Rajesh Khanna ( pronunciation (help·info) born: Jatin Arora; 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) was a Bollywood actor, film producer and politician. He was referred to as the "first superstar" and the "original superstar" of Indian cinema. He earned these titles following 15 consecutive solo hit films in the 1970s, a record that remains unbroken.
Khanna married Dimple Kapadia in March 1973, six months before Dimple's debut film Bobby was released and has two daughters from the marriage. Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia separated in 1984. Their elder daughter Twinkle Khanna is married to actor Akshay Kumar, while they also have a younger daughter Rinke Khanna.
He appeared in 163 feature films of which 128 films saw him as the lead protagonist; he appeared in 17 short films as well He won three Filmfare Best Actor Awards and was nominated for the same fourteen times.
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