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Rajesh Khanna
| Rajesh Khanna | |
|---|---|
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| Born | Jatin Khanna 29 December 1942 Amritsar, Punjab, India |
| Died | 18 July 2012 (aged 69) Mumbai, India |
| Other names | Jatin Khanna Kaka RK |
| Occupation | Film actor and producer |
| Years active |
1966–2012 (actor) 1991–1996 (politics)
1971–1995 (producer) |
| Spouse | Dimple Kapadia (1973–1984) |
| Children | Twinkle Khanna Rinke Khanna |
Rajesh Khanna 
pronunciation (help·info); (born Jatin Khanna) (29 December 1942 - 18 July 2012[1]) was an Indian actor in Hindi films, and was also a film producer and a politician.
pronunciation (help·info); (born Jatin Khanna) (29 December 1942 - 18 July 2012[1]) 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.[2][3][4] 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[5] 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 theFilmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. Khanna is referred to as the "First Superstar" of Hindi cinema.[6][7][8][9] 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.
Early life
Khanna was born in Amritsar on 29 December 1942. He was adopted and raised by foster parents who were relatives of his biological parents. Khanna lived in Thakurdwar near Girgaon. Khanna attended St. Sebastian’s Goan High School in Girgaum, along with his friend Ravi Kapoor, who later took the stage nameJeetendra. Their mothers were friends.[10] Khanna gradually started taking interest in theatre and did a lot of stage and theater plays in his school[11] and college days and won many prizes in the inter college drama competitions.[12] Khanna became a rare newcomer who struggled in his own MG sports car to get work in theatre and films in the early sixties.[13] Both friends later studied in Kishinchand Chellaram College(KC).[14] When Jeetendra went for his first film audition, it was Khanna who tutored. Khanna's uncle changed Khanna's first name to Rajesh when Khanna decided to join films. His friends and his wife call him Kaka.[15]
Adult life
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Khanna fell in love with the then fashion designer and actress Anju Mahendru.[16] They were in the relationship for seven years. Mahendru states that the couple did not speak to each other for 17 years after the breakup.[17] Later Khanna married Dimple Kapadia in March 1973, six months before Dimple's debut film Bobby released[18] and has two daughters from the marriage.[19] Khanna and Dimple Kapadia separated in 1984 as his schedule kept him away much of the time and Dimple became interested in pursuing an acting career,[20] and thereafter lived separately, but did not complete the divorce proceedings.[21] In the eighties Tina Munim was romantically involved with Khanna till the time she decided to leave the industry to pursue her higher studies.[22] Years of separation brought about mutual understanding between Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia.[17] Reporter Dinesh Raheja stated that “the bitterness between Rajesh and Dimple washed away", noting that they are seen together at parties and that Dimple campaigned for Khanna's election and also worked in his film Jai Shiv Shankar.[23] Their elder daughter Twinkle Khanna, an interior decorator and a former film actress, is married to actor Akshay Kumar[24] while their younger daughter Rinke Khanna, also a former Hindi film actress,[25] is married to a London-based investment banker Samir Saran.[26]
Early career (1966–1975)
Rajesh Khanna was one of eight finalists in the 1965 All India Talent Contest organised by United Producers and Filmfare from more than ten thousand contestants.[27]Subsequently Khanna won the contest.[28] He made his film debut in the 1966 film Aakhri Khat directed by Chetan Anand, followed by Raaz directed by Ravindra Dave both of which were a part of his predetermined prize for winning the All-India United Producers’ Talent Competition.[29] G.P. Sippy and Nasir Hussain were the first to sign Rajesh Khanna after he won the contest.[30] Aakhri Khat was India’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 40th Oscar Academy Awards in 1967.[31] Khanna in an interview to Hindu newspaper said,"Though “Aakhri Khat” is my first film, I received my first break as a leading actor in Ravindra Dave's, “Raaz” in 1967. My heroine was Babita, already a popular actress then. Though I had lots of confidence, I was shy in facing the camera initially. In my first three shots, I had to perform with stress on my body language and dialogue delivery. Though I was right with my dialogues, my movements were not up to the mark. Ravindra Dave explained me my scenes and movements very clearly correcting my way of walking".[32] Being under contract with United Producers, he got projects like Aurat, Doli and Ittefaq.[33] He was then noticed for his performances in films like Baharon Ke Sapne,Aurat (1967), Doli, Aradhana and Ittefaq. Later Waheeda Rehman suggested Asit Sen to take Khanna for the lead role in Khamoshi.[34] Through Aradhana he rose to "instant national fame" and film critics referred to him as the first superstar of India.[35][36] In that film, Rajesh Khanna was cast in a double role (father and son) opposite Sharmila Tagoreand Farida Jalal. The film also saw the resurgence of Kishore Kumar, who eventually became the official playback voice of Rajesh Khanna. The Kishore Kumar-Rajesh Khanna combination worked miracles and it was almost impossible to see them as separate identities. They became a singer-actor duo and together they gave many songs till 1991.[37]Then in year 1971, Haathi Mere Saathi became the biggest hit and also became the biggest grosser ever till then. Khanna is also credited with giving Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar their first chance to become screenplay writers by offering them work in Haathi Mere Saathi.[38] Javed Akhthar accepted in an interview "One day, he went to Salimsaab and said that Mr. Devar had given him a huge signing amount with which he could complete the payment for his bungalow Aashirwad. But the film's script was far from being satisfactory. He told us that if we could set right the script, he would make sure we got both money and credit."[39]
Rajesh acted alongside Mumtaz in eight successful films.[40] They were neighbours and got along very well, and as a result they shared a great on-screen chemistry. After Khanna married, Mumtaz decided to marry millionaire Mayur Madhwani in 1974. At the time, she was doing three films Aap ki Kasam, Roti and Prem Kahani with Khanna. She decided to quit movies only after completing these films. When she left films Khanna felt very lost. In one of her interviews, Mumtaz was quoted saying "I would pull his leg and tease him about his fan following. Whenever Rajesh entered a hotel in Madras, there was a queue of 600 girls waiting to see him at midnight. As a result, even I would get some importance, as people would ask for my autograph as well. He was very generous with his associates, and would party a lot."
