Dharmendra

Dharmendra Biography


When one thinks of Dharmendra Deol, one automatically sees a humanities star as well as a he-man - a trait that is not quite common in screenland heroes. No astonishment He is known as 'Garam' Dharam (hot Dharam), in Bollywood. He had the looks of a actual gentle man, the masculine embody of a he-man and when it came to his films, he had a very humorous touch in his dialog-delivery and the timing, especially. The heroics in his films - Phool Aur Patthar (1966), Jugnu (1973), Raja Jani (1972) and Loafer (1973) - are all quite remarkable and unforgettable. Let's not block that all these films were bounteous blockbusters in India. And not to block his quite unbelievable performance he'd shown in the persona he played as \"Veeru\" in Sholay (1975). And who can block his dialog conveying in this movie, whether it was with Basanti or his famous \"suicide\" dialog. Though he and his films got appointed for Filmfare awards and though he couldn't intend one for his films, he, in the end, has got the prizewinning honor in his life - \"The Life Time Achievement\" honor in 1997 from Filmfare for his achievements, splendid performance during his nowadays and wonderful career in Bollywood. He was the actual action hero of perfection in his days and is ease thoughtful to be the prizewinning humanities hero and the prizewinning humanities unify with the actress Hema Malini, whom he later married. They have 2 children together, Esha and Ahana and he has two sons, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol from a previous wedlock with Prakash Kaur. While Sunny, Deol, and Esha are screenland stars in their own right, Ahana is effort set-up to be another Deol Star on the horizon. Dharmendra became a granddaddy recently when Bobby and Tanya gave birth to their first-born. And not to block Dharam's nephew Abhay, who has already made his debut with \"Socha Na Tha\" with Ayesha Takia. Dharmendra ease continues to make appearances in movies every erst in a while, and we all undergo that it will be quite some time before he throws in the towel.

Dharmendra Trivia


Hindi megastar

Father of Esha Deol and Ahana Deol from his second wedlock to Hema Malini.

Father of Bollywood stars Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol from his first marriage.

He is the only person to hit marked with almost all the Kapoor members. He did not star with Kareena Kapoor and Prithviraj Kapoor.

On August 21, 1979 he regenerate to Islam, changed his name to Dilawar Khan, got married to actress Hema Malini, as his first wife, Prakash Kaur, refused to split him. In gift with the Hindu Marriage Act it is banned for a Hindu to get re-married when his first spouse is still alive.

On August 21, 1979 he regenerate to Islam, changed his name to Dilawar Khan, got married to actress Hema Malini, as his first wife, Prakash Kaur, refused to split him. In gift with the Hindu Marriage Act it is banned for a Hindu to get re-married when his first spouse is still alive. Two Congress party-members hit launched law-suits against him low section 420 of the Indian Penal Code in this unification as he failed to make a declaration of his religion when he joined the Janata Party

Dharmendra - Producer - Filmography
The Man ....... 2009	Socha Na Tha ....... Mar 4 2005
Barsaat ....... Sep 29 1995	Ghayal ....... Jun 8 1990

Dharmendra - Presenter - Filmography
Yateem ....... 1988	Kahani Kismat Ki ....... 1973

