Remembering Rajesh Khanna (Dec 29,1942 - July 18,2012) on his birthday Saturday Dec 29,2018

 

Rajesh Khanna did 106 solo hero films of which 97 were released between 1967 and 2013.

Rajesh Khanna acted in only 22 films with multi-star cast. 82 of the 127 films with Khanna as the lead protagonist (of them 117 released and 11 unreleased) were critically acclaimed films with ratings above 4 stars out of 5 by film reviewers of various newspapers unanimously

Rajesh Khanna made his debut in Aakhri Khat(1966)directed by Chetan Anand
Aakhri Khat was India's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 40th Oscar Academy Awards in 1967

Music remained one of the biggest attractions of all Rajesh Khanna films throughout his career. His films were always known for the music with chartbuster soundtracks.

Rajesh Khanna had 15 consecutive solo hit films between 1969 and 1971

The BBC made a film on him, titled Bombay Superstar, in 1973.
Aradhana, Doli, Bandhan, Ittefaq, Do Raaste, Khamoshi, Safar, The Train, Kati Patang, Sachaa Jhutha, Aan Milo Sajna, Mehboob Ki Mehendi, Choti Bahu, Anand and Haathi Mere Saathi

He had 17 consecutive hit films as the lead hero from 1969 to 1971 which included 15 solo hero films and 2 non-solo hero films; Andaz and Maryada