During the peak of his career he would be mobbed during public appearances. Fans kissed his car, which would be covered with lipstick marks, and lined the road, cheering and chanting his name. Female fans sent him letters written in their blood.[41] There used to be a line of cars of his producers and hysterical fans outside his bungalow every day. ActorMehmood parodied him in Bombay to Goa where the driver and conductor of the bus were called 'Rajesh' and 'Khanna'. Even today, he remains the favourite of mimicry artists, who copy his trademark style and dialogue delivery. During the filming of Amar Prem there was a scene that needed to be filmed at Howrah Bridge with a boat carrying Khanna with Sharmila moving under the bridge. The authorities ruled this scene out as they realized that if the public found out that the hero of the film would be there, it may create problems on the bridge itself, and that it might collapse due to the amount of people trying to get a glimpse of their favourite actor.[42] Film critic Monojit Lahiri remembers “Girls married themselves to photographs of Rajesh Khanna, cutting their fingers and applying the blood as sindoor. Rajesh was God, there has never been such hysteria.”[43]
Several songs sung by Kishore Kumar in the 1970s were based on Rajesh Khanna. During the filming of the song 'Mere Sapnon Ki Rani' in Aradhana, Sharmila Tagore was shooting for a Satyajit Ray film and director Shakti Samanta had to shoot their scenes separately and then join the scenes together.In the seventies, his chemistry with Sharmila Tagore, Mumtaz, Asha Parekh, Zeenat Aman and Hema Malini were also popular with audiences.[44]
The BBC made a film on him, titled Bombay Superstar, in 1974, the shooting for which began the same time when he got married and his film Daag premiered.[45] In the video it can be noticed that Khanna was shooting for Aap Ki Kasam. A textbook prescribed by the Bombay University contained an essay, 'The Charisma of Rajesh Khanna!'.[46]
Sharmila Tagore said in interview to Indian Express, “Women came out in droves to see Kaka (Khanna). They would stand in queues outside the studios to catch a glimpse, they would marry his photographs, they would pull at his clothes. Delhi girls were crazier for him than Mumbai girls. He needed police protection when he was in public. I have never seen anything like this before and since.”[47]
Music remained one of the biggest attractions of all Rajesh Khanna films throughout his career. Many of the musical scores for Khanna's films were composed by Sachin Dev Burman, R.D. Burman and Laxmikant-Pyarelal. The trio of Rajesh Khanna, Kishore Kumar and R.D. Burman went on to make a number of popular films, including Kati Patang,Amar Prem, Shehzada, Apna Desh, Mere Jeevan Saathi, Aap Ki Kasam, Ajnabee, Namak Haraam, Maha Chor, Karm, Phir Wohi Raat, Aanchal, Kudrat, Ashanti, Agar Tum Na Hote, Awaaz, Hum Dono and Alag Alag.
Rajesh Khanna had 15 consecutive solo superhits between 1969 to 1971, which is still an unbroken record in Indian film history.[48] In calculation of the 15 films, 2 hero films like Maryada,Andaz and films with box office result as hits were excluded -Mere Jeevan Saathi, Choti Bahu and Shehzada.
Khanna considered Guru Dutt, Meena Kumari and Geeta Bali as his idols.Khanna dislosed in an interview," My inspirations include, Dilip Kumar's dedication and intensity, Raj Kapoor's spontaneity, Dev Anand's style and Shammi Kapoor's rhythm."[32]
1976–1978
Between 1976 and 1978, Khanna acted in 4 box office hits and in nine films that were not commercially successful. Seven of the unsuccessful films were critically acclaimed and have achieved strong cult status over the years among the viewers and these films included Mehbooba,[49] Bundal Baaz, Tyaag, Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein, Naukri, Chakravyuha andJanata Havaldar which were directed by Shakti Samanta, Shammi Kapoor, Din Dayal Sharma, Meeraj, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Basu Chatterjee and Mehmood Ali, respectively. Khanna persuaded Samanta to cast his sister-in-law Simple Kapadia opposite him in Anurodh.[50] Films starring Rajesh Khanna and directed by Shakti Samanta tended to be commercially successful, but Mehbooba was an exception.[51][52] The change from romantic and social movies to action oriented multi-starrers caused the decline of Khanna's career in terms of box office ratings to some extent. The declaration of emergency in India had angered the masses and this helped films having the lead character revolting against corruption becoming successes. Actor Joy Mukherjee made Chhailla Babu, a suspense thriller in 1977, which became the only successful film of his as a director[53] and the unexpected success of the Chhailla Babu gave a boost to the career of Khanna.[54] However, Khanna continued basically in solo hero social sober household meaningful films during this era and played a variety of characters in films of various genres. During this phase too he had box office hits like Maha Chor,[55] Chhailla Babu,[56] Anurodh and Karm.
