Rajesh Khanna, the first superstar of Indian cinema, enjoyed such fame in his time that it is difficult to even imagine. Rajesh Khanna has made 17 consecutive hit films in three years. So far, no one has managed to beat this record.
Rajesh Khanna was such a superstar that girls were dying for. She would marry his photo. She was lying down in front of her car. Used to apply vermillion in his name. There has never been a bigger superstar and there never will be. His fame was such that people in the industry started considering him as God. There was a very famous saying about him: “Up Aka, Below Kaka”. The beggars were also begging in the name of Rajesh Khanna instead of the name of God.
Today is the 82nd birth anniversary of Rajesh Khanna who was born on 29 December 1942 in Amritsar, Punjab, on this occasion let us know some more special things about him.
Rajesh Khanna was selected among ten thousand people
Rajesh Khanna’s entry into Bollywood was through a talent hunt competition. In 1965, United Producers and Filmfare organized a talent hunt competition in which approximately ten thousand people participated.
Rajesh Khanna came first in this competition. From there, Amritsar-born Jatin Khanna reached Bollywood as Rajesh Khanna. He made his Bollywood debut in 1966 with the film “Aakhri Khat”, which became the first official Indian film at the Oscars in 1967.
Became famous in the industry as Kaka
Everyone in Bollywood called Rajesh Khanna as Kaka. In an interview, Rajesh Khanna himself had revealed how he got the name Kaka. Rajesh Khanna had told that in Punjabi, a little child is called Kaka. His parents and relatives called him “Kaka”.
Even during his school and college days, his friends called him Kaka. When he entered Bollywood, his film friends also started calling him by the same name. Gradually this name became famous and his fans also started calling him Kaka.
One day, when Rajesh Khanna fell ill, the producers booked rooms nearby so that he could tell the story of his film.
The film industry began to believe in God
Rajesh Khanna’s stardom was such that the film industry started considering him as God. A saying about this was very famous: “Up Aka, Below Kaka”. There was a line of sellers in front of his house. Rajesh Khanna was in such demand that once he had to be admitted to the hospital for a hemorrhoid operation, the producers booked rooms nearby so he could tell the story of his film to Kaka.
Beggars were begging in the name of Rajesh Khanna
It is also very famous about Rajesh Khanna that the beggar begged not in the name of God but in the name of Rajesh Khanna. Rajesh Khanna himself once saw a beggar doing this.
In fact, one of his films was shot at Mithibai College, Vile Parle, Mumbai. At that time, a beggar was begging in front of the film set in the name of Rajesh Khanna. After this incident, beggars from many places started begging in the name of Rajesh Khanna.
Rajesh Khanna’s record which has not been broken to date
Rajesh Khanna rose to fame by giving 17 consecutive super hits between 1969 and 1972. The popularity of his films can be measured by the fact that after watching one of his films, people would enter the theater to watch another one . There was a time when in all major cinemas there were only 5-6 Rajesh Khanna films.
Fame had become difficult to deal with
Rajesh Khanna was once troubled by the fame he gained through his hit films. It is said that he began to think that some of his films might fail. Later, when the films started to fail, he was completely broke. This period of his life was the most difficult.
Was broken by continuous failure films
It is said that when Rajesh Khanna’s 7 consecutive films failed, he was devastated. To forget the sorrow of failed films, he started getting drunk. One night it rained a lot. Everyone in the house was sleeping soundly when suddenly the sound of Rajesh Khanna crying loudly was heard. Dimple was also very scared after seeing Rajesh Khanna in such a state.
I started thinking about suicide
Yasir Usman mentioned in his book ‘The Untold Story of India’s First Superstar’ that Rajesh Khanna was completely heartbroken over his disintegrating career. He became so depressed that he began thinking about suicide.
had decided to drown himself in the sea
According to Yasir Usman, Rajesh Khanna had decided to drown himself in the sea, but he changed his decision at the last moment. Rajesh Khanna was such a person that he had seen success and failure very closely. He lived every moment of his life to the fullest. He remained strong even in his grief and proved that happiness never dies.
Dialogues that teach life lessons
Rajesh Khanna has mainly worked in films that were about life and relationships. Rajesh Khanna, who has brilliantly portrayed romance, action and emotion on screen, has delivered many memorable dialogues in his film career, which also give a life lesson.
Producer-director Siddharth Nagar spoke to Indianewsget on the occasion of Rajesh Khanna’s birth anniversary.
Rajesh Khanna made his television debut with Doordarshan serial ‘Raghukul Reet Sada Chali Aayi’. Producer-director Siddharth Nagar with Rajesh Khanna during the shooting of the series.
My refuge and I am their Salim
Producer-director Siddharth Nagar, while sharing some special memories related to Rajesh Khanna, said, “I had a very close relationship with Kaka. I called them Jahanpanah and they called me Salim. Once I went to Doordarshan for a meeting for a new show. I was told to plan something big. It just came out of my mouth that I should do a series with Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore? The director who was there at the time got up from his chair. I said why did you come to joke?
I served sake very well
I became a producer-director at the age of 22. Given my age, no one believed me. This happened in 2005, when he was 30 years old. After meeting Doordarshan, I reached Kaka ji’s house to meet him. At that time, there was no idea of the story on which to make the series. My uncle served very good sake. He was very fond of feeding and eating.
Uncle asked: What movie is this?
After eating, uncle asked, now tell me what is the plan? What film do you want to make? I said, Kaka ji is serial. My uncle suggested I make a film. He said you have done many series, now make a film. I said, Kaka ji, for the moment there are only series, I came for that only. He continued to look at me for a long time.
he was a very emotional person
I don’t know what kind of x-ray machine was in Kaka’s eyes, capable of reading the thoughts of the person in front of him. He was a very emotional person. I understood what was going on in my mind. Ask yourself, “Okay, tell me what the story is?” I said I don’t know anything about the story yet, as I entered the elevator, the title ‘Raghukul Reet Sada Chali Aayi’ came to my mind. As soon as he heard the title, he immediately agreed to work.
Hello, I am Rajesh Khanna
When Kaka came to the set on the first day, he introduced himself to all the artists. It said: Hello, my name is Rajesh Khanna, I am a new artist on television. By meeting everyone myself, I removed everyone’s hesitations. When the first shot was taken, I forgot to cut after the action. Kaka himself said “cut” and saw that tears were falling from my eyes. At that time, I became very emotional after seeing my uncle’s work.
Kaka said people are laughing at me
He invited me to his house at any time. He was sitting on his balcony one afternoon. Kaka said that people make fun of me and when I am here and I look at the sea, they think I am looking for my fans. You see, when I’m not there, there won’t be any free space on the road. When he was no more, his words rang in my ears after looking out at the crowd. On July 18, 2012, Kaka said goodbye to the world, but it seems he is still somewhere among us. 10 lakh people attended his funeral.
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