Actor Rajesh Khanna “Kaka” passes away

July 21, 2012

Veteran Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna (69) passed away.

Born in 1942 as Jatin Arora, his uncle changed his named to Rajesh Khanna when he decided to join films.
He was not only a mega star but was also a Lok Sabha member of the Indian National Congress from New Delhi constituency from 1992 to 1996.
He made his film debut in the 1966 film Aakhri Khat directed by Chetan Anand
He was then noticed for his performances in films like Baharon Ke Sapne, Aurat (1967),Doli, Aradhana and Ittefaq.
Khanna became a megastar after he gave 15 consecutive solo blockbuster movies b/w 1969 and 1972 including "Aradhana", "Haathi Mere Saathi", "Anand" and "Amar Prem".
Khanna was referred to, by the media, as the "First Superstar" of Indian cinema.
In the film Anand, the word “Babu Moshai” used by Rajesh Khanna for Amitabh Bachchan (who played a Bengali doctor in the film), is so deeply engraved in the minds of Indians that it has almost become a synonym for Bengalis for the rest of the countrymen.
His friends and his wife called him Kaka (Uncle).