1979–1991
After 1978, Khanna starred in critically acclaimed commercially successful films[57][58] such as Amardeep, Phir Wohi Raat, Bandish,[59] Thodisi Bewafaii, Dard, Kudrat, Dhanwan,Ashanti (1982 film), Avtaar, Agar Tum Na Hote, Souten, Jaanwar, Asha Jyoti, Awaaz,[60] Naya Kadam,[61] Hum Dono, Babu, Aaj Ka M.L.A. Ram Avtar,[62] Shatru,[63] Insaaf Main Karoonga, Anokha Rishta, Nazrana, Angaarey, Adhikar (1986),Amrit, Awam (film) (from 1979–1991). Director Bharathiraja decided to remake his 1978 Tamil box office hit film "Sigappu Rojakkal" in Hindi with Khanna playing the role of a psychopath.[64] Kamal Haasan who played the same role in Tamil won South Filmfare Best Actor Award for his portrayal.[65] But the Hindi movie was seen as controversial by traditional and orthodox Hindi moviegoers and was not a commercial success, although Khanna's performance has been rated later higher by critics than the original.[66]
Tina Munim and Rajesh Khanna became the leading on and off screen couple of the 80’s with hits like Fiffty Fiffty, Suraag, Souten, Aakhir Kyun, Bewafai, Insaaf Main Karoonga andAdhikar(1986).[67] Ram Awatar Agnihotri wrote that Tina Munim showed the first sparks of the dedicated actress she would become in the films "Alag Alag" and "Adhikar", both with Khanna.[68] His on screen pair with Shabana Azmi, Smita Patil,Padmini Kolhapuri and Poonam Dhillon was also popular in the eighties[69] He also acted in the Marathi hit film "Sundara Satarkar" in 1981.[70] He has performed in the least number of multi-starrer films in comparison to his contemporaries and portrayed the central character in the few multistarrers he acted. Khanna delivered multi-starrer superhits like Rajput, Dharm Aur Qanoon,[71] Paapi Pet Ka Sawaal Hai, Zamana (1985), Dil-E-Nadan and Ghar Ka Chiraag. He did three potboiler movies with Jeetendra, which were blockbusters-Dharam Kanta,[72] Nishaan and Maqsad.[73] In the year 1984, his film Maqsad became the 2nd highest box office superhit film earning 8.5 crores.[74] Aaj Ka M.L.A. Ram Avtar is one of the memorable political films of Rajesh Khanna. Khanna played the character of a corrupt politician in this film. Viewers praised his role in the film.[75] The year 1985 saw him turn a producer with Alag Alag. Eleven films, with Khanna in the lead, released in 1985 and eight of these became hits and in addition had two films with him in special appearance.[76] Before joining politics one of his last films as the lead hero was Swarg released in 1990. David Dhawan regards Swarg as his most favorite directorial venture and said in an interview " Swarg did well. Though a serious film, people even today talk about it as it struck a chord. I was working with Rajesh Khanna for the first time. I shared a good rapport with him. He never threw tantrums on the sets."[77]
He experimented with films of different genres like tragedy in Babu as a rickshaw puller, thriller in Redrose as a psycopath, political adventure in Awam, negative roles in Dhanwan and Redrose, fantasy in Bundalbaaz and Jaanwar, crime in Phir Wohi Raat and Angarey, suspense in Chakravyuha and Iteefaq, comedy in Hum Dono and Masterji, action in Ashanti, family dramas like Aanchal and Amrit and Agar Tum Na Hote, variety of social films like Avtaar, Naya Kadam, Akhir Kyun and with different themes like reincarnation theme in Kudrat, patriotism in Prem Kahani, immature young love theme handled in different ways in films like Anokha Rishta, Nazrana and Dil E Nadan and did college romance in Bandish. He has played variety of characters as the lead hero – as a postman in Palkon Ki Chaon Mein, as a lawyer who proves that his senior has committed a rape 25 years earlier in Kudrat, as a politician in Aaj Ka MLA Ram Avtaar, as a young musician forced by fate to marry two women in Asha Jyoti, as professional advocate in Awaaz, fisherman in Prem Bandhan, a revolutionary patriot who is torn apart by love and policeman like in Prem Kahanai, as a righteous farmer in Bandhan etc.
He shared a close relationship with R.D. Burman[78] and Kishore Kumar. The trio were friends and have worked together in thirty two films.[79] Work of Pancham with Khanna is regarded as legendary and far superior than any other actor-music director combinations.[80] The king of playback singing Kishore Kumar had even credited Rajesh Khanna for his resurgence, so much so that he sang for Alag Alag, the first film produced by Rajesh Khanna without charging anything.[81][82] In 1985 Pancham found himself being sidelined after failure of few films but Rajesh Khanna was among the few who continued to stand by him.[83] Rajesh and Pancham worked together even after the death of Kishore in the films Jai Shiv Shankar, the unreleased film Police Ke Peechhe Police (both produced by Khanna ) and Sautela Bhai. Khanna even helped Leena Gangully and Amit Kumar in completing Mamta Ki Chhaon Mein, the last film directed by Kishore who died before the completion of the film.