Dharmendra - Star - Filmography
Har Pall ....... Baba 2008	Om Shanti Om ....... Himself Nov 9 2007
Johnny Gaddaar ....... Sep 28 2007	Apne ....... May 29 2005
Aaj Ka Gunda ....... May 23 2005	Baghavat ....... Amar/Rajkumar Amar Singh May 4 2005
Anokha Milan ....... Ghanshyam "Ghana" Apr 24 2005	Kis Kis Ki Kismat ....... Hasmukh Mehta Oct 22 2004
Kaise Kahoon Ke Pyaar Hai ....... May 9 2003	Shirdi Sai Baba ....... Special Appearence Sep 7 2001
Jagira ....... Feb 16 2001	Galiyon Ka Badshah ....... Jan 5 2001
Revenge: Geeta Mera Naam, The ....... Baba Thakur 2000	Bhai Thakur ....... 2000
Jallad No. 1 ....... Shankar 2000	Sultaan ....... 2000
Nyaydaata ....... DCP Ram 1999	Zulm-O-Sitam ....... SP. Arun Sep 19 1998
Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya ....... Thakur Ajay Singh (Chacha) Mar 27 1998	Barsaat Ki Raat ....... 1998
Jeeo Shaan Se ....... 1997	Dharma Karma ....... Dharma 1997
Mafia ....... Ajit Singh 'Fauji' May 24 1996	Aatank ....... Jesu 1996
Himmatvar ....... Sultan 1996	Return of Jewel Thief ....... Police Commissioner Surya Dev Singh 1996
Hum Sab Chor Hain ....... Vijay Kumar Oct 27 1995	Taaqat ....... Shakti Singh Jun 23 1995
Aazmayish ....... Shanker Singh Rathod Apr 21 1995	Maidan-E-Jung ....... Shankar Apr 14 1995
Veer ....... Veer 1995	Paapi Devataa ....... Rahim Khan 1995
Policewala Gunda ....... 1995	Juaari ....... 1994
Maha Shaktishaali ....... 1994	Kshatriya ....... Maharaj Prthivi Singh (Surjangarh) Mar 26 1993
Kundan ....... SP Kundan Singh 1993	Dushman Zamana ....... Oct 2 1992
Kal Ki Awaz ....... Police Commissioner Ali Haider Jaffri Aug 21 1992	Humlaa ....... Bhawaniprasad D. Sharma May 29 1992
Khule-Aam ....... Shiva Apr 23 1992	Virodhi ....... Inspector Shekhar 1992
Zulm Ki Hukumat ....... Pitamber Kohli 1992	Tehelka ....... 1992
Waqt Ka Badshah ....... 1992	Dushman Devta ....... Shiva Mar 29 1991
Paap Ki Aandhi ....... Dharma/Mangal Mar 18 1991	Farishtay ....... Virendra (Veeru) Feb 22 1991
Hag Toofan ....... 1991	Trinetra ....... Raja 1991
Kohraam ....... 1991	Mast Kalandar ....... Shankar 1991
Humse Na Takrana ....... 1990	Veeru Dada ....... Veeru Dada 1990
Pyar Ka Karz ....... Shekhar 'Shaka' 1990	Sher Dil ....... 1990
Shehzaade ....... Subedhar Zorawar Singh/Inspector Shankar Shrivastav Oct 20 1989	Sikka ....... Vijay Sep 22 1989
Elaan-E-Jung ....... Aug 18 1989	Batwara ....... Sumer Singh Jul 14 1989
Ilaaka ....... Inspector Dharam Verma Apr 19 1989	Kasam Suhaag Ki ....... Jan 27 1989
Vardi ....... Havaldar Bhagwan Singh Jan 6 1989	Sachai Ki Taqat ....... Havaldar Ram Singh 1989
Hathyar ....... Khushal Khan 1989	Ganga Tere Desh Mein ....... Vijay Nath Oct 21 1988
Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga ....... CBI Officer Shankar Saxena Sep 24 1988	Mahaveera ....... Ajay Verma Jun 15 1988
Khatron Ke Khiladi ....... Balwant May 13 1988	Mardon Wali Baat ....... Yadvinder Singh Jan 22 1988
Soorma Bhopali ....... Himself & Mahendra Singh (Sp Appearance) 1988	Akhri Muqabla ....... Havaldar Kamaal Singh 1988
Zalzala ....... Inspector Shiv Kumar 1988	Sone Pe Suhaaga ....... Vikram/CBI Officer Ashwini Kumar 1988
Superman ....... Superman's Biological Father Dec 31 1987	Insaf Ki Pukar ....... Vijay Dec 8 1987
Jaan Hatheli Pe ....... Soni Aug 14 1987	Hukumat ....... Arjun Singh Mar 27 1987
Loha ....... Jan 23 1987	Insaniyat Ke Dushman ....... Insp. Shekhar Kapoor Jan 2 1987
Watan Ke Rakhwale ....... Mahavir 1987	Dadagiri ....... Dharma (Dada) 1987
Mera Karam Mera Dharam ....... Ajay Shankar Sharma 1987	Mard Ki Zabaan ....... 1987
Aag Hi Aag ....... Sher Singh 1987	Main Balwan ....... Inspector Chowdhury 1986
Saveray Wali Gaadi ....... 1986	Sajna Sath Nibhana ....... Dr. Dharamveer 1986
Sitamgar ....... Sonu/Shankar Jun 21 1985	Lava ....... Narrator Jan 18 1985
Karishma Kudrat Kaa ....... Vijay/Karan 1985	Ghulami ....... Ranjit Singh Choudhary 1985
Jhutha Sach ....... Vijay/Tiger Nov 16 1984	Insaaf Kaun Karega ....... Virendra 'Veeru' Jun 19 1984
Jagir ....... Shankar 1984	Gold Medal, The ....... 1984
Dharam Aur Kanoon ....... Rahim Khan 1984	Jeene Nahi Doonga ....... Roshan/Raka 1984
Raaj Tilak ....... Zohravar Singh 1984	Sunny ....... Inderjeet 1984
Jaani Dost ....... May 27 1983	Andhaa Kanoon ....... Truck Driver (Guest Appearance) 1983
Meharbaani ....... May 13 1982	Teesri Aankh ....... Ashok K. Nath Apr 23 1982
Rajput ....... Manu Apr 16 1982	Ghazab ....... Ajay Singh 'Munna' 1982
Samraat ....... Ram 1982	Do Dishayen ....... 1982
Main Intequam Loonga ....... Kumar Agnihotri 'Bitto' 1982	Badle Ki Aag ....... Sher Singh 'Shera' 1982
Tahalka ....... 1982	Khuda Kasam ....... Maharaja Bhunam Oct 9 1981
