
Rajesh Khanna has been posthumously awarded India’s third highest civilian honour Padma Bhushan. Their elder daughter Twinkle Khanna is married to actor Akshay Kumar, while they also have a younger daughter Rinke Khanna.Īfter being critically ill, Rajesh Khanna died on 18 July 2012. He married Dimple Kapadia in March 1973, eight months before her debut film Bobby was released and had two daughters from the marriage. He was also a Lok Sabha member of the Indian National Congress from New Delhi constituency from 1992 to 1996. He was the highest paid Indian actor from 1970 to 1987 where Amitabh Bachchan shared the same tag with Khanna from 1980 to 1987. In 1991, he was awarded the Filmfare Special Award and in 2005, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. He received the Filmfare Best Actor Award award three times and the BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi) four times. Through his career he appeared in more than 160 feature films and 17 short films. He made his debut in 1966 with Aakhri Khat. He starred in 15 consecutive solo hit films in the period 1969 to 1971. He is referred to as the “First Super Star” and the “Original Superstar” of Indian cinema. Rajesh Khanna born Jatin Khanna 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) was a Indian Bollywood Actor, Film Producer and Politician. Children – Female : Twinkle Khanna & Rinke Khanna.Occupation : Film Actor, Producer & Politician.The Original Superstar of Indian Cinema.


Residence : Aashirwad, Mumbai, Maharashtra.Died 18 July 2012 (Aged 69) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
