Remembering Rajesh Khanna, Indian Cinema’s First & Only Super Star – KV Raman
Remembering Rajesh Khanna, Indian Cinema’s First & Only Super Star – KV Raman
His iconic dialogue “Babumoshai zindagi badi honi chahiye lambi nahi’ from film ‘Anand’ continues to haunt.
From ‘Amar Prem’ to ‘Aradhana’: were his iconic movies
He was the only actor to have given 15 consecutive solo hit films in the period 1969 to 1971, which still remains an unbreakable record.
In his career, he had appeared in more than 160 feature films and 17 short films and was the proud recepient of the prestigious Filmfare Best Actor Award three times.
He is also the proud winner of
India’s s third highest civilian honour Padma Bhushan and in 2013, he was officially bestowed with the title “The First Superstar” of Indian Cinema at Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards.
He was the highest paid Indian actor from 1970 to 1987.
He got married to Dimple Kapadia in March 1973, which was eight months prior to the release of her debut film veteran actor-filmmaker Raj Kapoor’s “Bobby”. There has been no actor as yet to have been the craze of countless girls.
The Writer was privileged to have known him and was close to him when he was at his peak.
He is the proud father of Twinkle and Rinke and both are married and very well settled in their life. Had he been alive today he would have been the most happiest man.
He was an MP of the Indian National Congress from New Delhi constituency from 1992 to 1996. He breathed his last on July 18, 2012 after being critically ill. India’s s third highest civilian honour Padma Bhushan. On April 30, 2013, he was officially bestowed with the title The First Superstar of Indian cinema at Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards.
