Dev Anand

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Dharam Devdutt Pishorimal Anand (26 September 1923 – 3 December 2011), better known as Dev Anand, was an Indian film actor, writer, director and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema. Part of the Anand family, he co-founded Navketan Films in 1949 with his elder brother Chetan Anand.[1][2][3] Anand is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema.
The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2002 for his contribution to Indian cinema. His career spanned more than 65 years with acting in 114 Hindi films of which 104 have him play the main solo lead hero and he did 2 English films.
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Laila Majnu

Laila Majnu is a 1976 Hindi movie based on the legendary story of Layla and Majnun. This film version is directed by Harnam Singh Rawail ( H.S. Rawail) and stars Rishi Kapoor, Ranjeeta, Danny Denzongpa, Aruna Irani, Asrani, Iftekhar, Tom Alter and Ranjeet. The film's music is by Madan Mohan and Jaidev.[1]

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Year   Film Name     Cast

2014 Gulaab Gang Madhuri Dixit, Juhi Chawla, Priyanka Bose, Vinitha Menon, Divya Jagdale, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Tanvi Rao, Joginder Singh, Sushil Bonthiyaal, Atul Srivastava, Rajeev Saxena, Ranjan Koshal, Deepak Dhadwal, Lata S. Singh, Rani Patel, Sudev Nair, Ram Singh Falkoti, Ankit Sharma, Baby Arya Sharma, Santosh Kaushik, Rachna Joshi, Bachchan Pachera, Soma Jain, Eszter Gulyas, Ajay Arya

2014 Dedh Ishqiya Arshad Warsi, Naseeruddin Shah, Madhuri Dixit, Huma Qureshi, Vijay Raaz, Shraddha Kapoor, Manoj Pahwa

2013 Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Aditya Roy Kapur, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Kalki Koechlin, Poorna Jagannathan, Navin Kaushik, Madhuri Dixit

2007 Aaja Nachle Madhuri Dixit, Konkona Sen Sharma, Akshaye Khanna, Irfan Khan, Kunal Kapoor, Divya Dutta, Ranvir Shorey, Jugal Hansraj, Boman Irani, Vinay Pathak, Darshan Zariwala, Sushmita Mukherjee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Yashpal Sharma, Akhilendra Mishra, Uttara Baokar, Vinod Nagpal, Asha Sachdev, Raghuveer Yadav

2002 Devdas Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Madhuri Dixit, Jackie Shroff

2002 Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam Madhuri Dixit, Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Atul Agnihotri, Suman Ranganathan, Aruna Irani, Alok Nath, Aishwarya Rai

2001 Lajja Manisha Koirala, Madhuri Dixit, Mahima Choudhary, Rekha, Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgan, Jackie Shroff, Aarti Chabria, Samir Soni, Beena Banerjee, Suresh Oberoi, Johnny Lever, Razzak Khan, Farida Jalal, Sonali Bendre, Tinu Anand, Jaya Bhattacharya, Danny Denzongpa, Gulshan Grover, Sharman Joshi, Asrani, Dina Pathak, Govind Namdeo, Ritu Shivpuri, Rohini Hattangadi, Sangmesh Biradar, Urmila Matondkar, Anjan Srivastava

2001 Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke Ajay Devgan, Madhuri Dixit, Preity Zinta, Shakti Kapoor, Raju Mawani, Om Puri, Vikram Gokhale, Deep Dhillon, Smita Jaykar, Sunny Deol

2000 Gaja Gamini Madhuri Dixit, Inder Kumar, Naseeruddin Shah, Shahrukh Khan, Shilpa Shirodkar

2000 Pukar Madhuri Dixit, Anil Kapoor, Namrata Shirodkar, Om Puri, Girish Karnad, Danny Denzongpa, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Shivaji Satam, Farida Jalal, Govind Namdeo, Anjan Srivastava, Mukesh Rishi, Yashpal Sharma, Viju Khote, Neeraj Vora

1999 Aarzoo Akshay Kumar, Madhuri Dixit, Saif Ali Khan, Paresh Rawal, Amrish Puri, Reema Lagoo

1999 Engineer Arvind Swamy, Madhuri Dixit

1999 Zameen Madhuri Dixit, Sanjay Kapoor

1998 Bade Miyan Chote Miyan Amitabh Bachchan, Govinda, Raveena Tandon, Ramya Krishnan, Anupam Kher, Paresh Rawal, Satish Kaushik, Sharat Saxena, Rakesh Bedi, Sushma Seth, Divya Dutta, Asrani, Mahavir Shah, Avtar Gill, Javed Khan, Ghanshyam, Shehzad Khan, Razzak Khan, Shashi Kiran, Kishore Bhanushali, Jeetu Verma, Babban Yadav, Manmouji, Gavin Packard, Jugnu, Jack Gaud, Shiva Rindan, David Dhawan, Madhuri Dixit, Kader Khan, Tiku Talsania, Viju Khote

1998 Wajood Nana Patekar, Mukul Dev, Madhuri Dixit

1997 Dil To Pagal Hai Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Karishma Kapoor, Farida Jalal, Akshay Kumar, Aruna Irani

1997 Mahaanta Sanjay Dutt, Jeetendra, Madhuri Dixit, Shakti Kapoor, Amrish Puri, Mohsin Khan, Saeed Jaffrey, Raza Murad, Poonam Dhillon, Kishore Bhanushali, Brij Gopal, Tej Sapru, Sudhir

1997 Koyla Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Amrish Puri, Ranjeet, Himani Shivpuri, Johnny Lever, Ashok Saraf, Kunika, Deepshika

1997 Mohabbat Sanjay Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna, Madhuri Dixit

1997 Mrityudand Madhuri Dixit, Shabana Azmi, Ayub Khan

1997 Mahanta Sanjay Dutt, Jeetendra, Madhuri Dixit

1996 Prem Granth Rishi Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Anupam Kher

1996 Rajkumar Naseeruddin Shah, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Aruna Irani

1995 Raja Sanjay Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Paresh Rawal, Mukesh Khanna, Dalip Tahil, Reeta Bhaduri, Tiku Talsania, Adi Irani, Baby Gazala

1995 Paapi Devta Madhuri Dixit

1995 Yaraana Madhuri Dixit, Rishi Kapoor, Raj Babbar

1994 Hum Aapke Hain Koun Madhuri Dixit, Salman Khan, Mohnish Behl, Renuka Shahane, Anupam Kher

1994 Anjaam Madhuri Dixit, Shahrukh Khan, Johnny Lever, Himani Shivpuri, Deepak Tijori, Tinnu Anand

1993 Dil Tera Aashiq Salman Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Anupam Kher, Kader Khan, Asrani, Mangal Dhillon, Yashpal Sharma, Anil Kapoor, Deepak Tijori, Deepak Tijori, Anjana Mumtaz

1993 Aansoo Bane Angaarey Bindu, Jeetendra, Madhuri Dixit, Archana Puran Singh, Anupam Kher, Deepak Tijori, Prem Chopra, Kiran Kumar, Helen, Anoop Kumar, Nirupa Roy, Deb Mukherjee, Ashok Kumar, Raj Mehra, Bharat Bhushan, Aruna Irani, Johny Lever, Guddi Maruti, Suresh Oberoi, Asha Sharma, Asha Singh, Reshma Singh