Krodhi ....... Vikramjit Singh/Acharya Shradhanand (Vicky) Feb 3 1981	Aas Paas ....... Arun Choudhury Jan 16 1981
Professor Pyarelal ....... Ram Shinde/Professor Pyarelal/Ronnie 1981	Katilon Ke Kaatil ....... Ajit/Badshah 1981
Insaf Ka Tarazu ....... Soldier (Guest Appearance) Nov 11 1980	Alibaba Aur 40 Chor ....... Ali-Baba May 30 1980
Chunaoti ....... Mar 14 1980	Ram Balram ....... Ram/Bholuram 1980
Burning Train, The ....... Ashok 1980	Kartavya ....... May 11 1979
Dil Kaa Heera ....... Customs Offier Rajat Sharma 1979	Cinema Cinema ....... Himself 1979
Azaad ....... Ashok (Azaad) 1978	Shalimar ....... S.S. Kumar 1978
Dillagi ....... Swarnkamal 1978	Phandebaaz ....... 1978
Aaina ....... Himself (shooting of a movie) (uncredited) Feb 28 1977	Chacha Bhatija ....... Shankar 1977
Do Chehere ....... Kanwar Pran (Drunkard)/C.I.D. S.P. Shukla 1977	Kinara ....... 1977
Swami ....... Nautanki dancer 1977	Chala Murari Hero Banne ....... Himself 1977
Dream Girl ....... Anupam Verma 1977	Dharam Veer ....... Dharam Singh 1977
Do Sholay ....... 1977	Khel Khilari Ka ....... Shaki Lutera/Raja Saab/Ajit 1977
Tinku ....... 1977	Charandas ....... 1977
Charas ....... Suraj Kumar May 24 1976	Maa ....... Vijay 1976
Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka ....... Jul 9 1975	Pratiggya ....... Ajit Singh Jun 23 1975
Chaitali ....... 1975	Chhoti Si Baat ....... Himself (in song "Janeman Janeman") (uncredited) 1975
Dhoti Lota Aur Chowpatty ....... Madman 1975	Kahte Hain Mujhko Raja ....... 1975
Apne Dushman ....... Brijesh 1975	Chupke Chupke ....... Dr. Parimal Tripathi 1975
Saazish ....... 1975	Kunwara Baap ....... Himself (Guest Appearance) Nov 23 1974
Resham Ki Dori ....... Ajit Singh Aug 21 1974	Patthar Aur Payal ....... Chhote Thakur Ranjeet Singh Aug 13 1974
International Crook ....... Shekar Jul 22 1974	Dost ....... Maanav Apr 12 1974
Pocketmaar ....... Shankar/Madan Malhotra 1974	Jwar Bhata ....... Balraj Das Prasad ("Biloo") Nov 2 1973
Jugnu ....... Ashok/Jugnu Aug 30 1973	Jheel Ke Us Paar ....... Sameer Rai Aug 28 1973
Loafer ....... Ranjit Mar 12 1973	Keemat ....... Gopal (Agent 116) 1973
Yaadon Ki Baaraat ....... Shankar 1973	Kahani Kismat Ki ....... Ajit Sharma 1973
Black Mail ....... Kailash Gupta 1973	Phagun ....... 1973
Raja Jani ....... Rajkumar Singh 'Raja' 1972	Lalkaar ....... Major Ram Kapoor 1972
Seeta Aur Geeta ....... Raka 1972	Samadhi ....... Lakhan Singh/Ajay 1972
Guddi ....... Himself Jan 1 1971	Mera Gaon Mera Desh ....... Ajit 1971
Rakhwala ....... 1971	Ishq Par Zor Nahin ....... Ram Kumar 1970
Man Ki Aankhen ....... Rajesh Agarwal 1970	Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan? ....... CID Inspector Anand 1970
Tum Haseen Main Jawaan ....... Sunil 1970	Sharafat ....... Rajesh 1970
Mera Naam Joker ....... Mahender 1970	Jeevan Mrityu ....... Ashok Tandon/Bikram Singh 1970
Satyakam ....... Satyapriya Acharya (Sat) 1969	Pyar Hi Pyar ....... Vijay Pratap 1969
Khamoshi ....... Mr. Dev (Patient #24) (Guest Appearance) 1969	Aadmi Aur Insaan ....... Munish Mehra 1969
Yakeen ....... Rajesh/Garcon 1969	Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke ....... Jaishankar 1969
Izzat ....... 1968	Baharon Ki Manzil ....... Dr. rajesh 1968
Shikar ....... Ajay 1968	Baazi ....... 1968
Mere Hamdam Mere Dost ....... Sunil 1968	Ankhen ....... Sunil 1968
Ghar Ka Chirag ....... 1967	Dulhan Ek Raat Ki ....... Ashok 1967
Chandan Ka Palna ....... Ajit 1967	Jab Yaad Kisi Ki Aati Hai ....... 1967
Majhli Didi ....... Bipin 1967	Aaye Din Bahar Ke ....... Ravi/Prakash Nov 4 1966
Mamta ....... Barrister Indraneel 1966	Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi ....... Jitendra Gupta 1966
Anupama ....... Ashok 1966	Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya ....... 1966
Devar ....... 1966	Phool Aur Patthar ....... Shakti Singh/Shaaka 1966
Kaajal ....... Rajesh 1965	Akashdeep ....... 1965
Neela Aakash ....... Akash 1965	Chand Aur Suraj ....... 1965
Ayee Milan Ki Bela ....... Ranjit (as Dharminder) 1964	Aap Ki Parchhaiyan ....... Chandramohan Chopra 1964
Ganga Ki Lahren ....... Ashok 1964	Main Bhi Ladki Hoon ....... 1964
Pooja Ke Phool ....... Balraj 'Raj' 1964	Haqeeqat ....... Captain Bahadur Singh 1964
Mera Qasoor Kya Hai ....... 1964	Bandini ....... Devendra (Prison Doctor) (as Dharminder) Jan 1 1963
Begaana ....... 1963	Soorat Aur Seerat ....... 1962
Anpadh ....... Deepak M. Nath 1962	Shaadi ....... 1962
Boy Friend ....... Sunil 1961	Shola Aur Shabnam ....... Bunnu (as Dharminder) 1961
Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere ....... Ashok (as Dharmender) 1960

