Bollywood's first superstar Rajesh Khanna dies at 69
Actor Rajesh Khanna has died at home in Mumbai. He was 69. The cause of death is not known yet but Mr Khanna had been ill for some time.
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Bollywood's first superstar Rajesh Khanna dies at 69Actor Rajesh Khanna has died at home in Mumbai. He was 69. Mr Khanna was suffering from cancer. Mr Khanna will be cremated Thursday morning. His bungalow, Aashirwad, on Carter Road in Bandra has been cordoned off by the police. Mr Khanna had been hospitalized on June 23, when he was taken to Lilavati Hospital to be treated for exhaustion, and spent some days having tests. He was discharged on Tuesday (July 17, 2012). -
Rajesh Khanna: The original superstar of the 70sRajesh Khanna was born in Amritsar on December 29, 1942, as Jatin Khanna, the adopted son of his parents.
Rajesh Khanna and Jeetendra studied together at the St. Sebastian Goan High School in Girgaum and went to Kishinchand Chellaram College. They remained lifelong friends. -
Rajesh Khanna: The original superstar of the 70sAfter breaking up with Anju Mahendru, Rajesh Khanna married the then budding star Dimple Kapadia, who at 16 was 15 years younger to him, in 1973. The couple separated in 1984.
They never officially divorced. Dimple was to nurse her estranged husband all through his long illness. -
Rajesh Khanna: The original superstar of the 70sKishore Kumar sung several songs for Rajesh Khanna in the 1970s. One of them Mere Sapnon Ki Rani sung by Kishore da for the film Aradhana starring Sharmila Tagore became the most popular song of its generation.