1993 Khal Nayak Madhuri Dixit, Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff

1993 Phool Sunil Dutt, Kumar Gaurav, Madhuri Dixit, Anil Kapoor

1993 Sahibaan Rishi Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit

1992 Zindagi Ek Juaa Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Suresh Oberoi, Shakti Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Amrish Puri, Asha Lata, Mangal Dhillon, Anant Jog, Bharat Kapoor, Asha Sharma, Sunil Rege, Brijesh Tiwari, Yashpal Sharma

1992 Jeevan Ek Sanghursh Rekha, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit

1992 Beta Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Aruna Irani

1992 Dharavi Madhuri Dixit, (guest app.) Anil Kapoor, Shabana Azmi

1992 Khel Madhuri Dixit, Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher

1992 Prem Deewane Madhuri Dixit, Jackie Shroff

1992 Sangeet Madhuri Dixit, Jackie Shroff

1991 Saajan Madhuri Dixit, Salman Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Laxmikant Berde, Kader Khan, Reema Lagoo

1991 Pratikar Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Rakhee Gulzar, Om Prakash, Mahesh Anand, Asrani, Laxmikant Berde, Chandrashekhar, Jack Gaud, Dinesh Hingoo, Aruna Irani, Paresh Rawal, Ghanshyam Rohera, Nirupa Roy, Achala Sachdev, Tej Sapru, Satish Shah, Sonu Walia

1991 100 Days Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit, Jai Kalgutkar, Moon Moon Sen, Jaaved Jaaferi, Sabeeha, Laxmikant Berde, Ajit Vachchani, Shashi Kiran, Shivaji Satam, Mahavir Shah, Raja Duggal, Neelam Mehra

1991 Prahaar Nana Patekar, Madhuri Dixit, Dimple Kapadia

1990 Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin Aamir Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Khushboo, Jainendra

1990 Dil Aamir Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Saeed Jaffery, Anupam Kher

1990 Izzatdaar Dilip Kumar, Govinda, Madhuri Dixit

1990 Khilaaf Madhuri Dixit, Chunky Pandey, Mahesh Anand

1990 Kishen Kanhaiya Madhuri Dixit, Anil Kapoor

1990 Pyar Ka Devata Madhuri Dixit, Mithun Chakraborty

1990 Jamai Raja Madhuri Dixit, Anil Kapoor, Hema Malini

1990 Mahasangram Govinda, Vinod Khanna, Madhuri Dixit, Aditya Panscholi

1990 Sailaab Madhuri Dixit, Aditya Panscholi, Suresh Oberoi

1989 Paap Ka Ant Govinda, Madhuri Dixit, Hema Malini, Rajesh Khanna, Anupam Kher, Tej Sapru, Asrani, Guddi Maruti, Mac Mohan, Vikas Anand, Birbal, Dinesh Hingoo, Viju Khote, Lalita Kumari, Jagdish Raj, Ranjeet, Mahavir Shah, Gurubachan Singh

1989 Tridev Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit, Sonam Rai, Naseeruddin Shah, Sangeeta Bijlani, Tej Sapru, Amrish Puri, Raza Murad, Shekhar Suman, Subbiraj, Yunus Parvez, Dalip Tahil, Sharat Saxena, Anupam Kher, Anjana Mumtaz, Rajesh Vivek, Vijayendra Ghatge, Ram Mohan, Satyajit Puri, Dan Dhanoa, Ajit Vachchani, Chandra Shekhar, Sulbha Deshpande, Raja Duggal, Javed Khan, Jaspal Sandhu, Shamshuddin, Amit Bhalla, Gavin Packard, Paramjeet Singh

1989 Ram Lakhan Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit, Rakhee Gulzar, Dimple Kapadia, Amrish Puri, Anupam Kher, Satish Kaushik, Sonika Gill, Saeed Jaffrey, Dalip Tahil, Gulshan Grover, Paresh Rawal, Anand Balraj, Raza Murad, Anu Kapoor, Mukri, Satish Kaul, Subhash Ghai, Lalita Kumari, Anirudh Agarwal

1989 Vardi Sunny Deol, Madhuri Dixit, Jackie Shroff, Kimi Katkar, Anjana Mumtaz, Vinod Mehra, Kader Khan, Raza Murad, Tom Alter, Suresh Bhagwat, Bob Christo, Sudhir Dalvi, Leena Das, Dharmendra, Shafi Inamdaar, Satish Kaushik, Shobha Khote, Viju Khote, Roopesh Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Shammi, Anjan Srivastava, Sameer Khakkar

1989 Kanoon Apna Apna Dilip Kumar, Nutan, Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit

1989 Parinda Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit, Nana Patekar

1989 Mujrim Madhuri Dixit, Mithun Chakraborty

1989 Prem Pratigya Madhuri Dixit, Mithun Chakraborty, Vinod Mehra

1988 Tezaab Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Anupam Kher, Chunky Pandey, Kiran Kumar, Anu Kapoor, Johny Lever, Mandakini, Suresh Oberoi, Mahavir Shah

1988 Khatron Ke Khiladi Dharmendra, Sanjay Dutt, Neelam Kothari, Chunky Pandey, Madhuri Dixit, Shakti Kapoor, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Paresh Rawal, Gulshan Grover, Shafi Inamdaar, Sharat Saxena, Anjana Mumtaz, Om Shiv Puri, Raza Murad, Satyen Kappu, Ram Mohan, Chandra Shekhar, Sudesh Berry, Chandrashekhar

1988 Dayavan Vinod Khanna, Madhuri Dixit, Feroz Khan

1988 Ilaaka Mithun Chakraborty, Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit

1987 Uttar Dakshin Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit, Rajnikant, Bharti, Anupam Kher, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Paresh Rawal, Lalita Pawar, Preeti Ganguli

1987 Hifazat Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Ashok Kumar

1987 Mohre Madhuri Dixit, Jeetendra

1987 Uttar Dakshin Madhuri Dixit, Jackie Shroff, Rajnikant

1986 Swati Shashi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore, Madhuri Dixit

1985 Awara Baap Rajesh Khanna, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Madhuri Dixit

1984 Abodh Tapas Paul, Madhuri Dixit, Sheela David, Leela Mishra, Ashok Saraf, Shashi Kapoor, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Sunder, Sharmila Tagore

Humshakals

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Humshakals (English: Look alikes or doppelgängers) is a Bollywood comedy film[1] directed by Sajid Khan and produced by Vashu Bhagnani. Saif Ali Khan, Ram Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh are in triple roles. The film is shot extensively in foreign locations, starting September 2013.[2] The film is co-produced by Fox Star Studios and Vashu Bhagnani's Pooja Entertainment.[3]
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2 Cast

Tarkieb

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Tarkieb is a 2000 Indian Bollywood film directed by Esmayeel Shroff and produced by Jay Mehta . It stars Nana Patekar, Tabu and Shilpa Shetty in pivotal roles.[1] [2] [3] The film was shot in Panchmarhi.
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2 Plot
3 Soundtrack
4 References
5 External links
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Gangaajal

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Directed by Prakash Jha
Produced by Prakash Jha
Screenplay by Prakash Jha
Story by
Prakash Jha

Story Brain Child of Mr Mahendra Lalka (Retd IPS)
Starring
Ajay Devgan
Gracy Singh
Mukesh Tiwari
Release date(s) 29 August 2003
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget INR70 million (US$1.2 million)[1]
Box office INR142.5 million (US$2.4 million)[2]
Gangaajal (Devnagari: गंगा-जल English: Ganges' Waters or literally means Holy Waters) is a 2003 Indian Hindi action drama film directed by Prakash Jha, starring Ajay Devgan, Gracy Singh, and Mukesh Tiwari. The movie as a sidetrack also mentions the blinding incident at Bhagalpur.Gangaajal was a hit at the Indian box-office.

