Rajesh Khanna

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Rajesh Khanna

In Mehboob Ki Mehndi (1971)
Birth name Jatin Khanna
Born December 29, 1942 (age 64)
Amritsar, India Flag of India
Years active 1966 - 2006
Spouse(s) Dimple Kapadia (1973-1984)
Filmfare Awards
Best Actor: Sachaa Jhutha (1971)
Best Actor: Anand (1972)
Best Actor: Avishkaar (1975)
Special Award (1990)
Lifetime Achievement Award (2005)

Rajesh Khanna (born Jatin Khanna on December 29, 1942 in Amritsar) is an Indian Bollywood actor. He has also served a five year tenure as MP in the Indian parliament (1991-1996).

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Personal life

Rajesh Khanna came from a well-to-do family. As did many Indian families at the time feel about the film industry, Khanna's father disapproved Rajesh's taking on a professional acting career. Nonetheless, Rajesh persisted and eventually did very well in the industry.[citation needed]

During the 1970s, Rajesh Khanna married Dimple Kapadia, a Bollywood actress who had just made her film debut in Bobby. At the time of Kapadia's film debut, she was sixteen years old; Khanna was thirty-four. They became the parents of Twinkle Khanna and Rinke Khanna, who would also become Bollywood actresses. Khanna and Kapadia separated in the early 1980s. Their daughter Twinkle is married to current star Akshay Kumar.

Khanna was a Member of Parliament for the New Delhi constituency (1991-96).

Bollywood career

Rajesh Khanna joined the film industry in 1966 after winning an All India Talent Contest jointly organized by United Producers and Filmfare. His film debut was in Aakhri Khat which went unnoticed. He appeared in a few more films over the next two years which did not gain him any recognition. He shot to fame with the 1969 film Aradhana which was hugely successful at the box office. From then on he was an extremely popular actor in the 1970s, appearing in many romantic films and melodramas, where he was often paired with Mumtaz or Sharmila Tagore. Some of his most successful films in this period included Do Raaste (1969), Anand (1970), Kati Patang (1970), Amar Prem (1971), Andaaz (1971), Bawarchi (1972) and Namak Haraam (1973). During his heyday 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 [1] From 1969 to 1973 he had 15 consecutive hit films, a journalist Devyani Chaubal dubbed him "phenomenon" when he was at his peak. The success and the media attention was said to have made him arrogant. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, gritty, violent action films became immensely popular; romantic melodramas fell out of fashion. Thereafter, Rajesh Khanna appeared in fewer films, which did less well at the box office. Nonetheless, Khanna never totally withdrew from movies, occasionally playing supporting roles in films such as Disco Dancer (1982), Vijay (1988) and Swarg (1990). His most recent few film appearances were in Aa Ab Laut Chalen (1999) and Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa (2002) and he has since retired from the film industry. In 2004 he won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the film industry

Political career

During 1991-1996, Rajesh Khanna was a Member of Parliament for the Congress Party, from the New Delhi constituency.

Television career

In 2001-2002, Rajesh Khanna played major roles in two television serials: Aapne Parai (B4U & DD Metro) and Ittefaqu (Zee TV).

He performed in a video album based on Tagore's immortal songs (Rabindra Sangeet)free of cost

Filmfare awards

Rajesh Khanna has been nominated for fourteen Filmfare Best Actor awards . [1]

  • 2005 - Winner Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 1990 - Winner Special Award for twenty-five years in the film industry
  • 1980 - Nominated Best Actor for Thodi Si Bewafai
  • 1973 - Winner Special Award for Guest appearance for Anurag

Other awards

  • Mahrashtra State's Raj Kapoor Award, April 2003. [2]
  • Bollywood Awards 2004's Lifetime Achievement Award [3]]
  • Stardust Awards 2005 "Pride of Film Industry" award [4], [5]
  • 2006 Yugantar Gaurav Puraskar award [6]

