Remembering First Super Star: Rajesh Khanna on his death anniversary 18th July From : Yogesh Gogwekar, Mahim , Mumbai

 

Remembering First Super Star: Rajesh Khanna on his death anniversary 18th July

From : Yogesh Gogwekar, Mahim , Mumbai

Rajesh Khanna is my favourite actor. I always feel that only one actor has created stardom. He was only Rajesh Khanna and no one else. While reading the history of Indian film Industry, I always like to understand the life of Rajesh Khanna and his contributions as an actor over the period of time.

 

Yes, he was a man of contradictions and complexities but generous. He was the first person to break the shackles of the past. He accepted different kind of roles as a challenge. For that one should see his films like Aradhana, Amar Prem, Dag, Avishkar, Bawarchi, Aap ki kasam, Kati Patang, Raj and Anand. It is true that he didn't nurture his stardom and allowed it to slip from his grasp. Yes, a great talented actor could not get over his insecurities and allowed them to spoil things. Today, for some strange reason, the man was lost to memory.

 

Shantnu Ray Choudhary rightly said in his book ICONS FROM BOLLYWOOD, "Unlike the bigger icons and stars, Rajesh Khanna's claim to greatness basically lies in his achievements over a period of barely three years. There have been actors in the limelight for a long duration, more talented artistes who have shaped the opinion and continued to be talked about across generations. None of these hold true for Rajesh Khanna... But on the strength of those three years, 1969 to 1972, he will always find the place in any discussion on Hindi Cinema. For, in those years, he was Hindi mainstream cinema".

 

I am going to write about Rajesh Khanna in detail. For that, I am collecting books and writing references about him and also about his films. It is taking time. It is the only way to remember such a talented actor who was India's first-ever super star.

 

Thank you 

 18/07/2021