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2 Cast
3 Box office
4 Reception
5 Awards
6 References
7 External links
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The film begins with SP Amit Kumar (Ajay Devgan) taking charge

Hum Kisi se Kum Nahi

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Hum Kisi se Kum Nahi

Hum Kisise Kum Naheen (We are not less than Anyone) is a 1977 Hindi Action film, produced and directed by Nasir Hussain. The film became a "super hit" at the box office, and took the third top spot at the box office in 1977.[1][2]
The movie stars Rishi Kapoor, Kaajal Kiran, Tariq Khan, Amjad Khan, Zeenat Aman, Om Shivpuri, Jalal Agha and Tom Alter.
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2 Plot
3 Special Effects

Safar

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Safar (Hindi: सफर; English: Journey) is a 1970 Indian Hindi film produced by the Mushir-Riaz duo and directed by Asit Sen, based on a novel by Bengali writer Ashutosh Mukherjee. The film stars Ashok Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore and Feroz Khan in lead roles. The film became the tenth top-grossing production of the year. It won one Filmfare Awards and four BFJA Awards.
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2 Cast
3 Crew

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2002  Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai Sanjay Gadhvi       Uday Chopra, Tulip Joshi, Jimmy Shergill

2002  Mujhse Dosti Karoge!      Kunal Kohli Hrithik Roshan, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor

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2004  Hum Tum    Kunal Kohli Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji

Hungama

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Hungama is a 2003 Bollywood comedy film film co-written and directed by Priyadarshan. It stars Paresh Rawal, Aftab Shivdasani, Akshay Khanna and Rimi Sen. It was an adaptation of Priyadarshan's own 1984 film Poochakkoru Mookkuthi; which itself was based on Charles Dickens' play, The Strange Gentleman.
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2 Cast
3 Music
4 References

Sparsh

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Directed by Sai Paranjpye
Produced by Basu Bhattacharya
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Starring Naseeruddin Shah
Shabana Azmi
Sudha Chopra
Om Puri
Music by Kanu Roy
Cinematography Virendra Saini
Edited by Om Prakash Makkar
Release date(s)
30 January 1980
Running time 145 minutes
Language Hindi/Urdu

Rekha

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Bhanurekha Ganesan (born 10 October 1954), better known by her stage name Rekha, is an Indian film actress who has mainly appeared in Hindi films. Noted for her versatility and acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Hindi cinema,[1] Rekha started her career in 1966 as a child actress in the Telugu film Rangula Ratnam, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that

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Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania

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2 Production and Development

Holiday

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Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty is a 2014 Indian action thriller film written and directed by A.R. Murugadoss, and produced by Vipul Shah. It features Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead roles, along with Govinda in a supporting role. It is a remake of the 2012 Tamil film Thuppakki which was also directed by A. R. Murugadoss.[1][2] The film was released on 6 June 2014. Based on initial receipts, Box Office India projects that it will be one of the highest grossing films of the year.[3]

Contents

1 Plot

2 Cast

3 Production

4 Music

4.1 Track listings

5 Critical reception

6 Box office

7 References

8 External links

Plot[edit]

Viraat (Akshay Kumar), Captain in D.I.A., a wing of Indian Army, returns to his home in Mumbai on a holiday. On his arrival, his parents rushes him to meet Saiba (Sonakshi Sinha), who they wanted him to marry. But Virat rejects her with an excuse that she is old fashioned and not his type. On the contrary, Saiba is a professional boxer, and is completely modern in her outlook. Virat notices her in a boxing match and falls for her instantly.

One day, while traveling in a bus with his friend sub-inspector Mukund (Sumeet Raghavan), Virat witnesses a bomb explosion killing innocent people. Virat manages to capture the man who planted the bomb but he escapes from the hospital with the help of a police officer. Virat kidnaps the terrorist again and also forces the corrupt police officer (Gireesh Sahedev) to commit suicide. He later discovers that a terrorist group has planned, serial blasts in Mumbai in a couple of days with the help of 12 sleeper cells. Along with his fellow Army officers and Mukund, Virat manages to track these bombers and kills them before they could trigger the bombs.

When the leader of these sleeper cells (Freddy Daruwala) finds out about the team of officers involved in the failure of the terrorist attack, he begins to target their families by kidnapping someone close to them. When Virat realizes the plan, he substitutes one of the girl to be kidnapped, with his younger sister Priti. Using his pet dog and his sister's dupatta, he manages to reach the terrorist's hideout. He eliminates all the terrorists and rescues all the victims including his sister, who was about to be killed after Virat's bluff was exposed. Virat also captures Asif Ali (Dipendra Sharma), who was the leader of the group but later kills him on realizing that Asif is just the second-in-command of the sleeper cells.

When this attack fails, the terrorist leader decides to target Virat himself. He kills one of the army officer and forces Virat to surrender. Virat decides to sacrifice his life and plans a suicide attack by instructing Mukund and his fellow officers to follow him via tracking chip inserted in his arm and plant a bomb at the terrorist's hideout. Virat then drives to a port in various cars, as told by the leader and ends up on a ship full of terrorists. To his surprise, Virat finds out that the cars he was asked to drive had bombs in them, which will frame him and his team as terrorists and also their plans to recruit sleeper cells in Indian Army with the help of Joint Defense Secretary of India — Mr. Alvin D'souza (Zakir Hussain), who is also member of this terrorist group. Virat had a one on one fight with the leader and escapes on a boat before the ship explodes, also later killing the leader. The film ends with Virat forcing Alvin D'souza to commit suicide and later returning back to border along with his team.

Cast[edit]

Akshay Kumar as Virat Bakshi, Captain in D.I.A., a wing of Indian Army.[4]

Sonakshi Sinha as Saiba, a boxer.[5]

Sumeet Raghavan as Mukund Deshmukh, Virat's friend also an Sub Inspector, Mumbai Police.

Freddy Daruwala as the leader of the sleeper cells.[6]

Govinda as Pratap, Virat Bakshi's Senior Commanding Officer (Cameo Appearance).

Zakir Hussain as Alvin D'souza.

Gireesh Sahedev[4] as ACP Ashok Gaikwad (cameo)

Dipendra Sharma as Asif Ali

Maroof Raza in special appearance.

Production[edit]

The film's production commenced in 2013 with the working title of Pistol under the banner of Hari Om Entertainment and Sunshine Pictures. The soundtrack is composed by Pritam Chakraborty and the stunt coordinator of the film is Greg Powell.[7]

The production budget of Holiday is around INR30 crore (US$5.0 million) approx without Akshay Kumar remuneration and Print and Advertising.[8] According to director A. R. Murugadoss, Akshay's role is that of an Army officer for which Akshay lost some weight to fit in the role and to look 12 years younger from his real biological age. Kumar also sported a crew-cut hairstyle for his role.[9] Whilst Sonakshi will play a role of boxer and Virat (Kumar's) love interest Saiba.[5] Model and debutant Freddy Daruwala will play the main antagonist pitted against Kumar.[6]

The film was originally scheduled for a release in early May 2014, which would have clashed with the release of Action Jackson.[10] Both films later announced release dates of 6 June.[11][12]

Music

Pritam collaborated with A. R. Murugadoss for the soundtrack of the film. The lyrics were written by Irshad Kamil.