Pyarelal quoted in an interview that “Rajesh Khanna was lucky for us and we were lucky for him too. From the 1969 Do Raaste to the 1986 Amrit, we gave hits together both as films and as music scores.... When we went on our first overseas concert tour in 1984, he came and danced to three songs. He was very particular about his music and would take a tape home if he could not assess a song. He would then give his feedback after a day or two. But if he liked a song at the sitting, he would loudly shout “Wah! Wah!” in appreciation…. It was God’s blessing that we came up with such a vast range of hit songs for him, including in his home productions Roti and films like Chhailla Babu,Chakravyuha, Fiffty Fiffty, Amar Deep and Bewafai. Incidentally, he had a stake in Mehboob Ki Mehndi too.[40] He had great interest in music and a terrific sense of melody too. His music is dominated by Pancham (R.D. Burman) and us and we accepted Shakti Samanta’s Anurodh only because Rajesh Khanna had some misunderstanding with Pancham then and did not want to work with him."[40] Khanna would always request music directors to fit in Kishore Kumar wherever possible. In fact, Kishoreda was very reluctant to sing "Waada Tera Waada" in Dushman and suggested Laxmikant Pyarelal to get it sung by Rafi. Then Laxmikant made Kishoreda meet Rajesh Khanna and Khanna winked at Laxmikant and told Kishoreda that in that case the song should be scrapped. On hearing this Kishore immediately agreed to sing it by himself for Khanna.[40]
Actors who were part of the cast of most of his films include Ashok Kumar, Sujit Kumar, Prem Chopra, Madan Puri, Asrani, Bindu, Vijay Arora, Roopesh Kumar, Dina Pathak andA. K. Hangal, who remained part of his " working team" since the start until the late eighties. The lyricist whom he preferred for his movies was Anand Bakshi. Films by Shakti Samanta with Khanna in the lead, music by Pancham and lyrics by Anand Bakshi had people swooning over. The films Samanta directed without Khanna in the eighties were duds.[84][85] His other close friends from the film industry include Raj Babbar, J. Om Prakash and Jeetendra.
Celebrities of the post-2000 era, like Madhur Bhandarkar, say that they take at least three or four turns in Carter Road even today only to see Khanna.[86] The younger generation stars like Imran Khan still regard Rajesh Khanna as someone who would take the top slot as the most romantic hero of all time.[87] Shahrukh Khan idolises Rajesh Khanna and has opined,"Rajesh Khanna you can’t touch".[88] Actor Tom Alter confessed “I still dream of being Rajesh Khanna. For me, in the early 1970s, he was the only hero – romantic to the core, not larger than life, so Indian and real – he was my hero; the reason I came into films and he still is.”[89] Actor Irrfan Khan accepted in an interview, "The kind of craze witnessed by Rajesh Khanna has not been duplicated by anyone. He was the biggest and the most real star Bollywood has produced. I'd say stardom is that feeling of being possessed by your idol; you are so overwhelmed with euphoria you lose touch with reality."[90] Rajesh Khanna was the last superstar to set fashion trends.[91] The trend of wearing guru kurtas and belt on shirts became famous in seventies and eighties because of Khanna.[92]
Later career (1992-2012)
From the early nineties onwards he stopped acting and served as M.P. of New Delhi Constituency from 1991 to 1996. During that period, he returned to acting, playing the lead inKhudai(1994), which was about a father and son both falling in love for the same woman. After 1992, he appeared in only 10 films and declined most film offers. He made a comeback as a NRI in Aa Ab Laut Chalen(1999), and Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa(2002) and played the solo lead in films Sautela Bhai in 1996, Pyar Zindagi Hai in 2001 and Wafaa in 2008.He did 4 television serials in period 2000-2009. He died on 18 July 2012 at his Mumbai residence.
Television
Khanna was a life member of the International Film And Television Research Centre, the International Film And Television Club and the Asian Academy of Film & Television.[93] He is the Guest Faculty of 'Specialized Cinema Courses At Asian School Of Media Studies'. On 10 April 1999 Khanna inaugurated the live concert of S.P. Balasubramanyam held at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad as a tribute to Pancham.[94] In 2001 and 2002, Rajesh played the lead in two television serials: Aapne Parai (B4U & DD Metro)[95] andIttefaq (Zee TV).[96] He performed in a video album based on Tagore's songs (Rabindra Sangeet) without payment.