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Jatin Khanna, RK, Kaka, 'SuperStar' Rajesh Khanna, Shri Rajesh Khanna, The Megastar, The Superstar, The Phenomenon, Superstar, King Of Romance, Super Star, Superstar Rajesh Khanna, Super Star Rajesh Khanna, Bombay Superstar Rajesh Khanna, The Trendsetter Megastar, Trendsetter, Bombay Super Star Rajesh Khanna, The Trendsetter, The Most Versatile Superstar Of Indian Cinema, Superstar of Indian Cinema, 'Superstar' Rajesh Khann, Jatin Chunnilal Khanna, Shehzada, The Original King of Romance, Pasha of Passion, First Indian Superstar, राजेश खनà¥â€à¤¨à¤¾, The First Superstar of Indian and Hindi Cinema, जतिन खनà¥à¤¨à¤¾, आर के, काका, किंग ऑफ़ रोमांस, सà¥à¤ªà¤°à¤¸à¥à¤Ÿà¤¾à¤°, द मेगासà¥à¤Ÿà¤¾à¤°, सà¥à¤ªà¤° सà¥à¤Ÿà¤¾à¤°, सà¥à¤ªà¤° सà¥à¤Ÿà¤¾à¤° राजेश खनà¥à¤¨à¤¾, द सà¥à¤ªà¤°à¤¸à¥à¤Ÿà¤¾à¤°, द फेनोमेनन, सà¥à¤ªà¤°à¤¸à¥à¤Ÿà¤¾à¤° राजेश खनà¥à¤¨à¤¾, 'स
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Rajesh Khanna was a Bollywood actor, film producer and politician. He was referred to as the "first superstar" and the "original superstar" of Indian cinema. He starred in 15 consecutive solo hit films in the period 1969-71. In 1974, BBC made a film on him, titled Bombay Superstar. Khanna is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of Hindi cinema.
He married Dimple Kapadia in March 1973, 8 months before Dimple's debut film Bobby was released and had two daughters from the marriage. Their elder daughter Twinkle Khanna is married to actor Akshay Kumar, while they also have a younger daughter Rinke Khanna.
He appeared in a total of 180 films - 163 feature films and 17 short films. He was the solo lead hero in 106 films. He won three Filmfare Best Actor Awards and was nominated for the same fourteen times. He received the most BFJA Awards for Best Actor – four times and nominated 25 times. In 1991, he was awarded the Filmfare Special Award for completing 25 years in the industry, and for appearing as the single lead hero in more films than any other male actor in Hindi films within 25 years of his debut. In 2005, he was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. 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. He had 35 Golden Jubilee Hits in the period 1967–1975, three more in 76–78 and 35 more in the period 1979–1991. He also had 22 silver jubilee hits in the period 1966–1991. He was the highest paid Indian actor from 1970–87 where Amitabh Bachchan shared the same tag with Khanna from 1980–87. He was also a Lok Sabha member of the Indian National Congress from New Delhi constituency from 1992 to 1996.
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