Track listings

No. Title Singer(s) Length

1. "Tu Hi To Hai"   Benny Dayal 4:15

2. "Aaj Dil Shayrana"   Arijit Singh 4:25

3. "Blame the Night"   Arijit Singh, Aditi Singh Sharma, Piyush Kapoor 4:38

4. "Palang Tod Ke"   Mika Singh, Ritu Pathak 3:46

5. "Tu hi To Hai" (film version) Kunal Ganjawala 3:55

6. "Ashq Na Ho"   Arijit Singh 5:53

7. "Palang Tod Ke"   Mika Singh, Ritu Pathak 4:10

Critical reception

Critic Subhash K. Jha gave the film 4.5 stars out of 5 and states that It has all the trappings of a superlative masala entertainer, plus a thought provoking message on the uneasy relationship between the army and civilians.[13] Taran Adarsh gave 4 stars out of 5 and states that it is a slick action-thriller that keeps you engrossed, enthralled and captivated all through, thanks to its fascinating premise and a watertight, razor-sharp screenplay.[14]

Rajesh Khanna

Rating-*****/*****Rajesh Khanna


Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna Profile.jpg
Khanna in 2012
Born Jatin Khanna
29 December 1942
Amritsar, Punjab Province, British Raj
(now in Punjab, India)
Died 18 July 2012 (aged 69)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Residence Aashirwad, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Other names Jatin Khanna
Kaka
RK
The Original King of Romance[1]
The First Superstar of Indian and Hindi Cinema
Occupation Film actor, producer, politician
Years active 1966–2012 (actor)
1991–1996 (politics)
1971–1995 (producer)
Spouse(s) Dimple Kapadia (1973–2012)
Children Twinkle Khanna
Rinke Khanna
Signature Rajesh Khanna signature
Rajesh Khanna ( About this sound pronunciation (help·info) born: Jatin Khanna;[2] 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012, Amritsar, Punjab, India) was a Bollywood actor, film producer and politician. He was referred to as the "first superstar"[3] and the "original superstar" of Indian cinema.[4] He starred in 15 consecutive solo hit films in the period 1969 to 1971.[5][6] In 1974, BBC made a film on him, titled Bombay Superstar.[7] 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, eight months before her 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.[8]

He appeared in a total of 180 films - 163 feature films[9] and 17 short films.[8][10][11] He was the solo lead hero in 106 films.[12][13][14] He won three Filmfare Best Actor Awards and was nominated for the same fourteen times. He received the most BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi) – four times[15] and nominated 25 times.[2] 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.[9] In 2005, he was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.[16][17][18][19][20][21][22] 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 (which means the films ran for more than 50 weeks in theatres across India) 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 (that is films ran in theatres for more than 25 weeks) in the period 1966–1991.[9] He was the highest paid Indian actor from 1970–87 where Amitabh Bachchan shared the same tag with Khanna from 1980–87.[23] He was also a Lok Sabha member of the Indian National Congress from New Delhi constituency from 1992 to 1996.[24]

After being critically ill, Khanna died on 18 July 2012.[25] Khanna has been posthumously awarded India's third highest civilian honour Padma Bhushan. On 30 April 2013 he was officially bestowed with the title The First Superstar of Indian cinema at Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards [26][27] A postage stamp, bearing his face, was released by India Post to honour him on 3 May 2013. On his first death anniversary, a bronze statue of Rajesh Khanna was unveiled at Bandra Bandstand, Mumbai.[28]

Contents

1 Early life
2 Early career (1966–1975)
2.1 1976–1978
2.2 1979–1991
3 Later career (1991–2012)
3.1 Television
4 Political and business career
5 Personal life
6 Illness and death
6.1 Reactions
7 Awards
8 Filmography
8.1 Actor
8.2 Producer
8.3 Co-producer
8.4 Playback Singer
9 References
10 External links
Early life[edit]

Born on 29 December 1942, in in Amritsar in the state of Punjab ,[29] as Jatin Khanna,[2][30] Khanna was adopted and raised by foster parents – Chunni Lal Khanna and Leela Wati Khanna,[31] who were relatives of his biological parents after his father had migrated from pre-partitioned Pakistan to Gali Tiwarian in the city of Amritsar.[32] His biological parents were Lala Hiranand and Chandrani Khanna and Lala worked as headmaster of the MC High School in Burewala (in present day Pakistan), Vehari District, Punjab, Pakistan.[33][34] Khanna lived in Saraswati Niwas[35] in Thakurdwar near Girgaon, Mumbai and attended St. Sebastian’s Goan High School there, along with his friend Ravi Kapoor, who later took the stage name Jeetendra, and whose mothers were friends.[36] Khanna gradually started taking interest in theatre and did a lot of stage and theatre plays in his school[37] and college days and won many prizes in the inter college drama competitions.[38] In 1962 Khanna played a wounded dumb soldier in the play 'Andha Yug' and impressed with his performance the chief guest suggested him to get into films soon.[39] Khanna became a rare newcomer who struggled in his own MG sports car to get work in theatre and films in the early sixties.[40] Khanna did his first two years of Bachelor of Arts in Nowrosjee Wadia College in Pune from 1959 to 1961.[41] Both friends later studied in K. C. College, Mumbai.[42] Khanna also tutored Jeetendra for his first film audition. Khanna's uncle KK Talwar changed Khanna's first name to Rajesh when Khanna decided to join films. His friends and his wife called him Kaka.[43]

Early career (1966–1975)[edit]

Rajesh Khanna was one of eight finalists in the 1965 All India Talent Contest organised by United Producers and Filmfare from more than ten thousand contestants.[44] Subsequently, Khanna won the contest.[45] He made his film debut in the 1966 film Aakhri Khat directed by Chetan Anand, followed by Raaz directed by Ravindra Dave both of which were a part of his predetermined prize for winning the All-India United Producers’ Talent Competition.[46] G.P. Sippy and Nasir Hussain were the first to sign Rajesh Khanna after he won the contest.[47] Aakhri Khat was India’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 40th Oscar Academy Awards in 1967.[48] Khanna in an interview to Hindu newspaper said,"Though “Aakhri Khat” is my first film, I received my first break as a leading actor in Ravindra Dave's, “Raaz” in 1967. My heroine was Babita, already a popular actress then. Though I had lots of confidence, I was shy in facing the camera initially. In my first three shots, I had to perform with stress on my body language and dialogue delivery. Though I was right with my dialogues, my movements were not up to the mark. Ravindra Dave explained me my scenes and movements very clearly correcting my way of walking".[49] Being under contract with United Producers, he got projects like Aurat, Doli and Ittefaq.[50] He was then noticed for his performances in films like Baharon Ke Sapne, Aurat (1967), Doli, Aradhana and Ittefaq. In case of Bahraon Ke Sapne, the response from the public in 1st week of run forced the film's ending to be changed from a tragic one to happeier one from the 2nd week.[51] Later Waheeda Rehman suggested Asit Sen to take Khanna for the lead role in Khamoshi.[52] Through Aradhana he rose to "instant national fame" and film critics referred to him as the first superstar of India.[53][54] In that film, Rajesh Khanna was cast in a double role (father and son) opposite Sharmila Tagore and Farida Jalal. The film also saw the resurgence of Kishore Kumar, who eventually became the official playback voice of Rajesh Khanna. The Kishore Kumar-Rajesh Khanna combination worked miracles and it was almost impossible to see them as separate identities. They became a singer-actor duo and together they gave many songs till 1991.[55] Then in year 1971, Haathi Mere Saathi became the biggest hit and also became the biggest grosser ever till then. Khanna is also credited with giving Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar their first chance to become screenplay writers by offering them work in Haathi Mere Saathi.[56] Javed Akhthar accepted in an interview "One day, he went to Salimsaab and said that Mr. Devar had given him a huge signing amount with which he could complete the payment for his bungalow Aashirwad. But the film's script was far from being satisfactory. He told us that if we could set right the script, he would make sure we got both money and credit."[57] Rajesh bought Rajendra Kumar's bunglow named Dimple in Carter Road for 31 lakhs in 1970 and renamed it as Ashirwaad.[58]