[97] He also endorsed Star se Superstar tak – a talent hunt programme in 2007 and donated a Gold Trophy of Rs.1 crore. In its Silver Jubilee Episode on 14–15 March 2008, K for Kishore aired a Rajesh Khanna special. He signed on to star in a TV serial with Creative Eye Banner (Dhiraj Kumar) in 2007, and in 2008 performed in a TV serial, Bhabhima, with Leena Ganguly as his co-star. His successful TV serialRaghukul Reet Sada Chali Aayi began in November 2008 and ended in September 2009.[98] Khanna cited the lack of good roles for actors like him in the films as the reason for him not appearing much in films after 2001. He said in an interview on being queried about his decision to do TV serials, "The reach of TV is much more than cinema today and one episode of my serial is likely to be watched by more people than a super-hit film".[99] In 2009, on his 67th birthday, Shemaroo Entertainment released his films and a song collection titled Screen Legends-Rajesh Khanna-the Original Superstar.[100] In May 2012, Havells, the fan making company endorsed Khanna as Brand Ambassador for their new ad campaign featuring him in solo advertisements.[101]
Political and business career
Rajesh Khanna was a member of Parliament for the Congress Party, from the New Delhi constituency, where he won the 1992 by-election, retaining his seat until the 1996 election.[102] When Khanna was M.P he worked full time as a politician and did not accept new acting assignements.[103] After leaving Parliament, he was a political activist for the Congress Party and campaigned for Congress in Punjab for 2012 elections.[104]
Khanna and a group of foreign investors bought land in Shirdi on which they planned to build a religious resort for disciples of Sai Baba of Shirdi.[105]
Death
In June 2012, it was reported that Rajesh Khanna's health had been deterorating for some time,[106][107] On 23 June 2012 he was admitted to Lilavati Hospital due to some health complications. He was discharged on 8 July 2012 from the hospital and was reported to be fine.[108][109][110][111] On 14 July 2012, Rajesh Khanna was readmitted to the Lilavati hospital but was discharged on 17 July.[112][113] He died on 18 July 2012 at his bungalow Aashirwad, in Mumbai due to Kidney problems.[114] [115][116]
Filmography
Actor
Main article: Rajesh Khanna filmography
Rajesh Khanna filmography
This is the filmography of Rajesh Khanna, the Indian Bollywood actor and producer. During his career, he appeared in over 180 films, of them 163 are feature films and 17 short films. Off the 163 movies he did, 106 were solo hero films and 22 two hero films.Rajesh Khanna was awarded the Filmfare Special Award in 1991 for achieving unique feat of having played main male lead hero with 101 films as the solo lead hero within completion of 25 years in Indian Film Industry and starring in just 21 two hero films till 1991. He won three Filmfare Award for Best Actor and was nominated for the same fourteen times. He was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005. Khanna has been called the “First Superstar” of Indian cinema.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Actress | Director | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Aakhri Khat | Govind | Indrani Mukherjee | Chetan Anand | |
| 1967 | Raaz | Kumar / Sunil | Babita | Ravindra Dave | |
| 1967 | Baharon Ke Sapne | Ramaiya | Asha Parekh | Nasir Hussain | |
| 1967 | Aurat | Suresh | Nazima | S. S. Vasan S. S. Balan | Remake of 1966 Tamil movie 'Chithi' |
| 1968 | Shrimanji | Himself | Ram Dayal | Special Appearance | |
| 1969 | Aradhana | Arun / Suraj Prasad Saxena | Sharmila Tagore | Shakti Samanta | Nominated for the 1970 Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
| 1969 | Ittefaq | Dilip Roy | Nanda | Yash Chopra | Nominated for the 1970 Filmfare Award for Best Actor and Nominated for the 1970 BFJA Awards for Best Actor |
| 1969 | Doli | Amar Kumar | Babita | Adurthi Subba Rao | |
| 1969 | Bandhan | Dharmchand "Dharma" | Mumtaz | Narendra Bedi | |
| 1969 | Do Raaste | Satyan Gupta | Mumtaz | Raj Khosla | |
| 1970 | Khamoshi | Mr. Arun Choudhury (Patient #24) | Waheeda Rehman | Asit Sen (director) | |
| 1970 | The Train | CID Inspector Shyam Kumar | Nanda | Ravikant Nagaich | Remake of 1968 Tamil movie 'Neelagiri Express' |
| 1970 | Sachaa Jhutha | Bhola / Ranjit Kumar | Mumtaz | Manmohan Desai | Won the 1971 Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his Double role. Remade in Tamil as Ninaithadhai Mudippavan |
| 1970 | Safar | Avinash | Sharmila Tagore | Asit Sen (director) | |
| 1971 | Kati Patang | Kamal Sinha | Asha Parekh | Shakti Samanta | Nominated for the 1972 Filmfare Award for Best Actor and Nominated for the 1972 BFJA Awards for Best Actor |
| 1971 | Anand | Anand Saigal / Jaichand | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Won the 1972 Filmfare Award for Best Actor and the 1972 BFJA Awards for Best Actor | |
| 1971 | Aan Milo Sajna | Ajit | Asha Parekh | Mukul Dutt | |
| 1971 | Andaz | Raj | Hema Malini | Ramesh Sippy | Guest appearance |