Filmography

  • Jana: Let's fall in love (2006).
  • Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa (2002).
  • Aa Ab Laut Chalen (1999)
  • Sautela Bhai (1996)
  • Khudai (1994)
  • Rupaye Dus Karod (1991)
  • Swarg (1990)
  • Paap Ka Ant (1989)
  • Ghar Ka Chirag (1989)
  • Main Tera Dushman (1989)
  • Vijay (1988)
  • Woh Phir Aayegi (1988)
  • Goraa (1987)
  • Avam (1987)
  • Awara Baap (1987)
  • Nazrana (1987)
  • Sitapur Ki Geeta (1987)
  • Anokha Rishta (1986)
  • Nasihat (1986)
  • Adhikar (1986)
  • Amrit (1986)
  • Angaarey (1986)
  • Mohabbat Ki Kasam (1986)
  • Shatru (1986)
  • Babu (1985)
  • Alag Alag (1985)
  • Hum Dono (1985)
  • Bewafai (1985)
  • Nishan (1985)
  • Aakhir Kyon? (1985)
  • Durga (1985)
  • Insaaf Main Karoonga (1985)
  • Masterji (1985)
  • Oonche Log (1985)
  • Zamana (1985)
  • Naya Kadam (1984)
  • Asha Jyoti (1984)
  • Aaj Ka M.L.A. Ram Avtar (1984)
  • Awaaz (1984)
  • Dharam Aur Kanoon (1984)
  • Maqsad (1984)
  • Paapi Pet Ka Sawaal Hai (1984)
  • Disco Dancer (1983)
  • Agar Tum Na Hote (1983)
  • Souten (1983)
  • Avtaar (1983)
  • Dharam Kanta (1982)
  • Rajput (1982)
  • Suraag (1982)
  • Ashanti (1982)
  • Dil-E-Nadan (1982)
  • Jaanwar (1982)
  • Dard (1981)
  • Dhanwan (1981)
  • Fifty Fifty (1981)
  • Kudrat (1981)
  • Aanchal (1980)
  • Red Rose (1980)
  • Thodisi Bewafaii (1980)
  • Bandish (1980/I)
  • Phir Wohi Raat (1980)
  • Prem Bandhan (1979)
  • Amar Deep (1979)
  • Janata Havaldar (1979)
  • Muqabla (1979)
  • Til Til Dalekha (1979)
  • Naukri (1978)
  • Bhola Bhala (1978)
  • Chakravyuha (1978)
  • Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein (1977)
  • Aaina (1977)
  • Aashiq Hoon Baharon Ka (1977)
  • Anurodh (1977)
  • Chalta Purza (1977)
  • Chhaila Babu (1977)
  • Karm (1977)
  • Tyaag (1977)
  • Mehbooba (1976)
  • Bandalbaaz (1976)
  • Maha Chor (1976)
  • Sawa Lakh Se Ek Ladaun (1976)
  • Aakraman (1975)
  • Prem Kahani (1975)
  • Roti (1974)
  • Ajanabee (1974)
  • Aap Ki Kasam (1974)
  • Humshakal (1974)
  • Prem Nagar (1974)
  • Namak Haraam (1973)
  • Avishkaar (1973)
  • Raja Rani (1973)
  • Daag: A Poem of Love (1973)
  • Joroo Ka Ghulam (1972)
  • Anuraag (1972)
  • Apna Desh (1972)
  • Bawarchi (1972)
  • Dil Daulat Duniya (1972)
  • Maalik (1972)
  • Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972)
  • Shehzada (1972)
  • Amar Prem (1971)
  • Andaz (1971)
  • Chhoti Bahu (1971)
  • Dushmun (1971)
  • Haathi Mere Saathi (1971)
  • Maryada (1971)
  • Mehboob Ki Mehndi (1971)
  • Aan Milo Sajna (1970)
  • The Train (1970)
  • Anand (1970)
  • Kati Patang (1970)
  • Sachaa Jhutha (1970)
  • Safar (1970)
  • Ittefaq (1969)
  • Aradhana (1969)
  • Bandhan (1969/I)
  • Doli (1969)
  • Do Raaste (1969)
  • Khamoshi (1969)
  • Aurat (1967)
  • Baharon Ke Sapne (1967)
  • Raaz (1967)
  • Aakhri Khat (1966)

References

  1. ^ http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/sep/13dinesh.htm

External links

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