Rajesh acted alongside Mumtaz in eight successful films. They were neighbours and got along very well, which translated onto the screen.[59] Mumtaz was quoted as saying "I would pull his leg and tease him about his fan following. Whenever Rajesh entered a hotel in Madras, there was a queue of 600 girls waiting to see him at midnight. As a result, even I would get some importance, as people would ask for my autograph as well. He was very generous with his associates, and would party a lot."[60]

During the peak of his career he would be mobbed during public appearances. Fans kissed his car, which would be covered with lipstick marks, and lined the road, cheering and chanting his name. Female fans sent him letters written in their blood.[61] There used to be a line of cars of his producers and hysterical fans outside his bungalow every day. Actor Mehmood parodied him in Bombay to Goa where the driver and conductor of the bus were called 'Rajesh' and 'Khanna'. Even today, he remains the favourite of mimicry artists, who copy his trademark style and dialogue delivery. During the filming of Amar Prem there was a scene that needed to be filmed at Howrah Bridge with a boat carrying Khanna with Sharmila moving under the bridge. The authorities ruled this scene out as they realised that if the public found out that the hero of the film would be there, it may create problems on the bridge itself, and that it might collapse due to the amount of people trying to get a glimpse of their favourite actor.[62] Film critic Monojit Lahiri remembers "Girls married themselves to photographs of Rajesh Khanna, cutting their fingers and applying the blood as sindoor. Rajesh was God, there has never been such hysteria."[63]

Several songs sung by Kishore Kumar in the 1970s were based on Rajesh Khanna. During the filming of the song 'Mere Sapnon Ki Rani' in Aradhana, Sharmila Tagore was shooting for a Satyajit Ray film and director Shakti Samanta had to shoot their scenes separately and then join the scenes together. In the 1970s, his chemistry with Sharmila Tagore, Mumtaz, Asha Parekh, Zeenat Aman and Hema Malini were also popular with audiences.[64]

The BBC made a film on him, titled Bombay Superstar, in 1974, the shooting for which began the same time when he got married and his film Daag premiered.[65] In the video it can be noticed that Khanna was shooting for Aap Ki Kasam. A textbook prescribed by the Mumbai University contained an essay, 'The Charisma of Rajesh Khanna!'.[66]

Sharmila Tagore said in interview to The Indian Express that "women came out in droves to see Kaka. They would stand in queues outside the studios to catch a glimpse, they would marry his photographs, they would pull at his clothes. Delhi girls were crazier for him than Mumbai girls. He needed police protection when he was in public. I have never seen anything like this before and since."[67]

Music remained one of the biggest attractions of all Rajesh Khanna films throughout his career. Many of the musical scores for Khanna's films were composed by Sachin Dev Burman, R. D. Burman and Laxmikant-Pyarelal. The trio of Rajesh Khanna, Kishore Kumar and R.D. Burman went on to make a number of popular films, including Kati Patang, Amar Prem, Shehzada, Apna Desh, Mere Jeevan Saathi, Aap Ki Kasam, Ajnabee, Namak Haraam, Maha Chor, Karm, Phir Wohi Raat, Aanchal, Kudrat, Ashanti, Agar Tum Na Hote, Awaaz, Hum Dono and Alag Alag.

Rajesh Khanna had 15 consecutive solo hit films between 1969 to 1971.[68][69] Those 15 solo lead hero films were Aradhana, Doli, Bandhan, Ittefaq, Do Raaste, Khamoshi, Safar, The Train, Kati Patang, Sachaa Jhutha, Aan Milo Sajna, Mehboob Ki Mehendi, Dushmun, Anand and Haathi Mere Saathi.[9][70]

Khanna considered Guru Dutt, Meena Kumari and Geeta Bali as his idols. Khanna dislosed in an interview," My inspirations include, Dilip Kumar's dedication and intensity, Raj Kapoor's spontaneity, Dev Anand's style and Shammi Kapoor's rhythm."[49]

1976–1978[edit]

Between 1976 and 1978, Khanna acted in 5 box office hits and in nine films that were not commercially successful. Seven of the unsuccessful films were critically acclaimed and have achieved strong cult status over the years among the viewers and these films included Mehbooba,[71] Bundal Baaz, Tyaag, Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein, Naukri, Chakravyuha and Janta Hawaldar[72] which were directed by Shakti Samanta, Shammi Kapoor, Din Dayal Sharma, Meraj, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Basu Chatterjee and Mehmood Ali, respectively. Khanna persuaded Samanta to cast his sister-in-law Simple Kapadia opposite him in Anurodh.[73] Films starring Rajesh Khanna and directed by Shakti Samanta tended to be commercially successful, but Mehbooba was an exception.[74][75] The change from romantic and social movies to action oriented multi-starrers caused the decline of Khanna's career in terms of box office ratings to some extent. The declaration of emergency in India had angered the masses and this helped films having the lead character revolting against corruption becoming successes. Actor Joy Mukherjee made Chhailla Babu, a suspense thriller in 1977, which became the only successful film of his as a director[76] and the unexpected success of the Chhailla Babu gave a boost to the career of Khanna.[77] However, Khanna continued basically in solo hero social sober household meaningful films during this era and played a variety of characters in films of various genres. During this phase too he had box office hits like Maha Chor,[78] Chhailla Babu,[79] Anurodh, Karm and Bhola Bhala.

1979–1991[edit]

After 1978, Khanna starred in critically acclaimed commercially successful films[80][81] such as Amar Deep, Phir Wohi Raat, Bandish,[82] Thodisi Bewafaii, Dard, Kudrat, Dhanwan, Ashanti (1982 film), Avtaar, Agar Tum Na Hote, Souten, Jaanwar, Asha Jyoti, Awaaz,[83] Naya Kadam,[84] Hum Dono, Babu, Aaj Ka M.L.A. Ram Avtar,[85] Shatru,[86] Insaaf Main Karoonga, Anokha Rishta, Nazrana, Angaarey, Adhikar, Amrit, Awam (from 1979–1991). Director Bharathiraja decided to remake his 1978 Tamil box office hit film "Sigappu Rojakkal" in Hindi with Khanna playing the role of a psychopath.[87] Kamal Haasan who played the same role in Tamil won South Filmfare Best Actor Award for his portrayal.[88] But the Hindi movie was seen as controversial by traditional and orthodox Hindi moviegoers and was not a commercial success, although Khanna's performance has been rated later higher by critics than the original.[89]

