Rajesh Khanna Age, Death Cause, Wife, Children, Biography & More

Rajesh Khanna Age, Death Cause, Wife, Children, Biography & More
Bio
Real Name Jatin Khanna
Nickname Kaka, First Indian Super Star
Profession Actor, Producer, Politician
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) in centimeters- 173 cm
in meters- 1.73 m
in Feet Inches- 5’ 8”
Weight (approx.) in Kilograms- 88 kg
in Pounds- 194 lbs
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour White
Personal Life
Date of Birth 29 December 1942
Date of Death 28 July 2012
Age (as on 28 July 2012) 69 Years
Birth Place Amritsar, Punjab, India
Place of Death Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Death Cause Cancer
Zodiac sign/Sun sign Capricorn
Signature
Nationality Indian
Hometown Mumbai, Maharashtra
School St. Sebastian’s Gaon High School, Mumbai
College Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune
K.C. College, Mumbai
Educational Qualifications B. A.
Debut Film: Aakhri Khat (1966)

Playback Singing: “O Mere Sajna, O Mere Balma” in film ‘Baharo k Sapne’ with Lata Mangeshkar
Political: Rajesh Khanna started campaigning for the Indian National Congress (INC) in 1984.

Family Father– Lala Hiranand (Biological Father, Headmaster), Chunnilal Khanna (Adoptive Father)
Mother– Chandrani Khanna (Biological Mother), Leelawati Khanna (Adoptive Mother)
Brother– None
Sister– Kamla
Religion Hinduism
Address Aashirwad, Carter Road, Bandra, Mumbai

Hobbies Reading Horoscope, Cooking
Controversies After Rajesh Khanna’s Death, a woman named Anita Advani sent a legal notice to his family claiming a compensation as she stated that she was in a live-in relationship with the deceased.
Favourite Things
Favourite Actors Guru Dutt, Dilip Kumar
Favourite Actress Meena Kumari, Geeta Bali
Favourite Colour Red
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status Married
Affairs/Girlfriends Anju Mahendru, Fashion designer and Actress (1968-1972)

Tina Ambani, Actress (1980-1987)

Anita Advani (Rumoured)

Spouse(s) Dimple Kapadia, Actress (m. March 1973, div. April 1982)

Marriage Date March 1973
Children Sons– None
Daughter– Twinkle Khanna, Interior Designer and Actress

Rinke Khanna, Actress

Some Lesser Known facts About Rajesh Khanna

  • Did Rajesh Khanna Smoke : Yes
  • Did Rajesh Khanna Drink : Yes
  • Super Star Rajesh Khanna was an adopted child. He was adopted by his biological Father’s relative Chunni Lal Khanna, who was very rich.
  • Rajesh Khana and Jitendra (Actor) went to St. Sebastian’s Gaon High School together. Also Rajesh Khana helped Jitendra in acting for his first audition.
  • Rajesh Khanna owned a MG sports car in early 60’s and used to ride it for the auditions during his struggling period. His father had also bought MG Magnette mark IV, MG Midgit Sports Cars and MG MGA Roadster 1600 model, which he used to drive.
  • Rajesh Khanna’s father  was against his becoming an actor, even then he participated in a talent contest, organised by Filmfare, which he won among 10,000 participants.
  • His first film, ‘Akhri Khat’, was nominated for Oscars and went till final five.
  • Rajesh Khanna wanted to marry Anju Mahendru, who was in a relationship with him for 7 years. But she was not ready for marriage, so they parted ways. Interestingly, when Rajesh Khanna was getting married to Dimple Kapadia, while heading to the wedding venue, he went through the same street in which Anju Mahendru lived.
  • Rajesh Khanna had played double roles in as many as 12 movies viz. Raaz, Aradhna, Dharm aur Kannon, Kudrat, Sachcha Jhootha, Humshakal, Hum Dono, Unche Log, Mehbooba, Bhola Bhala, Dard, and Mahachor.
  • All the movies wherein he acted alongside actress Mumtaz were blockbusters.
  • He was the first Bollywood actor to have received the title of a ‘Super Star’ by film critics.
  • For almost 3 decades of his career, he appeared in only 20 films, which starred more than one male lead actor.
  • Rajesh Khanna used to sit and participate in the presentation and recording of his movie’s solo songs with the music director and Kishor Kumar. Notably, Kishor Kumar had sung most of the songs for Rajesh Khanna.
  • He had a huge female fan following. Many of them had even sent him love letters written with blood. In fact, some of them had also got married to his photograph. Thus, he always needed police protection while in public.
  • The famous song ‘Roop Tera Mastana’ from the movie Aradhna was filmed in a single shot.
  • In his 45-year long career, Rajesh Khanna worked in around 180 movies.
  • In 1992, Rajesh Khanna won the by-election, which he had lost to L.K. Advani in 1991. He claimed that the other party had cheated to win, so the elections were organised again in 1992. After this victory, he worked for 5 years as an MP and did not work in any movie except ‘Khudai’ (1994).

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