopted by parents who already had three daughters of their own. In the late 1960s, Rajesh Khanna dated Anju Mahendroo. The couple eventually drifted apart, and split in the early-1970s. He married Dimple Kapadia in 1973 and has two daughters from the marriage. Rajesh 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 seperation, Tina Munim was romantically linked with Khanna, but the relationship was short-lived. 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, an interior decorator and also a former Hindi film actress, is married to actor Akshay Kumar and younger daughter Rinkie, also an Indian actress is married to an entrepreneur Sameer Saran. 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 Baharaon ke sapne followed by box office successes like Aurat (1967), Khamoshi, and Aradhana (1969) were more successful at the box office.

During the peak of his career, Rajesh Khanna 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.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. 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).