Basics on Dharamendra
Dharamendra Kewal Krishen Deol was born on the 8th December 1935 in Punjab, India. He was born into an Arya Samaj Jatt family. His ascendant was Kewal Krishen Deol, a school head and his mother Satwant Kaur Deol, was a Sikh.

He mated Prakash Kaur in 1954 and has digit sons Sunny and Bobby, both of whom are actors and digit daughters Ajeeta and Vijeta. At the instance of his marriage he was employed with an American Drilling Company.

In 1980 he converted to Islam to unite actress Hema Malini as his prototypal wife refused to present him divorce. His legal study after changing belief is Delawar Khan. He has digit daughters with Hema Malini, Esha and Ahana. His daughter Esha Deol is an actress.

He was also involved with Meena Kumari with whom he worked in Phool Aur Pathar and many other movies.

The Filmfare spot the talent contest evidenced to be lucky for him as he was discovered and signed up by Arjun Hingorani in the sixties and there was no looking backwards as he became one of the most prominent faces in Bollywood for five decades, a fact that was recognized in 1997 when he was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.

Dharamendra in Politics
He contested from Bikaner, Rajasthan during the 2004 General Elections as part of BJP and was consequently elected Member of Parliament

Dharamendra’s Movies
1960 to 1969 Dharamendra’s debut movie was Arjun Hingorani’s Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere in 1960. Anpad (1962) was most literacy among women and he worked with Mala Sinha and Shashi Kala in the movie.
In Bimal Roy’s Bandini (1963), he starred with Nutan and Ashok Kumar as a doctor in a prison. He was cast opposite Meena Kumari in Phool Aur Pather in a negative role but whose goodness is brought discover by Meena Kumari.

He worked with Sharmila Tagore in movies like Mere Hamdam Mere Dost (1968), Yakeen (1969) and Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Satyakam (1969). He starred with Mala Sinha and Mehmood in Aankhen (1968) that was a spy movie and became a hit at the box office.

1970 to 1979 He was seen as a circus owner in Raj Kapoor’s Mera Naam Joker (1970). He acted with Hema Malini and Sanjeev Kumar in Ramesh Sippy’s Seeta Aur Geeta (1972). He played the role of Shankar in the classic Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973).

He worked with another rising star Amitabh Bacchan in the comedy Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Chupke Chupke (1975), as a professor. They came together again in one of the large movies of Indian cinema, Ramesh Sippy’s Sholay (1975). He played a criminal Veeru who along with buddy Jai sets discover to destroy Gabbar Singh and also falls in fuck with Basanti, which was played by Hema Malini. Dharamendra appeared with Hema Malini in Dream Girl (1977).

