Rajesh Khanna and his daughter Twinkle Khanna celebrate birthday on the same day.
Bollywood’s first superstar Rajesh Khanna is no more in this world today, but is still alive in the hearts of the audience through his films. During the 1960s and 70s, there was a different atmosphere of craze for Rajesh Khanna among the fans. During his illustrious career, he acted in more than 150 films and created a niche in Indian cinema that no other artiste could ever take. Today is Rajesh Khanna’s birthday. Rajesh Khanna, born as Jatin Khanna on December 29, 1942, became famous as ‘Kaka’ in the industry and among his fans.
Gave 17 blockbuster films in 3 years
There was a time when Rajesh Khanna had a different stature in the industry. He worked in one hit film after another and surprised everyone by giving 17 consecutive blockbuster films in 3 years between 1969 and 1971 and with this he was called the first superstar of the industry. The stardom that Rajesh Khanna saw in his career is achieved only by a few superstars.
Rajesh Khanna’s debut film
Rajesh Khanna made his debut with Chetan Anand’s film ‘Aakhri Khat’, which was released in 1966. There was a time when Rajesh Khanna was considered the most reliable superstar. His presence meant that the film was sure to be successful. After this he was seen in films like ‘Raaz’, ‘Aurat’, ‘Baharon Ke Sapne’, ‘Ittefaq’ and ‘Doli’. But, talking about stardom, Shakti Samant’s ‘Aradhana’ took him to a different level. His stardom also started with this film.
The journey to stardom started with Aradhana
Aradhana received the Filmfare Best Film Award and after this Rajesh Khanna created history by giving 17 consecutive successful films. Then Rajesh Khanna also entertained the audience with Raj Khosli’s ‘Do Raaste’, after which Kaka i.e. Rajesh Khanna never looked back. Rajesh Khanna was very famous for his romantic roles in films. There was a time when women were so crazy about him that girls used to turn his white car pink by kissing him.
Made everyone laugh with comic timing in Bawarchi
Due to working in many romantic films, at one time it was said that Rajesh Khanna could only play romantic roles. In such a situation, producer-director Hrishikesh Mukherjee took the decision to break this image of Kaka and in 1972, Rajesh Khanna surprised everyone with a comedy-filled film like ‘Bawarchi’. Everyone was surprised to see the new color he showed in acting in ‘Anand’, released in 1972.
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