Scores of fans gathered outside Aashirwad, his home on Carter Road in Mumbai's Bandra area, following the news of his death, the agency said. We are very happy that he had gone there," his actor son-in-law Akshay Kumar told reporters.
Meanwhile, tributes have been pouring in for the superstar on the micro-blogging site, Twitter, where fans have been remembering his best dialogues and songs from his hit films. PM Manmohan Singh led the tributes with his tweet: "I convey my heartfelt condolences to the members of the bereaved family and countless fans and admirers of Rajesh Khanna.
He introduced us to a special twinkle in the eye that made us feel good about ourselves. Director Karan Johar tweeted: "The magic His funeral is scheduled for Thursday morning in Mumbai, a spokeswoman for Khanna's son-in-law, actor Akshay Kumar, told Reuters.
Khanna made his acting debut with "Aakhri Khat" but shot to fame three years later, playing a dashing young pilot in the hit "Aradhana". He featured in successful films such as "Amar Prem" and "Anand" over the next decade. Celebrities paid their last respects and conveyed their condolences. Indian Prime Minister led from the front. Amitabh Bachchan: T - What can one say when a colleague, a most important member of the fraternity, younger than you passes away..
Rajesh Khanna no more! T - I stand mute in front of his still body, with nothing crossing my mind He just could not deliver a flop. People sang with him, romanced with him and cried with him; he knew how to squeeze those tear ducts; he must have died on screen in more films than anyone else.
In the first half of the s Bollywood belonged to him and no one else until Amitabh Bachchan came and destroyed everything before him. He may have been cliched in his romantic roles, but he lit up the screen. The gossip writers analysed his every move and wrote about his heroines, but he was not someone you could taint or criticise — he was so lovable.
All stars have yes men, but Kaka was in a different league. Even his young wife Dimple complained about his companions. He spoke about his own youthful immaturity, how he could not cope with his fame and how his fair-weather friends led him astray. It was less a bitter cry, more a rumination about how things had turned out. He brought with him a whiff of fresh air to Bollywood, a new romantic style of acting which floored millions of cinema lovers in India.
But in his later years, sick and infirm, the actor was a pale shadow of his former self. A combination of changing audience tastes, poor film selection and the emergence of newer stars put paid to his career; it did not help that he did not evolve as an actor and change with the times. Dev Anand managed to remain a hero for three decades and more, but he was an exception; at some stage an actor has to realise his time is up and choose character roles.
The mega story had a small beginning in Amritsar. Born Jatin Arora on Dec 29, , he was adopted and raised by foster parents. He went from being Jatin to Rajesh, thanks to his uncle who changed his name, when he decided to join films.
He made his debut with Aakhri Khat in It was a fairly easy road to superstardom after that. He became the heartthrob of the nation, singing timeless melodies like Mere Sapnon Ki Rani In his four-decade career, he appeared in about films, of which had him as the solo lead hero and 22 were two hero projects. Rajesh proved his mettle in offbeat films too.
The quintessential romantic also did the intense Avishkar, directed by Basu Bhattacharya. He moved to television and played the main lead in two serials - Ittefaque and Apne Paraye during and also featured in Raghukul Reet Sada Chali Aayi between The decline to B-grade films was inevitable.
There was also the sorry Wafa with Laila Khan, who was found murdered this July.
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