Tina Munim and Rajesh Khanna became the leading on and off screen couple of the 80’s with hits like Fiffty Fiffty, Suraag – The Clue, Souten, Aakhir Kyun, Bewafai, Insaaf Main Karoonga and Adhikar.[90] Ram Awatar Agnihotri wrote that Tina Munim showed the first sparks of the dedicated actress she would become in the films "Alag Alag" and "Adhikar", both with Khanna.[91] His on screen pair with Shabana Azmi, Smita Patil, Padmini Kolhapure and Poonam Dhillon was also popular in the eighties[92] He also acted in the Marathi hit film "Sundara Satarkar" in 1981.[93]

Khanna performed in successful multi-star films including Rajput, Dharm Aur Qanoon,[94] Paapi Pet Ka Sawaal Hai, Zamana, Dil-E-Nadaan and Ghar Ka Chiraag. He did three movies with Jeetendra: Dharam Kanta,[95] Nishaan and Maqsad.[96] In 1984, Maqsad was the second-highest ranked film in terms of box office results, earning 8.5 crores.[97] In Aaj Ka M.L.A. Ram Avtar, Khanna played the character of a corrupt politician. Viewers praised his role in the film.[98] In 1985 he produced Alag Alag. As per Guardian UK, he had 11 releases as solo lead hero in 11 films in the year 1985 and eight of them were hits.[99] Before joining politics, one of his last films as the lead hero was Swarg released in 1990. David Dhawan regards Swarg as his favourite directorial venture.[100]

He worked in films of different genres: tragedy in Babu as a rickshaw puller, thriller in Redrose as a psycopath, political adventure in Awam, fantasy in Bundalbaaz and Jaanwar, crime in Phir Wohi Raat and Angarey, suspense in Chakravyuha and Iteefaq, comedy in Joru Ka Ghulam, Bawarchi, Hum Dono and Masterji, action in Ashanti and Zamana, and family dramas addressing different issues in Aanchal, Amrit and Agar Tum Na Hote and films addressing issues of social concerns Avtaar, Naya Kadam, Akhir Kyun.[citation needed]He did films of different themes like like reincarnation theme in Kudrat, spiritualism in Maalik, immaturity while falling in love like in Anokha Rishta, Nazrana and Dil E Nadan. He played a variety of characters as the lead hero: a postman in Palkon Ki Chaon Mein, a lawyer who proves that his senior has committed a rape 25 years earlier in Kudrat, a politician in Aaj Ka MLA Ram Avtaar, a young musician forced by fate to marry two women in Asha Jyoti, a professional advocate in Awaaz, a fisherman in Prem Bandhan, a patriot in Prem Kahanai, as a righteous farmer in Bandhan and as a Muslim who falls in love with a prostitute's daughter in Mehboob Ki Mehendi.[citation needed]

He shared a close relationship with R. D. Burman[101] and Kishore Kumar. The trio were friends and have worked together in thirty two films.[102][103] Kishore Kumar had even credited Rajesh Khanna for his resurgence, so much so that he sang for Alag Alag, the first film produced by Rajesh Khanna without charging anything.[104][105] In 1985 Pancham found himself being sidelined after failure of few films but Rajesh Khanna was among the few who continued to stand by him.[106] Rajesh and Pancham worked together even after the death of Kishore in the films Jai Shiv Shankar, the unreleased film Police Ke Peechhe Police (both produced by Khanna ) and Sautela Bhai. Khanna even helped Leena Gangully and Amit Kumar in completing Mamta Ki Chhaon Mein, the last film directed by Kishore who died before the completion of the film.

Pyarelal of Laxmikant-Pyarelal duo quoted in an interview that "Rajesh Khanna was lucky for us and we were lucky for him too. From the 1969 Do Raaste to the 1986 Amrit, we gave hits together both as films and as music scores.... When we went on our first overseas concert tour in 1984, he came and danced to three songs. He was very particular about his music and would take a tape home if he could not assess a song. He would then give his feedback after a day or two. But if he liked a song at the sitting, he would loudly shout "Wah! Wah!" in appreciation…. It was God’s blessing that we came up with such a vast range of hit songs for him, including in his home productions Roti and films like Chhailla Babu, Chakravyuha, Fiffty Fiffty, Amar Deep and Anurodh. Incidentally, he had a stake in Mehboob Ki Mehndi too.[107] He had great interest in music and a terrific sense of melody too. His music is dominated by Pancham (R.D. Burman) and us and we accepted Shakti Samanta’s Anurodh only because Rajesh Khanna had some misunderstanding with Pancham then and did not want to work with him."[107] Khanna would always request music directors to fit in Kishore Kumar wherever possible. In fact, Kishoreda was very reluctant to sing "Waada Tera Waada" in Dushman and suggested Laxmikant Pyarelal to get it sung by Rafi. Then Laxmikant made Kishoreda meet Rajesh Khanna and Khanna winked at Laxmikant and told Kishoreda that in that case the song should be scrapped. On hearing this Kishore immediately agreed to sing it by himself for Khanna.[107]

Actors who were part of the cast of most of his films include Ashok Kumar, Sujit Kumar, Prem Chopra, Madan Puri, Asrani, Bindu, Vijay Arora, Roopesh Kumar, Dina Pathak and A. K. Hangal, who remained part of his " working team" since the start until the late eighties. The lyricist whom he preferred for his movies was Anand Bakshi. Films by Shakti Samanta with Khanna in the lead, music by Pancham and lyrics by Anand Bakshi had people swooning over. The films Samanta directed without Khanna in the eighties were duds.[108][109] His other close friends from the film industry include Raj Babbar, J. Om Prakash, Prem Chopra, D. Rama Naidu[110] and Jeetendra.

Celebrities of the post-2000 era, like Madhur Bhandarkar, say that they take at least three or four turns in Carter Road even today only to see Khanna.[111] The younger generation stars like Imran Khan still regard Rajesh Khanna as someone who would take the top slot as the most romantic hero of all time.[112] Shahrukh Khan idolises Rajesh Khanna and has opined,"Rajesh Khanna you can’t touch".[113] Anupam Kher said "Kishore Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, S. D. Burman, R. D. Burman, Rajesh Khanna, Smita Patil changed the face of Indian cinema. They’re remembered by the films that they do."[114] Actor Tom Alter confessed "I still dream of being Rajesh Khanna. For me, in the early 1970s, he was the only hero – romantic to the core, not larger than life, so Indian and real – he was my hero; the reason I came into films and he still is."[115] Actor Irrfan Khan stated in an interview, "The kind of craze witnessed by Rajesh Khanna has not been duplicated by anyone. He was the biggest and the most real star Bollywood has produced. I'd say stardom is that feeling of being possessed by your idol; you are so overwhelmed with euphoria you lose touch with reality."[116] The trend of wearing guru kurtas and belt on shirts became famous in seventies and eighties because of Khanna.[117] Javed Akhthar told in an interview about his experience about Khanna's stardom "Bangalore used to have a state lottery and the government asked him to draw the lucky number. They organised it in a stadium. I was with him as we were discussing some scripts. I don't know if I will experience that again, the sound of 50,000 people gasping (when they saw him). He was like Caesar. It was unbelievable".[118]

Later career (1991–2012)[edit]

From the early nineties, while serving as Congress M.P. from 1991 to 1996, he returned to acting, playing the lead in Khudai (1994), which was about a father and son both falling in love for the same woman. After 1992, he appeared in only 10 films and declined most film offers. He made a comeback as a NRI in Aa Ab Laut Chalen (1999), and Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa (2002) and played the solo lead in films Sautela Bhai in 1996, Pyar Zindagi Hai in 2001, Kaash Mere Hote in 2009, Wafaa in 2008 and Riyasaat in 2013. He did 4 television serials in the period 2000–2009.

