Bollywood Superstar Rajesh Khanna dies in Mumbai

First Superstar of Bollywood
Rajesh Khanna
dies in Mumbai

First Superstar of Bollywood Rajesh Khann

NEWS REPORT FROM MUMBAI: 

Rajesh Khanna, often referred to as the “first superstar” of Bollywood and the Hindi/Urdu film industry's biggest heart-throb in his day, died on Wednesday after months of being unwell.

 

 

 

Rajesh Khanna
in wikipedia

Rajesh Khanna  pronunciation (help·info); (born Jatin Khanna) (29 December 1942 - 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor in Hindi films, and was also a film producer and a politician.
He appeared in 163 feature films of which 128 films saw him as the lead protagonist; he appeared in 17 short films as well.He won three Filmfare Best Actor Awards and was nominated for the same fourteen times. He received the maximum BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi) – four times and nominated 25 times. In 1991, he was awarded the Filmfare Special Award for completing 25 years in the industry, appearing in a record 106 films as the single lead protagonist in a span of 25 years. In 2005, he was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. Khanna was referred to as the "First Superstar" of Hindi cinema.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

Death

In June 2012, it was reported that Rajesh Khanna's health had been deterorating for some time,On 23 June 2012 he was admitted to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai due to some health complications. He was discharged on 8 July 2012 from the hospital and was reported to be fine. On 14 July 2012, Rajesh Khanna was readmitted to the Lilavati hospital but was discharged on 17 July. He died on 18 July 2012 at his bungalow Aashirwad, in Mumbai due to Kidney problems.