The man who became the first “Superstar” of Hindi cinema with his screen savvy ways and romantic aura. The man, who during the seventies, was at the pinnacle of fame and glory—Rajesh Khanna, a hero, a producer and also a politician passed away a few minutes ago according to TV reports.
The actor, had stopped intake of food the past few days, while his estranged wife Dimple
Kapadia was taking care of him.
Fondly addressed as ‘Kaka’, Jatin Khanna (he was rechristened as Rajesh Khanna when he entered Bollywood) was born on 29 December, 1942 in Amritsar. His charismatic ways and elegance made him popular not just among women but all Bollywood-crazy fans. He was the lone actor to have delivered fifteen successive super hits.
Khanna was brought up by foster parents, friends of his biological parents. His fondness for stage performance came to the surface during his school days at St. Sebastian School, Girgaun. After winning an ‘All India Talent Contest’ Jatin Khanna decided to take the plunge into filmdom with his celluloid name Rajesh Khanna in Chetan Anand’s Aakhri Khat.
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