| 1971 | Maryada | Raja Babu / Rajan Ram Bahadur | Mala Sinha | Aravind Sen | |
| 1971 | Chhoti Bahu | Madhu | Sharmila Tagore | K. B. Tilak | Remake of Telugu film Muddu Bidda by K.B.Tilak |
| 1971 | Haathi Mere Saathi | Raj Kumar "Raju" | Tanuja | M. A. Thirumugham | Remade in Tamil as Nalla Neram |
| 1971 | Guddi | Himself | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Special Appearance | |
| 1971 | Mehboob Ki Mehndi | Yusuf | Leena Chandavarkar | Harnam Singh Rawail | Stake holder in the production[7] |
| 1971 | Badnaam Farishte | Lawyer | Sharmila Tagore | Qamar Naqvi | Special Appearance |
| 1972 | Dushman | Surjit Singh / Dushman | Mumtaz | Dulal Guha | Nominated for the 1973 Filmfare Award for Best Actor and Nominated for the 1973 BFJA Awards for Best Actor |
| 1972 | Amar Prem | Anand Babu | Sharmila Tagore | Shakti Samanta | Nominated for the 1973 Filmfare Award for Best Actor and Nominated for the 1973 BFJA Awards for Best Actor |
| 1972 | Apna Desh | Akash Chandra | Mumtaz | Jambu | Remake of 1969 Tamil film 'Nam Naadu' |
| 1972 | Dil Daulat Duniya | Vijay | Sadhana Shivdasani | Prem Narayan Arora | |
| 1972 | Bawarchi | Raghu (Bawarchi) | Jaya Bhaduri | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Won the 1973 BFJA Awards for Best Actor |
| 1972 | Joroo Ka Ghulam | Rajesh | Nanda | A. Bhimsingh | |
| 1972 | Mere Jeevan Sathi | Prakash | Tanuja | Ravikant Nagaich | |
| 1972 | Maalik | Raju | Sharmila Tagore | A. Bhimsingh | |
| 1972 | Shehzada | Rajesh | Raakhee | K. Shankar | |
| 1972 | Anuraag | Gangaram | Nutan | Shakti Samanta | Supporting role |
| 1973 | Raja Rani | Raja | Sharmila Tagore | Sachin Bhowmick | |
| 1973 | Daag: A Poem of Love | Sunil Kohli | Sharmila Tagore and Raakhee | Yash Chopra | Nominated for the 1974 Filmfare Award for Best Actor |
| 1973 | Namak Haraam | Somnath (Somu) / Chander Singh | Rekha | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Won the 1974 BFJA Awards for Best Actor |
| 1973 | Avishkaar | Amar | Sharmila Tagore | Basu Bhattacharya | Won the 1975 Filmfare Award for Best Actor and Nominated for the 1974BFJA Awards for Best Actor |
| 1973 | Bombay Superstar | Bombay Superstar | Mumtaz | James Kenelm Clarke | BBC made documentary film on Rajesh Khanna and screened it as part of Man Alive Series in 1973 and Jack Pizzey was the reporter. |
| 1974 | Humshakal | Ram / Laxman | Tanuja and Moushumi Chatterjee | Jambu | Remade in Tamil as Oorukku Uzhaippavan |
| 1974 | Aap Ki Kasam | Kamal Bhatnagar | Mumtaz | J. Om Prakash | Nominated for the 1975 BFJA Awards for Best Actor |
| 1974 | Prem Nagar | Chhotey Kunver Karan U. Singh | Hema Malini | K.S. Prakash Rao | Nominated for the 1975 Filmfare Award for Best Actor
Remake of 1971 Telugu film Prem Nagar
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| 1974 | 5 Rifles | Rakesh Khanna | I. S. Johar | Special Appearance | |
| 1974 | Ajnabee | Rohit Kumar Saxena | Zeenat Aman | Shakti Samanta | |
| 1974 | Roti | Mangal Singh | Mumtaz | Manmohan Desai | Co-Produced by Rajesh Khanna and Nominated for the 1975 BFJA Awards for Best Actor |
| 1974 | Badhti Ka Naam Dadhi | Kishore Kumar | Special Appearance | ||
| 1975 | Prem Kahani | Rajesh Kamleshwar Narain | Mumtaz | Raj Khosla | Nominated for the 1976 BFJA Awards for Best Actor |
| 1975 | Aakraman | Karnail Singh | J. Om Prakash | Special Appearance | |
| 1976 | Sawa Lakh Se Ek Ladaun | Qawwali Singer | Neetu Singh | Dara Singh | Special Appearance in Punjabi Film |
| 1976 | Maha Chor | Raju Khan / Rajeshwar A. Singh / Johnny Fernandes | Neetu Singh | Narendra Bedi | |
| 1976 | Bundal Baaz | Rajaram "Goku" "Raja" | Sulakshana Pandit | Shammi Kapoor | |
| 1976 | Ginny Aur Johnny | Inspector | Mehmood | Special Appearance | |
| 1976 | Mehbooba | Prakash / Suraj | Hema Malini | Shakti Samanta | |
| 1977 | Tyaag | Chetan | Sharmila Tagore | Din Dayal Sharma | |
| 1977 | Karm | Arvind Kumar | Vidya Sinha and Shabana Azmi | B. R. Chopra | |
| 1977 | Chhailla Babu | Babu Chhailla | Zeenat Aman | Joy Mukherjee | |
| 1977 | Chalta Purza | Amar Gupta | Parveen Babi | Bhappi Sunie | |
| 1977 | Anurodh | Arun Choudhury / Sanjay Kumar / Pritam Nath Ghayal | Simple Kapadia | Shakti Samanta | |
| 1977 | Aashiq Hoon Baharon Ka | Ashok Sharma | Zeenat Aman | J. Om Prakash | |
| 1977 | Aaina | Ashok J. Rao | Mumtaz | K. Balachander | Special Appearance |
| 1977 | Hatyara | Surendra Mohan | Special Appearance | ||
| 1977 | Tinku | Kalpataru Parvez | Special Appearance | ||
| 1977 | Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein | Ravi Raj Sinha (Dak Babu) | Hema Malini | Meraj | |
| 1978 | Chakravyuha | Amit Narayan | Neetu Singh | Basu Chatterjee | Nominated for the 1979 BFJA Awards for Best Actor |
| 1978 | Bhola Bhala | Ram Kumar Verma / Nathu "Nathiya" Singh | Rekha and Moushumi Chatterjee | Satpal | Double Role |