Television[edit]

Khanna was a life member of the International Film And Television Research Centre, the International Film And Television Club and the Asian Academy of Film & Television.[119] He was the Guest Faculty of 'Specialised Cinema Courses At Asian School Of Media Studies'. On 10 April 1999 Khanna inaugurated the live concert of S.P. Balasubramanyam held at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad as a tribute to Pancham.[120] In 2001 and 2002, Rajesh played the lead in two television serials: Aapne Parai (B4U & DD Metro)[121] and Ittefaq (Zee TV).[122] He performed in a video album based on Tagore's songs (Rabindra Sangeet) without payment.[123] He also endorsed Star se Superstar tak – a talent hunt programme in 2007 and donated a Gold Trophy of Rs.1 crore. In its Silver Jubilee Episode on 14–15 March 2008, K for Kishore aired a Rajesh Khanna special. He signed on to star in a TV serial with Creative Eye Banner (Dhiraj Kumar) in 2007, and in 2008 performed in a TV serial, Bhabhima, with Leena Ganguly as his co-star. His successful TV serial Raghukul Reet Sada Chali Aayi began in November 2008 and ended in September 2009.[124] Khanna cited the lack of good roles for actors like him in the films as the reason for him not appearing much in films after 2001. He said in an interview on being queried about his decision to do TV serials, "The reach of TV is much more than cinema today and one episode of my serial is likely to be watched by more people than a super-hit film".[125] In 2009, on his 67th birthday, Shemaroo Entertainment released his films and a song collection titled Screen Legends-Rajesh Khanna-the Original Superstar.[126] In May 2012, Havells, the fan making company endorsed Khanna as Brand Ambassador for their new ad campaign featuring him in solo advertisements.[127]

Political and business career[edit]

At the insistence of Rajiv Gandhi, he started campaigning for Congress since 1984.[128] In the election for New Delhi seat in the 1991 Lok Sabha election, Khanna lost to L.K. Advani by a narrow margin of 1589 votes after which Khanna stood on the ground at the counting station insisting that he had been cheated of a win.[129]A by-election took place and Khanna won the same seat in 1992 by defeating Shatrughan Sinha by 25,000 votes.[130] Rajesh Khanna was a member of Parliament for the Indian National Congress, from the New Delhi constituency, where he won the 1992 by-election, retaining his seat until the 1996 after which he was not interested in active politics. When Khanna was MP, he did not accept new acting assignements but only acted in the film Khudai(1994).[131] After leaving parliament, he was a political activist for the INC and campaigned for the party till the 2012 Punjab election.[132]

Khanna and a group of foreign investors bought land in Shirdi on which they planned to build a religious resort for disciples of Sai Baba of Shirdi.[133]

Personal life[edit]

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Khanna fell in love with the then fashion designer and actress Anju Mahendru.[134] They were in a relationship for seven years. Mahendru states that the couple did not speak to each other for 17 years after the break-up.[135] Later Khanna married the budding actress Dimple Kapadia in March 1973, before Kapadia's debut film Bobby released in November of that year.[136] They have two daughters from the marriage; Twinkle and Rinke.[137] Khanna and Kapadia separated in 1984 but did not complete the divorce proceedings.[138][139] In the eighties Tina Munim was romantically involved with Khanna while working with Khanna in 11 movies from 1980 to 1987. Munim had been a fan of Rajesh since her school days.[140] According to website Bollywood Mantra reporter, relation with Tina ended in 1987 when Khanna refused to marry her as their marriage would have bad impact on his daughters. Khanna and Kapadia however maintained an amicable relationship where they both were seen together at parties and family functions together. Kapadia also campaigned for Khanna's election and worked in his film Jai Shiv Shankar (1990).[141]

Khanna's elder daughter Twinkle Khanna, an interior decorator and a former film actress, is married to actor Akshay Kumar[142] while his younger daughter Rinke Khanna, also a former Hindi film actress,[143] is married to a London-based investment banker Samir Saran.[144] On 17 July 2012, a woman named Anita Advani claimed that she had been Khanna's live-in partner, and sent a legal notice to his family members asking for compensation.[145][146] The family denied the claims.[147][148]

Illness and death[edit]

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Rajesh Khanna's funeral procession held in Mumbai on 19 July 2012.
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In June 2012, it was reported that Rajesh Khanna's health had been deteriorating for some time,[149][150] On 23 June he was admitted to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai due to health complications. He was discharged on 8 July from the hospital and was reportedly fine.[151][152][153][154]

On 14 July, Khanna was readmitted to the Lilavati Hospital but was discharged on 16 July.[155][156] He died on 18 July 2012, at his bungalow, Aashirwad, in Mumbai. Sources confirmed that his health was deteriorating since July 2011 as he was diagnosed with cancer.[157][158] After his death his co-star Mumtaz said that Khanna was suffering from cancer since a year and had undergone chemotherapy sessions.[159][160] His funeral took place on 19 July at 11:00.[8] His funeral was attended by nearly 9 lakh people and his fans had come from places like Surat, Ahmedabad, California, Singapore and from other foreign countries[161] Police had resort to lathi-charge to control the crowd of fans who had gathered for the procession from Khanna's Bandra house to crematorium.[162] He died in the presence of his wife Dimple Kapadia, daughters Rinkie Khanna and Twinkle Khanna, son-in-law Akshay Kumar, grand children, Anju Mahendru and other close relatives.[22][163] His pyre was lit by his grandson, Aarav, with the assistance of Akshay Kumar.[164] [165] Amitabh Bachchan cited that Khanna's last words were 'Time is up', 'Pack up'.[166][167] In his special recorded message to his family, friends and fans which was played on his "chautha" he thanked and saluted his friends and fans for the love they showered on him.[168] On 25 July 2012, his ashes were immersed in Ganges by his wife Dimple Kapadia and daughter Rinke Khanna.[169]

Reactions[edit]

Following his death, there was a quick spate of reactions from within the Bollywood fraternity.

The President of India Pratibha Patil condoled the passing away of the actor. In a press release she said "I am saddened to learn about the passing away of Rajesh Khanna. In his prime as an actor he was the heartthrob of the young generation of 1970s, who tried to model themselves on him and his style." She added "In the hit film 'Anand', his dialogue "Arrey oh baabu mushoy hum to rangmanch ki kathputliyan hain jiski dor us upar wale ke haathon main hai kab, kaun kahan uthega ye koi nahin janta" is so poignant today."[170]

Other celebrities who paid homage to him at his house after his death on 18 July 2012 included Manoj Kumar, Asha Parekh, Ranjeet, Jeetendra, Rakesh Roshan, Yash Chopra, Randhir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna, Asrani, Prem Chopra, Salman Khan, Sharukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Sajid Khan.[8][171][172] His prayer meeting, organised in a grand way at the Taj Land’s End hotel in Bandra, on 21s July,2012 was attended by many including Reena Roy, Padmini Kolhapure, Neelam, Jaya Prada, Amar Singh, Bindu, Poonam Dhillon, Neetu Kapoor, Jaya Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, Ranbir Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborthy, Shakti Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor, Suresh Oberoi, Parmeshwar Godrej, Tabu, Jackie Shroff.[173][174][175]