1980 to 1989 Dharmendra and Amitabh Bacchan were seen as brothers in Ram Balram (1980) with Zeenat Aman as his fuck interest. He and wife Hema Malini were matched onscreen in Razia Sultan (1983), a story most Razia Sultan’s affair with a slave.

The other movies in the decennium were Qayamat (1983), Raaj Tilak (1984), Ghulami (1985), Sultanat (1986), Insaaf Ki Pukaar (1987) and Sikka (1989).

1990 to 1999 The decennium didn’t hold the aforementioned charm and he was seen in Kshatriya (1993), Taaqat (1995), Return of Jewel Thief (1996) and Pyaar Kiya Tai Darna Kya (1998).

2000 to 2009 Dharmendra came together with his sons onscreen for the prototypal instance in Apne (2007) and the response was good. The aforementioned assemblage he was seen as Seshadri in the critically acclaimed Johnny Gaddar. His next movie is Har Pall (2009) which stars Preity Zinta and Shiney Ahuja, in which he plays Zinta’s father.

Dharmendra

Rajesh Khana

Upperstall Profile
Upperstall profile by: TheThirdMan

No rise or fall of a star has been as been quite as hammy or spectacular as that of Rajesh Khanna. From 1969 to 1972, the Rajesh Khanna phenomenon sweptwing Bollywood soured its feet and the hysteria he generated was unlike anything seen before and after. As superhit followed superhit and women every over the country swooned over him, Rajesh Khanna admitted opinion 'next to God.' In fact, Rajesh Khanna could perhaps be titled Hindi Cinema's first superstar. And yet in digit of life's large ironies just 5 eld later by 1977, his career was in shambles as flick after flick began failing at the incase office. As he lapse to the 'angry young man' onslaught of Amitabh Bachchan and found himself totally rejected by filmgoers it is said he went to his terrace in heavy rain asking God not to effort his patience...

Born Jatin Khanna in 1942, he was the adoptive son of his parents. After a stint in theatre, he was selected by the United Producers' Talent Contest. He prefabricated his flick debut in Chetan Anand's Aakhri Khat (1966). His earlier films, in spite of adequate performances by him, still did nothing for him till Aradhana (1969) came along.

Released in November 1969, Aradhana prefabricated Rajesh Khanna a superstar. In the double persona of a father and son, both air force pilots, Khanna cut a most dashing figure in uniform. His mannerisms - the crinkling of his eyes and stir of the nous asking the heroine to come to him found instant favour with the audience and aided by such SD Burman evergreen ditties as Mere Sapnon ki Rani, Kora Kaagaz Tha Yeh Man Mera, Roop Tera Mastana, Gun Guna Rahe Hain Bhanwaren and Baaghon Mein Bahar Hai, Aradhana was a golden jubilee hit. Barely a short patch later in December the aforementioned year, Raj Khosla's Do Raaste, in which he played the youngest brother in a joint family, also opened to full houses and also went on to be a golden jubilee hit. What's more in Bombay, the two films had their important theatres right crossways the road from digit another, Aradhana at Opera House and Do Raaste at Roxy! That year he also tasted success in Bandhan, Doli and digit of his finest films, Ittefaq.

In Ittefaq, Dilip Roy (Rajesh Khanna) is accused of murdering his wife Sushma (Alka). With mounting circumstantial evidence against him, he feigns insanity to avoid being convicted. However uncovering chronicle intolerable in the mental asylum, he escapes and seeks shelter in the house of a married woman, Rekha (Nanda) who is alone as her husband is away. Caught in the clutches of this madman or so she thinks who is terrorizing her, she tries to intend him caught but is unsuccessful. And patch hiding from a temporary Doctor and a Police Inspector (Sujit Kumar) whom he thinks is searching for him, Dilip discovers Rekha’s husband’s corpse in the bathtub…Devoid of his exemplary romantic mannerisms, Rajesh Khanna responds with digit his career’s more nuanced and nervy performance. However the scene stealer is undoubtedly Nanda. She gives an extremely controlled and reined in action and since she was known for her goody-goody roles, the sophisticate when she is revealed to be a algid purebred murderess trying to create an defense for herself and pin her husband’s remove on Dilip works extremely well for both her and the film.

Thereafter till 1972, it looked same Rajesh Khanna could do no wrong. Film after flick sweptwing the box-office. But there was more to him than just his mannerisms as he shapely the ikon of a vulnerable, upgrade romantic. In films same Khamoshi (1969), Saphar (1970) and Anand (1970), he came up with sensitive performances straight from the heart. Anand saw perhaps his large ever action as a man sick with cancer but wanting to live chronicle to the fullest before he dies. In Anand, Rajesh Khanna more than justified Frank Capra's immortal observation, \"Tragedy is not when actors cry. Tragedy is when audiences cry.\" Indeed at the end of Anand as Amitabh sits by Khanna's departed body and as the tape recorder plays Khanna's voice, you cannot help but scream along with Amitabh.