| 1978 | Naukri | Ranjit Gupta "Ronu" | Zaheera | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | |
| 1979 | Naya Bakra | Person Visiting Coutesean | Reena Roy | Special Appearance | |
| 1979 | Cinema Cinema | Krishna Shah | Special Appearance | ||
| 1979 | Til Til Dalekha | Sarika | Sukhdev Ahluwalia | Lead Role in Punjabi Film. Won the Punjab Government Award. | |
| 1979 | Muqabla | Qawwali Singer | Rekha | Rajkumar Kohli | Special Appearance |
| 1979 | Janata Havaldar | Janta Prasad/Jantu/ Janta Hawaldar | Yogeeta Bali and Hema Malini | Mehmood | |
| 1979 | Shaitan Mujrim | Nazar Khan | Special Appearance | ||
| 1979 | Majnoon | Rakhee | Kamal Amrohi | ||
| 1979 | Bebus | Zaheera | Narendra Bedi | ||
| 1979 | Amar Deep | Raja / Sonu | Shabana Azmi | R. Krishnamurty K. Vijayan | Nominated for the 1980 Filmfare Award for Best Actor and Nominated for the 1980 BFJA Awards for Best Actor |
| 1979 | Prem Bandhan | Kishan / Mohan Khanna | Rekha and Moushumi Chatterjee | Ramanand Sagar | |
| 1980 | Phir Wohi Raat | Dr. Vijay | Kim Denzongpa | Danny Denzongpa | |
| 1980 | Bandish | Kishan | Hema Malini | Kovelamudi Bapayya | |
| 1980 | Thodisi Bewafaii | Arun Kumar Choudhary | Shabana Azmi | Esmayeel Shroff | Nominated for the 1981 Filmfare Award for Best Actor and Nominated for the 1981 BFJA Awards for Best Actor |
| 1980 | Red Rose | Anand | Poonam Dhillon | Bharathiraja | Remake of 1978 Tamil film Sigappu Rojakkal |
| 1980 | Aanchal | Shambhu | Rekha and Raakhee | Anil Ganguly | |
| 1981 | Kudrat | Mohan Kapoor / Madho | Hema Malini | Chetan Anand | Won All-India Critics Association (AICA) Best Actor Award in 1982 at Calcutta and Nominated for the 1982 BFJA Awards for Best Actor. |
| 1981 | Sundara Satarkar | Special Appearance in Marathi Hit Film | |||
| 1981 | Dhanwan | Vijaykumar Saxena | Reena Roy | Surendra Mohan | Nominated for the 1982 BFJA Awards for Best Actor |
| 1981 | Dard | Deepak Srivastav / Vikas "Vicky" | Hema Malini and Poonam Dhillon | Ambrish Sangal | Nominated for the 1982 Filmfare Award for Best Actor and Won the Lion's Club Award for Best Actor in 1982 in Delhi. Double Role of Khanna. |
| 1981 | Naseeb | Himself | Sharmila Tagore | Manmohan Desai | Special Appearance |
| 1981 | Dushman Dost | Rekha and Reena Roy | Vijay Kamal | ||
| 1981 | Bharosa | Zaheera | Meraj | ||
| 1981 | Fiffty Fiffty | Kishan Singh | Tina Munim | Shomu Mukherjee | |
| 1981 | Khoon Aur Paani | Chand | Special Appearance | ||
| 1982 | Dil-E-Nadaan | Anand | Jaya Prada | C. V. Sridhar | Remake of Tamil film Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu by C.V.Sridhar |
| 1982 | Ashanti | Police Inspector Kumar Chandra Singh | Shabana Azmi, Zeenat Amanand Parveen Babi | Umesh Mehra | |
| 1982 | Suraag | Qawwali Singer | Tina Munim | Jag Mundhra Ambrish Sangal | Special Appearance |
| 1982 | Rajput | Dhirendra Singh | Hema Malini | Vijay Anand | |
| 1982 | Dharam Kanta | Ram / Shanker | Reena Roy | Sultan Ahmed | |
| 1982 | Ayaash | Rati Agnihotri | Shakti Samanta | Special Appearance | |
| 1983 | Jaanwar | Raju | Zeenat Aman | S. Ali Raza | |
| 1983 | Nishaan | Poonam Dhillon | Surendra Mohan Sikandar Khanna | ||
| 1983 | Souten | Shyam Mohit | Tina Munim and Padmini Kolhapure | Saawan Kumar Tak | |
| 1983 | Avtaar | Avtaar Krishen | Shabana Azmi | Mohan Kumar | Nominated for the 1984 Filmfare Award for Best Actor and Nominated for the 1984 BFJA Awards for Best Actor |
| 1983 | Agar Tum Na Hote | Ashok Mehra | Rekha | Lekh Tandon | Nominated for the 1984 BFJA Awards for Best Actor |
| 1983 | Disco Dancer | Master Raju | Babbar Subhash | Supporting role | |
| 1983 | Film Hi Film | Hiren Nag | Special Appearance | ||
| 1984 | Paapi Pet Ka Sawaal Hai | Jaya Prada and Tina Munim | Sohanlal Kanwar | ||
| 1984 | Dharm Aur Qanoon | Justice Diwan / Rajan | Asha Parekh and Jaya Prada | Joshi | Double Role |
| 1984 | Awaaz | Advocate Jayant | Jaya Prada | Shakti Samanta | Nominated for the 1985 BFJA Awards for Best Actor |
| 1984 | Aaj Ka M.L.A. Ram Avtar | Ram Avtaar | Shabana Azmi | Dasari Narayana Rao | Won All-India Critics Association (AICA) Best Actor Award in 1985 at Calcutta and Nominated for the 1985 BFJA Awards for Best Actor |
| 1984 | Asha Jyoti | Deepak Chander | Rekha and Reena Roy | Dasari Narayana Rao | |
| 1984 | Maqsad | Rajeshwar | Sridevi | Kovelamudi Bapayya | |
| 1984 | Naya Kadam | Ramu | Jaya Prada, Sridevi andPadmini Kolhapure | Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao | |
| 1985 | Oonche Log | Rai Bahadur Rajdev Singh / Raju /Jagdev Singh/ | Salma Agha | Brij | |
| 1985 | Zamana (1985) | Inspector Vinod S. Kumar | Poonam Dhillon | Ramesh Talwar | |
| 1985 | Hum Dono | Raja / Dr. Shekhar | Hema Malini and Reena Roy | B. S. Glaad | Nominated for the 1986 BFJA Awards for Best Actor for his Double Role.Remake of 1979 Telugu Film Sommokadidhi Sokkadidhi |
