Thursday, 19 July 2012

Rajesh Khanna (kaka)

(Born on 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor in Hindi films, and was also a film producer and a politician. He was called as the first superstar of the Indian cinema. He appeared in 163 feature films of which 128 films saw him as the lead protagonist; he appeared in 17 short films as well. He won three Filmfare Best Actor Awards and was nominated for the same fourteen times. He received the most BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi) – four time and nominated 25 times. In 1991, he was awarded the Filmfare Special Award for completing 25 years in the industry, appearing in a record 106 films as the single lead protagonist in a span of 25 years. In 2005, he was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. Khanna was referred to, by the media, as the "First Superstar" of Hindi cinema. He made his debut in 1966 with Aakhri Khat and rose to prominence with his performances in films like Raaz, Baharon Ke Sapne, Ittefaq and Aradhana. He gave 35 Golden Jubilee Hits in the period 1966-1975, three more in 76-78 and 35 more in the period 1979-1991 and gave 22 silver jubilee hits in the period 1966-1991. He was known as one of the first casanovas in Indian cinema.
Rajesh Khanna died after prolong illness on 18 July, 2012.

His Other names  Jatin Khanna, Kaka, RK













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