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Rajesh Khanna

  • 69 years old
  • Male
  • Born Dec 29, 1942
  • Died Jul 18, 2012
  • India
Rajesh Khanna was an Indian actor of Hindi films, who has also been a film producer and a politician.
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Rajesh Khanna

Rajesh Khanna (born Jatin Khanna) ( 29 December 1942 - 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor of Hindi films, who has also been a film producer and a politician.

He appeared in 163 feature films of which 128 as the lead protagonist including 106 as the solo lead hero films and 22 two hero projects and did 17 short films. He won three Filmfare Best Actor Awards and was nominated for the same fourteen times. He received the maximum BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi) – four times and nominated 25 times. He was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005. Khanna is referred to 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.

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