Rajesh Khanna

Indian actor and film producer (1942–2012).

Rajesh Khanna (1942–2012) was an Indian actor and film producer. Khanna was born in Amritsar on 29 December 1942. He died in Mumbai on 18 July 2012, at the age of 70.

Khanna held office as Member of the Lok Sabha. He had begun working by 1966.

Khanna received Filmfare Award for Best Actor (1971), Filmfare Award for Best Actor (1972), BFJA Awards for Best Actor (1972), BFJA Awards for Best Actor (1973) and Filmfare Special Award (1973). He was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Actor. He studied at Ness Wadia College of Commerce (Bachelor of Arts), St. Sebastian Goan High School and Kishinchand Chellaram College.

Khanna married Dimple Kapadia. He had two recorded children, Twinkle Khanna and Rinke Khanna. He is recorded as following Hinduism. The recorded cause of death is cancer.

Rajesh Khanna is covered in 47 language editions of Wikipedia, a rough measure of how far the name has carried beyond India.

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