Rajesh Khanna – The True Superstar Of The Indian Cinema
April 21, 2011Popularly known as Rajesh Khanna, Jatin Khanna became popular and ruled the Hindi film industry for more than ten years. He was known as the first superstar of Bollywood industry with an endless list of crazy fans, usually being girls. He is still the favorite among mimicry artists because of his special way of acting and dialogue delivery.
Being an acting enthusiast, Khanna participated in the All India Talent Contest and won the same among over ten thousand contestants. He won the All India United Producer’s Talent Competition for his captivating performances in first movie Aakhri Khat and Raaz. He could act in Baharon Ke Sapne, Aurat and Aradhana as he was in contract with the United Producers. The performance of Rajesh Khanna was praised in the film Aradhana, which also saw Kishore Kumar re-entering into films as a singer.
Rajesh Khanna proved his versatility by convincingly enacting the roles in films like Namak Haram, Anand and Bawarchi. He shared the best on-screen chemistry with Mumtaz. This favorite pair acted in 8 successful movies. His on-screen chemistry was good with Sharmila Tagore, which made way many of his hit films in Bollywood. He was paired with almost all the exclusive actresses of the age such as Tina Munim, Shabana Azmi, Poonam Dhillon, Asha Parekh and Hema Malini. He was friendly to his co-actors and associates.
He was called as Kaka by his close friends and also by actress and wife Dimple Kapadia. Such was his charisma that people almost mobbed him when he appeared in public. Fans, usually women, sent him letters written with blood, got married to his photo and even kissed his car. An article about him titled ‘The Charisma Of Rajesh Khanna’ was included in the textbook of Bombay University. Such was the effect of his charisma on fans. His record of 15 continuous hits between ’69 and ’72 remains unbroken even today.
Rajesh Khanna rose to success again after a downfall, with films like Agar Tum Na Hote, Avtaar and Hum Dono, being some of them. His acting was discontinued for some time because of his position as an MP for the constituency of Delhi. He entered the film industry again with Kyaa Dil Ne Kaha and Aa Ab Laut Chalen. Although his looks in movies have gone down, fans can see him through some Television serials.
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