Shahrukh Khan reacted on Twitter in writing: "To live with intention and walk to the edge. Play with abandon, choose with no regret. Smile and made us do the same. Sir, you defined our era. Whenever life felt tough u made us feel how love could change it all. RIP." Mumtaz also added that she had memories of having working with him and said she was crying the whole morning, but was happy that she had met the ailing Khanna in Mumbai in June 2012, when the two discussed their respective battles with cancer.[176] While Shahid Kapoor also wrote on Twitter: "RIP to the 1st king of romance ... Rajesh Khanna." Subhash Ghai added that Khanna "was the powerhouse of Hindi film industry. I met him on the sets of Aradhna, he had some kind of energy and you will be charged when he is around you. His name will be written in golden words." Madhuri Dixit wrote on Twitter that "as another of Hindi cinema's giants passes, Rajesh Khanna. Our sincere condolences to his family. We will miss him dearly." Amitabh Bachchan wrote on Twitter: "The word 'superstar' was invented for him, and for me it shall ever remain his, and no others .. !!His generation and the generations that follow, shall never be able to describe, or understand his phenomena .. !!" .[177]Hema Malini said that "we always thought he would come back [from the hospital]. We are in shock right now." His son-in-law Akshay Kumar told reporters about his death and added that "he has gone to a nice and heavenly place. I am happy that he has gone there and hope that everyone will pray for him."[178]

Vyjayanthimala commented that "his death is a big loss to the industry. It's my bad luck that I didn't have the chance to work with him because he came much later. I remember when he came to Chennai for some film shoot the college girls went crazy to catch a glimpse of him when he was going to his studio."[179] Manna Dey said: "He was a great actor, truly a superstar no doubt about it. I am honoured to have done playback for him. I have worked for him in several movies and actors like him are a rarity."[180] Mrinal Sen recollected how Khanna had wanted to cast him in one of his films, but the latter could not manage due to date problems. "We had met several times. Once I had wanted to cast him in one of my films but somehow that didn't work out due to his date problems."

Buddhadeb Dasgupta said Khanna's acting would continue to inspire young actors in future. "He was a great actor and was the first superstar. He was a much bigger star than Amitabh Bachchan. His acting will continue to inspire young actors of the coming generations."[181] Rituparno Ghosh said: "In the film 'Anand', Khanna delivered some of Indian cinema's most memorable dialogues. The use of the word 'babu moshai' for Amitabh Bachchan, who played a Bengali doctor in the film, is so deeply etched in the minds of Indians that it has almost become a synonym for Bengalis for the rest of the countrymen. "In a dhoti and kurta, you showed the rest of India how truly elegant Bengal was"[182] Madhur Bhandarkar said, "The epitome of superstardom is no more amongst us. There was none, there is none and there won't be any like you kakaji."[183]

Film historian S. M. M. Ausaja added: "He never acted in a Bengali cinema. But right from the late 1960s to the 70s he was the top star and worked with the top directors of his era, most of whom were Bengalis."[182] There were also reactions from the Gali Tiwaria where the his ancestral house was, and had since been converted to a temple through his donation. Songs from his movies were played as the news of his death became known. His foster brother Muni Chand Khanna said that "he used to love to play cricket when he lived here. He was a simple boy when he lived here and led a simple life even after achieving so much."[32] As were the residents of Burewala, Pakistan.[184]

Additionally, those within the political spectrum that offered their condolences included Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who said that he "convey[s] my heartfelt condolences to the members of the bereaved family and countless fans and admirers of Shri Rajesh Khanna." INC President Sonia Gandhi also expressed her sorrow. Regional political leaders who offered their condolences included Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee who said: "Rajesh Khanna was always a symbol of romance. His smiling face and the ability to connect with people at ease had made him popular. We lost a big pole star in the film world today;" as well as Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who added that "his death has caused irreparable loss to Hindi cinema."[8]

Condolences also came from Pakistan where Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf called Khanna a "great actor whose contribution to the field of films and arts would be long remembered. [He had a] large fan following across the borders and captivated audiences with his excellent acting skills." Ali Zafar wrote on Twitter: "Rajesh Khanna – RIP. So many fond memories from his movies and songs," while Syed Noor said: "Rajesh Khanna was such a huge actor of the subcontinent that he will be remembered by the people for many years to come. The era he reigned over is unlikely to be experienced by any other actor of this subcontinent." Geo TV also aired a nearly hour-long tribute with contributions from actors, filmmakers and musicians.[179]

Awards[edit]

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Rajesh Khanna
Khanna won four Best Actor Awards in the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, and received 25 nominations. He won three Filmfare Best Actor Awards, one Filmfare Special Guest Actor Award in 1973, and received a Filmfare Special Award in 1991, after 25 years in the Hindi film industry. He received the Filmfare Life Time Achievement Award at the 50th anniversary Filmfare award ceremony in 2005.

Filmography[edit]

Actor[edit]

Main article: Rajesh Khanna filmography
Producer[edit]

Year Film
1985 Alag Alag
1989 Police Ke Peeche Police
1990 Jai Shiv Shankar
Co-producer[edit]

Year Film Worldwide Gross
1971 Mehboob Ki Mehndi 2,80,00,000[185]
1974 Roti 4,00,00,000[186]
1995 Barsaat 19,25,00,000[187]
Playback Singer[edit]

Year Song Film Notes
1967 "O Mere Sajna O Mere Balma" Baharon Ke Sapne With Lata Mangeshkar
1969 "Baagon Mein Bahaar Hai" Aradhana With Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar
1970 "Nadiya Chale Chale Re Dhara" Safar With Manna Dey
1972 "Raina beeti jaaye" Amar Prem With Lata Mangeshkar
1972 "Rimjhim Rimjhim Dekho Baras Rahee Hai" Shehzada With Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar
1972 "Naa Jaeeyo Naa Jaeeyo Chhod Ke Naa Jaiyo Meri Rani" Shehzada With Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar
1973 "Haan To Main Kya" Raja Rani With Mukesh and Lata Mangeshkar
1973 "Main To Kuchh Bhi Nahin" Daag
1974 "Ik Ajnabi Haseena Se Yun Mulaqat Ho Gayi" Ajanabee With Kishore Kumar
1974 "Ek Muamma Hai Samjh Ne Ka" Prem Nagar With Kishore Kumar


Since last evening, several readers have been asking us about Rajesh Khanna’s 15 back-to-back
hits. Actually, he had about 16 consecutive hits, one film in between (The Train) was an above average grosser.
His hit spree started in 1969 and went on till 1971-72. In those 3-4 years, Khanna appeared in about 17 films (not including special appearances) and all of them were successful. A record that still stands unbroken today, more than 4 decades and several superstars later!
1969
Aradhana – Blockbuster (biggest hit of the year)
Ittefaq – Semhit
Doli – Semihit
Bandhan – Hit
Do Raaste – Blockbuster (2nd biggest hit of the year)
1970
The Train – Above Average
Sachaa Jhutha – Superhit (2nd biggest hit of the year)
Safar – Hit
Kati Patang – Hit
Aan Milo Sajna – Superhit (3rd biggest hit of the year)
1971
Anand – Hit
Maryada – Hit
Haathi Mera Saathi – Blockbuster (biggest hit of the year)
Amar Prem – Semihit
Andaz – Hit
Dushman – Superhit (3rd biggest hit of the year)
1972
Apna Desh – Hit