Bollywood's first superstar Rajesh Khanna breathed his last on July 18 at his residence in Mumbai. He was 69 and is survived by his estranged wife Dimple Kapadia and two daughters Twinkle and Rinke.
Late superstar Rajesh Khanna's bungalow will reportedly be converted into a museum as per his daughters' wish.
The Bollywood's first superstar was laid to rest at the Vile Parle crematorium on July 19.
From the dizzying heights of fame to quiet shadows behind the arclights, Rajesh Khanna's life had a theatrical sweep.
A day before India's beloved superstar breathed his last, his ladylove Anita Advani sent a legal notice to his family members, to prevent her eviction from the deceased actor's palatial Carter Road residence
If there was one person continuously guarding Rajesh Khanna's health during his last days, it was Dimple Kapadia.
This was not even just about being autograph hunted. It was more intimate and up-close. Rajesh Khanna seemed to reach out to every woman's private fantasy.
He may not have done a Tamil movie, but Rajesh Khanna was a celebrity in his own right in Chennai, which he visited frequently.
His uncle, who disapproved of his acting aspirations, asked him to change his name from Jatin if he wanted to act.
My daadi called him the 'eye master'! I mean you don't expect a romantic streak in someone you've always known to be old.. but just you mention Rajesh Khanna...and...
Rajesh Khanna has delivered several massive hit films in his lifetime. Which is your favourite?
Despite his lacklustre performance as MP, Khanna remained a steadfast campaigner for the Congress party.
Yesteryear superstar Rajesh Khanna died in Mumbai on Wednesday due to liver infection, Vijay Zaveri, a close friend of the actor said.
Rajesh Khanna, the man synonymous with the word superstar in Hindi cinema in the 1970s with immortals such as 'Anand', 'Kati Patang' and 'Aradhana', died at his Mumbai home Ashirwad on Wednesday after a long battle with kidney problems.
Yoga guru Ramdev on Wednesday said he had recently suggested yoga and ayurveda to Rajesh Khanna to improve his health.
Rajesh Khanna died at his Bandra residence on July 18 after a prolonged illness. He was 69.
Bollywood's first superstar Rajesh Khanna will be cremated in Mumbai on Thursday. His last rites will be performed at 11 am in Mumbai. The funeral procession will begin from his residence - Aashirwad. The actor, lovingly called Kaka, who was hailed as India's original superstar, died following a prolonged illness on Wednesday. He was 69.
They looked up to Rajesh Khanna as an 'epitome of romance', 'a charmer' and as 'an evergreen' hero. His death has come as a shock for his legion of female fans who mourn his death and say they will miss their 'first hero'.
Fondly known as Kaka, Khanna worked in about 160 films, out of which 128 films saw him as the lead protagonist.
Probably his most memorable role, 'Anand' showed how one can play a character without wearing the superstar tag.
Bollywood's first superstar Rajesh Khanna breathed his last on July 18 at his residence in Mumbai. He was 69 and is survived by his estranged wife Dimple Kapadia and two daughters Twinkle and Rinke. Film actor Akshay Kumar was his son-in-law.
The heartthrob of millions in the 1970s, Rajesh Khanna had last visited his birthplace Amritsar in January.
Within a short period, Rajesh Khanna catapulted to superstardom and achieved heights like nobody before him.
Rajesh Khanna entered Bollywood after winning a talent contest in 1965. He got his first break a year later in Chetan Anand's 'Akhri Khat', the rest as they say is history.
Celebrities, politicians, socialites on Wednesday mourned the death of Bollywood's yesteryear superstar Rajesh Khanna. The 69-year-old actor had been in and out of hospital since April and was discharged from the Lilavati hospital two days back. He died on Wednesday at his Bandra residence.
A closer look at his films will disclose that Rajesh Khanna used pain as another form of love.
The frenzy that the appearance of Rajesh Khanna on the silver screen triggered among his female fans was entirely unprecedented. A style icon who made a trademark out of a hairdo, Khanna was cinema's first superbly suave superstar.
Actor Rajesh Khanna is gone, but the dialogue from his films that make him immortal remain with his fans forever. He was a man who could deliver a line as effortlessly as he could send legions of his female fans into frenzy.
From the dizzying heights of fame to quiet shadows behind the arclights, Rajesh Khanna's life had a theatrical sweep, almost like one of his films. Bollywood's original superstar - simply the phenomenon to some - died in Mumbai Wednesday, leaving behind memories cast in celluloid of that famous crooked smile and head tilt. He was only 69.