As Khanna went from capableness to strength, modify his guest appearance in Andaaz (1971) generated more hysteria than the hero of the flick Shammi Kapoor. In fact symbolically this represented the end of the Shammi Kapoor era and the extreme of the Rajesh Khanna era. Though Khanna worked with crowning heroines of the day same Waheeda Rehman, Nanda, Mala Sinha, Tanuja and Hema Malini, his most popular pairings were with Sharmila Tagore and Mumtaz. The BBC prefabricated a flick on him, Bombay Superstar, and a book prescribed by the Bombay University contained an essay, 'The Charisma of Rajesh Khanna!'

Rajesh Khanna formed a brilliant compounding with director Sakti Samanta, Music Director RD Burman and 'his voice', singer Kishore Kumar resulting in such films same Kati Patang (1970) and Amar Prem (1971). With Hrishikesh Mukherjee, he gave fine performances in Bawarchi (1972) as a Jack of every Trades cook and Namak Haram (1973) ably carrying both films on his shoulders. The aforementioned year, 1973, also saw him reason with a brawny and relatively more realistic action in Avishkaar, Basu Bhattacharya's perceptive think of a wedlock gone sour.

By this time however, some of Rajesh Khanna's films had started flopping but he failed to wager the composition on the surround as the success of films same Daag (1973), Namak Haram, Aap ki Kasam (1974), Prem Nagar (1974) and Roti (1974) still kept him afloat. Also, Amitabh Bachchan had stormed the Industry with his intense 'angry young man' action in Zanjeer (1973). With his tall and lean looks, Amitabh became emblematic of the newborn kind of action hero. Every hero lapse to the Amitabh onslaught and Rajesh Khanna was no exception. He tried to stay in the news, however, with a sensational wedlock to the 'Bobby Girl', Dimple Kapadia who at 16 was 15 eld younger than him!

With Amitabh's success, different kind of movies began to be prefabricated with a stronger accent on action. Rajesh Khanna's romantic mannerisms now appeared jaded and discover of synchronization with the times. Even films with old regulars Sakti Samanta (Ajnabee (1974), Mehbooba (1976), Anurodh (1977)) and Hrishida (Naukri (1978)) came unstuck at the box-office. What's more both Sakti Samanta and Hrishida went on do a series of films with the newborn superstar, Amitabh Bachchan! And to crowning it all, modify his wedlock to Dimple was on the rocks and afterward she left him and resumed her acting career with much success.

Though Amardeep (1979) and Thodisi Bewafai (1980) brought Rajesh Khanna some reprieve, it was the triple success of Agar Tum Na Hote (1983), Avtaar (1983) and Souten (1983) that evidenced to be the last brawny flickers in a dying flame. Avtaar particularly saw a beatific action from him in the persona of a self-respecting garage mechanic.

In the 1990s with his flick career every but over, Rajesh Khanna entered politics and modify served a stint as Member of Parliament with the Congress - I Party. He prefabricated an undistinguished comeback of sorts in Rishi Kapoor's Aa Ab Laut Chalein (1999) and prefabricated his debut on Television with the serial Batwara patch he continued to play the odd character persona in films same Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa(2002).

Today, he still does the odd flick and is attempting a ordinal innings on Television, his days of glory well behind him.


SUPER STAR RAJESH KHANNA'S BIRTHDAY ON 29TH DECEMBER, 2008

SUPER STAR RAJESH KHANNA : An person par excellence
On his SIXTY SIX date on 29th December, 2008, I may highlight some inner capabilities of the GREATEST LIVING LEGEND & THE REAL AND ONLY SUPER STAR OF INDIAN CINEMA as a most refined actor, rather, an person par excellence, which have experienced for the last four decades finished his outstanding performances. These are in addition to his artist facial ex-pressions which emerge effortlessly on his face and the call and arrogance brought by him on the silver screen. The rigorous use of his voice to communicate a character’s lines and impart emotion, which he achieved finished attention to diction and projection finished correct breathing and articulation. It has also achieved by him finished the tone and inflection that an real person puts on words. Characterization/Physicalisation of a role in visit to create a believable character for the audience and to use the acting space befittingly and correctly. Use of gesture to complement the voice, interact with other actors and to bring inflection to the words in a play, as well as having signaling meaning.