| 1985 | Masterji | Masterji | Sridevi | Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao | Remake of 1983 Tamil film 'Mundhanai Mudichu' |
| 1985 | Insaaf Main Karoonga | Captain Ravi Khanna | Tina Munim and Padmini Kolhapure | Shibu Mitra | |
| 1985 | Durgaa | Advocate | Hema Malini | Shibu Mitra | Special Appearance |
| 1985 | Aakhir Kyon? | Alok Nath | Smita Patil | J. Om Prakash | |
| 1985 | Bewafai | Ashok Nath | Tina Munim, Meenakshi Seshadri and Padmini Kolhapure | R. Thyagaraajan | |
| 1985 | Alag Alag | Neeraj | Tina Munim | Shakti Samanta | Produced by Rajesh Khanna |
| 1985 | Babu | Babu | Hema Malini and Rati Agnihotri | A. C. Trilogchander | Remake of 1971 Tamil film 'Babu'.Nominated for the 1986 BFJA Awards for Best Actor |
| 1985 | Ram Tere Kitne Nam | Himself | Himself from the scene from Aap Ki Kasam | P. Madhavan | Special Appearance |
| 1985 | Aar Paar | Himself | Shakti Samanta | Special Appearance | |
| 1985 | Bayen Haath Ka Khel | Tina Munim | Vijay Kaul | ||
| 1985 | Awara Baap | Meenakshi Seshadri andMadhuri Dixit | Sohanlal Kanwar | ||
| 1986 | Shatru | Inspector Ashok Sharma | Shabana Sadique | Pramod Chakravorty | |
| 1986 | Om | Mandakini | Shyam Ramsay, Tulsi Ramsay | ||
| 1986 | Waapsi | Surendra Mohan | |||
| 1986 | Mohabbat Ki Kasam | Krishna | Jaya Prada | K. Pappu | |
| 1986 | Angaaray | Ravi | Smita Patil | Rajesh Seth | |
| 1986 | Amrit | Amrit Lal Sharma | Smita Patil and Zarina Wahab | Mohan Kumar | Won the 1987 BFJA Awards for Best Actor |
| 1986 | Adhikar (1986) | Vishal | Tina Munim and Zarina Wahab | Chitrayug Vijay Sadanah | Nominated for the 1987 BFJA Awards for Best Actor |
| 1986 | Nasihat | Shabana Azmi | Aravind Sen | ||
| 1986 | Anokha Rishta | Smita Patil | I. V. Sasi | ||
| 1987 | Sitapur Ki Geeta | Ramu | Hema Malini | Shibu Mitra | Special Appearance, Dubbed into Bhojpuri |
| 1987 | Nazrana (1987 film) | Rajat Verma | Sridevi and Smita Patil | Ravi Tandon | |
| 1987 | Awam | Captain Amar Kumar | Poonam Dhillon | B. R. Chopra | Nominated for the 1988 BFJA Awards for Best Actor |
| 1987 | Goraa | Sulakshana Pandit | Desh Gautam | ||
| 1987 | Raj Kapoor | Himself | Siddharth Kak | ||
| 1988 | Woh Phir Aayegi | Farah Naaz and Moon Moon Sen | B. R. Ishara | ||
| 1988 | Vijay | Ajit Bhardwaj | Hema Malini | Yash Chopra | Supporting Role |
| 1989 | Main Tera Dushman | Shankar | Jaya Prada | Vijay Reddy | Guest Artist |
| 1989 | Mamta ki Chhaon Mein | Leena Chandavarkar | Kishore Kumarand Amit Kumar | Special Appearance | |
| 1989 | Police Ke Peechhe Police | B. R. Ishara | Produced by Rajesh Khanna | ||
| 1989 | Ghar Ka Chiraag | Kumar | Neelam Kothari and Deepika Chikhalia | Sikandar Bharti | |
| 1989 | Paap Ka Ant | Special Appearance | Hema Malini | Vijay Reddy | Special Appearance |
| 1990 | Swarg | Mr. Kumar | Madhavi | David Dhawan | |
| 1990 | Jai Shiv Shankar | Poonam Dhillon and Dimple Kapadia | S. A. Chandrasekhar | Produced by Rajesh Khanna | |
| 1990 | Dushman | Special Appearance | Shakti Samanta | Special Appearance | |
| 1991 | Ghar Parivar | Moushumi Chatterjee | Mohanji Prasad | ||
| 1991 | Rupaye Dus Karod | Amrita Singh and Deepika Chikhalia | Sikandar Bharti | ||
| 1991 | Begunah | Jeevanlal "J.V." | Farah Naaz | Anil Suri | |
| 1994 | Khudai | Raj Anand | Deepika Chikhalia | Johny Bakshi | Won the Best Actor Award at Russian Film Festival, Ujvegistan |
| 1994 | Birodh | Shabana (Bangladeshi Actress) | |||
| 1995 | Kis Kaam Ke Yeh Rishte | Swapna, Girija Shanker and Nandita Thakur | B. R. Ishara | ||
| 1996 | Sautela Bhai | Master Tulsiram | Moushumi Chatterjee | B. R. Ishara | |
| 1999 | Aa Ab Laut Chalen | Balraaj Khanna | Moushumi Chatterjee | Rishi Kapoor | |
| 2001 | Pyaar Zindagi Hai | Hridaynath | Vijay Sadanah | ||
| 2002 | Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa | Siddharth (Rahul's | Smita Jaykar | Sanjay Chhel | Supporting role |
| 2006 | Jaana... Let's Fall in Love | Hamid | Zeenat Aman | Shahrukh Mirza | Special Appearance |
| 2007 | Om Shanti Om | Himself | Farah Khan | Special Appearance(his face is used) | |
| 2008 | Wafa: A Deadly Love Story | Amritlal Chopra | Laila Khan | Rakesh Sawant | |
| 2009 | Kash Mere Hote | Retired Colonel Patra | B.H. Tharun Kumar | Supporting role | |
| 2010 | Do Dilon Ke Khel Mein | Joginder Singh | Akash Pandey | Supporting role |
Producer
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 1985 | Alag Alag |
| 1989 | Police Ke Peeche Police |
| 1990 | Jai Shiv Shankar |
Co-Producer
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 1971 | Mehboob Ki Mehndi |
| 1974 | Roti |
| 1995 | Barsaat |
Playback Singer
- Baharon Ke Sapne (1967)
- Safar (1970)
- Raja Rani (1973)
- Shehzada (1972)
- Amar Prem (1972)
- Daag (1973)
- Ajnabee
- Souten (1983)
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