Today is the birthday of Rajesh Khanna. Born on 29 December 1942 in Amritsar, Jatin Khanna, who later named himself Rajesh Khanna for a film career, gave his first glimpse of stardom in Bollywood. The phase of his success is like a dream for every actor. Of course, he has many evils, but the way he entertained the audience on the screen was worth it.
Aaradhana, a 1969 film, gave a flying career to Rajesh Khanna and upon seeing it, he became the beating of young hearts. Aradhana opened the doors to the fortunes of Rajesh Khanna and after that he set a milestone for contemporary and next generation actors by delivering 15 consecutive hits over the next four years. He was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for the first time for the 1970 film Sacha Jhoota.
In 1973, Rajesh Khanna married a very young budding actress Dimple Kapadia and became the father of two daughters Twinkle and Rinke. However, their marriage did not last long and nowadays the two live separately. Rajesh was also the Lok Sabha MP of Congress from New Delhi between 1991 and 1996.