FILMOGRAPHY

1. Wafaa (2008) .... Amritlal Chopra
2. Om Shanti Om (2007) .... Appearance in song
3. Jaana... Let's Fall in Love (2006) .... Hamid
4. Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa (2002) .... Siddharth (Rahul's dad)
5. Pyaar Zindagi Hai (2001) .... Hridaynath
   
   
6. Aa Ab Laut Chalen (1999) .... Balraaj Khanna
   ... aka Lets Go Back (International: English title)
7. Sautela Bhai (1996) .... Master Tulsiram
8. Khudai (1994) .... Raj Anand
9. Rupaye Dus Karod (1991)
10. Swarg (1990) .... Mr. Kumar
    
    
11. Paap Ka Ant (1989)
12. Ghar Ka Chiraag (1989) .... Kumar
13. Main Tera Dushman (1989) .... Shankar
14. Vijay (1988) .... Ajit Bhardwaj
15. Woh Phir Aayegi (1988)
16. Goraa (1987)
17. Nazrana (1987) .... Rajat Verma
18. Avam (1987) .... Captain Amar Kumar
    ... aka People
19. Sitapur Ki Geeta (1987) (uncredited) .... Ramu
20. Anokha Rishta (1986)
21. Nasihat (1986)
22. Amrit (1986) .... Amrit Lal Sharma
23. Adhikar (1986) .... Vishal
24. Angaarey (1986) .... Ravi
25. Mohabbat Ki Kasam (1986) .... Krishna
26. Shatru (1986) .... Inspector Ashok Sharma
    ... aka The Enemy
27. Babu (1985) .... Babu
28. Alag Alag (1985) .... Neeraj
29. Aakhir Kyon? (1985) .... Alok Nath
30. Masterji (1985) .... Masterji
31. Hum Dono (1985) .... Raja/Dr. Shekhar
    ... aka We Two (International: English title)
32. Bewafai (1985) .... Ashok Nath
33. Zamana (1985) .... Inspector Vinod S. Kumar
34. Awara Baap (1985)
35. Durga (1985)
36. Insaaf Main Karoonga (1985) .... Captain Ravi Khanna
37. Oonche Log (1985) .... Rai Bahadur Rajdev Singh/Raju
    ... aka High Society
38. Naya Kadam (1984) .... Ramu
39. Maqsad (1984) .... Rajeshwar
    ... aka Objective
40. Asha Jyoti (1984) .... Deepak Chander
41. Aaj Ka M.L.A. Ram Avtar (1984) .... Ram Avtaar
42. Awaaz (1984) .... Advocate Jayant
43. Dharam Aur Kanoon (1984) .... Justice Diwan/Rajan
44. Paapi Pet Ka Sawaal Hai (1984)
45. Disco Dancer (1983) .... Master Raju
46. Agar Tum Na Hote (1983) .... Ashok Mehra
47. Avtaar (1983) .... Avtaar Krishen
48. Souten (1983) .... Shyam Mohit
49. Nishan (1983)
50. Dharam Kanta (1982) .... Ram/Shanker
51. Rajput (1982) .... Dhirendra Singh
52. Suraag (1982) .... Guest Appearance
53. Ashanti (1982) .... Police Inspector Kumar Chandra Singh
54. Dil-E-Nadaan (1982) .... Anand
    ... aka Mysterious Manoeuvre (India: English title)
    ... aka The Mischievous Heart (India: English title)
55. Jaanwar (1982) .... Raju
56. Fiffty Fiffty (1981) .... Kishan Singh
    ... aka Fifty Fifty (India: Hindi title: correct spelling)
57. Dard (Conflict of Emotions) (1981) .... Deepak Srivastav/Vikas 'Vicky'
    ... aka Dard (India: Hindi title: TV title)
58. Dhanwan (1981)
59. Kudrat (1981) .... Mohan Kapoor/Madho
    ... aka Nature
60. Aanchal (1980) .... Shambhu
61. Red Rose (1980) .... Anand
62. Thodisi Bewafaii (1980) .... Arun Kumar Choudhary
    ... aka Thodisi Bewafai (India: Hindi title: alternative transliteration)
63. Bandish (1980/I) .... Kishan
    ... aka Restriction
64. Phir Wohi Raat (1980) .... Dr. Vijay
    
    
65. Prem Bandhan (1979) .... Kishan/Mohan Khanna
    ... aka Victim of Love (International: English title)
66. Amar Deep (1979) .... Raja/Sonu
67. Janata Havaldar (1979)
68. Muqabla (1979) .... Qawwali singer
    ... aka Muqabala (India: Hindi title: alternative transliteration)
69. Til Til Dalekha (1979)
70. Naukri (1978) .... Ranjit Gupta 'Ronu'
71. Bhola Bhala (1978) .... Ram Kumar Verma/Nathu 'Nathiya' Singh
72. Chakravyuha (1978)
    ... aka The Labyrinth
73. Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein (1977) .... Ravi Raj Sinha (Dak Babu)
74. Chhailla Babu (1977) .... Babu Chhailla
75. Aaina (1977) .... Ashok J. Rao
76. Aashiq Hoon Baharon Ka (1977) .... Ashok Sharma
77. Anurodh (1977) .... Arun Choudhury/Sanjay Kumar/Pritam Nath Ghayal
78. Chalta Purza (1977) .... Amar Gupta
79. Karm (1977) .... Arvind Kumar
80. Tyaag (1977) .... Chetan
81. Mehbooba (1976) .... Prakash/Suraj
82. Bundal Baaz (1976) .... Rajaram 'Goku' 'Raja'
83. Ginny Aur Johny (1976) (uncredited) .... Inspector
84. Maha Chor (1976) .... Raju Khan/Rajeshwar A. Singh/Johnny Fernandes
    ... aka The Big Thief
85. Sawa Lakh Se Ek Ladaun (1976)
86. Aakraman (1975) .... Karnail Singh (cripple soldier)
87. Prem Kahani (1975) .... Rajesh Kamleshwar Narain
88. Roti (1974) .... Mangal Singh
89. Ajanabee (1974) .... Rohit Kumar Saxena
90. 5 Rifles (1974) .... Rakesh Khanna
91. Prem Nagar (1974) .... Chhotey Kunver Karan U. Singh
92. Aap Ki Kasam (1974) .... Kamal Bhatnagar
93. Humshakal (1974) .... Ram/Laxman
94. Namak Haraam (1973) .... Somnath (Somu)/Chander Singh
    ... aka The Ungrateful
    ... aka Traitor
95. Avishkaar (1973) .... Amar
    ... aka Discovery
96. Raja Rani (1973) .... Raja
97. Daag: A Poem of Love (1973) .... Sunil Kohli
    ... aka Daag: A Poem of Love (India: English title: informal title)
    ... aka The Stain
    ... aka The Stigma
98. Joroo Ka Ghulam (1972) .... Rajesh
    ... aka Wife's Servant
99. Anuraag (1972) .... Gangaram
100. Apna Desh (1972) .... Akash Chandra
     ... aka Your Country (International: English title)
101. Bawarchi (1972) .... Raghu (Bawarchi)
     ... aka The Cook (India: English title)
102. Dil Daulat Duniya (1972) .... Vijay
     ... aka Love, Wealth and the World
103. Maalik (1972) .... Raju
     ... aka The Boss
104. Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972) .... Prakash
     ... aka My Life Partner
105. Shehzada (1972) .... Rajesh
     ... aka Shahzada (India: Hindi title: alternative transliteration)
106. Chhoti Bahu (1971) .... Madhu
107. Anand (1971) .... Anand Saigal/Jaichand
108. Amar Prem (1971) .... Anand Babu
     ... aka Immortal Love
109. Andaz (1971) .... Raj
     ... aka The Gesture
110. Dushmun (1971) .... Surjit Singh/Dushmun
111. Haathi Mere Saathi (1971) .... Raj Kumar 'Raju'
112. Maryada (1971) .... Raja Babu/Rajan Ram Bahadur
113. Mehboob Ki Mehndi (1971) .... Yusuf
114. Aan Milo Sajna (1970) .... Ajit
115. Sachaa Jhutha (1970) .... Bhola/Ranjit Kumar
     ... aka Truth and Falsehood (India: English title)
116. The Train (1970/I) .... CID Inspector Shyam Kumar
117. Kati Patang (1970) .... Kamal Sinha
118. Safar (1970) .... Avinash
     
     
119. Do Raaste (1969) .... Satyan Gupta
     ... aka Two Roads (India: English title)
120. Ittefaq (1969) .... Dilip Roy
     ... aka Coincidence
121. Aradhana (1969) .... Arun/Suraj Prasad Saxena
122. Bandhan (1969/I) .... Dharmchand "Dharma"
     ... aka The Bond
123. Doli (1969) .... Amar Kumar
124. Khamoshi (1969) .... Mr. Arun Choudhury (Patient #24)
125. Aurat (1967) .... Suresh
     ... aka Woman (International: English title)
126. Baharon Ke Sapne (1967) .... Ramaiya
127. Raaz (1967) .... Kumar/Sunil
128. Aakhri Khat (1966) .... Govind
     ... aka The Last Letter

Rajesh Khanna Trivia

Hindi megastar

Father of actress Twinkle Khanna and 'Rinke Khanna'. Became a grandfather when Rinke gave birth to a daughter on 19Oct04.

He was adopted by his parents

He was Member of Parliament once, for New Delhi

Enjoyed a godlike status in his prime time (early 70s) with female fans writing letters in blood to him. The hysteria was unique till Hrithik Roshan 'exploded' in early 2000 and created a comparable mania.

He recommended actor Jeetendra to go into movies.

Father-in-law of superstar Akshay Kumar.