Rajesh Khanna - Famous Politician

Rajesh Khanna Net Worth

$65,000,000

Famous Hindi film actor, producer, and politician Rajesh Khanna had a net worth of $65 million at the time of his death in 2012. During his acting career, he appeared in the lead roles of many Hindi movies, managing to create several milestones that remain untouched by other actors.

Key facts:

  • Rajesh Khanna was the first superstar for Hindi cinema, also known as Bollywood.
  • He acted in fifteen consecutive blockbuster movies during the 70's, a record still untouched in Hindi film industry.
  • Rajesh Khanna was referred to as the Original King of Romance in this Hindi film industry.
  • He appeared in a total of 180 films, out of which 163 were feature films and the rest were short films.
  • Rajesh Khanna received three Filmfare awards for Best Actor and was nominated for the same fourteen times.

Basic Information About Rajesh Khanna

CategoryCelebrities β€Ί Actors
ProfessionsPolitician, Actor, Film Producer
Net worth$65,000,000
Date of birth1942-12-29
Place of birthAmritsar
Date of death2012-07-18 (aged 69)
NationalityIndia
Spouse18 July - Dimple Kapadia (1973 - Β 2012)Β (his death)Β (2 children)
GenderMale
Height5 ft 8 in (1.75 m)
Social Mediaβ†—οΈŽ Wikipedia β†—οΈŽ IMDb

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Rajesh Khanna awards

Award Name State Movie / Series Name Year
BFJA Award - Best Actor in Hindi FilmsWinnerAnand1972
Special Award - Best ActorWinnerAnand1971

Rajesh Khanna roles

Movie / Series Role
Om Shanti OmAppearance in song
AnandAnand Saigal

Rajesh Khanna's Movie/Shows Salary

Movie / Series Salary
Aakhri KhatΒ (1966)1.5 lakhs INR
RaazΒ (1967)1lakh INR
AuratΒ (1967)2 Lac INR
Baharon Ke SapneΒ (1967)5 lakhs INR
BandhanΒ (1969)7 Lac INR
AradhanaΒ (1969)7 Lac INR
IttefaqΒ (1969)7 Lac INR
The TrainΒ (1970)10 lakhs INR
Sachaa JhuthaΒ (1970)15 lakhs INR
Aan Milo SajnaΒ (1970)12 lakhs INR
KhamoshiΒ (1970)8 Lac INR
SafarΒ (1970)10 Lakhs INR
Mehboob Ki MehndiΒ (1971)20 Lakhs INR
AnandΒ (1971)8 Lakhs INR
Haathi Mere SaathiΒ (1971)25 lakhs INR
Chhoti BahuΒ (1971)15 lakhs INR
MaryadaΒ (1971)14 lakhs INR
DushmunΒ (1971)20 lakhs INR
Amar PremΒ (1972)20 lakhs INR
Joroo Ka GhulamΒ (1972)15 lakhs INR
Dil Daulat DuniyaΒ (1972)15 lakhs INR
Apna DeshΒ (1972)20 lakhs INR
ShehzadaΒ (1972)15 lakhs INR
Raja RaniΒ (1973)30 Lakhs INR
Namak HaraamΒ (1973)20 Lakhs INR
Aap Ki KasamΒ (1974)25 Lakhs INR
Prem NagarΒ (1974)24 lakhs INR
AavishkarΒ (1974)25 lakhs INR
RotiΒ (1974)27 lakhs INR
Prem KahaniΒ (1975)25 lakhs INR
MehboobaΒ (1976)30 Lakhs INR
Bundal BaazΒ (1976)32 lakhs INR
Chhailla BabuΒ (1977)30 lakhs INR
KarmΒ (1977)27 Lakhs INR
Palkon Ki Chhaon MeinΒ (1977)30 lakhs INR
AnurodhΒ (1977)30 Lakhs INR
Bhola BhalaΒ (1978)27 Lakhs
Prem BandhanΒ (1979)35 Lakhs INR
Amar DeepΒ (1979)35 lakhs INR
Thodisi BewafaiiΒ (1980)40 lakhs INR
AanchalΒ (1980)45 lakhs INR
BandishΒ (1980)40 lakhs INR
KudratΒ (1981)40 lakhs INR
DhanwanΒ (1981)47 lakhs INR
Fiffty FifftyΒ (1981)35 lakhs INR
AshantiΒ (1982)45 Lakhs INR
Dil-E-NadaanΒ (1982)47 lakhs INR
JaanwarΒ (1982)55 Lakhs INR
AvtaarΒ (1983)65 Lakhs INR
SoutenΒ (1983)57 Lakhs INR
Agar Tum Na HoteΒ (1983)60 lakhs INR
MaqsadΒ (1984)45 Lakhs INR
Dharm Aur QanoonΒ (1984)50 lakhs INR
Naya KadamΒ (1984)55 Lakhs INR
AwaazΒ (1984)60 Lakhs INR
ZamanaΒ (1985)45 Lakhs INR
Hum DonoΒ (1985)60 lakhs INR
BewafaiΒ (1985)55 lakhs INR
BabuΒ (1985)55 Lakhs INR
Anokha RishtaΒ (1986)55 lakhs
ShatruΒ (1986)65 Lakhs INR
AdhikarΒ (1986)55 lakhs INR
AvamΒ (1987)70 lakhs INR
Ghar Ka ChiraagΒ (1989)70 Lakhs INR
BegunaahΒ (1991)80 lakhs INR
Rupaye Dus KarodΒ (1991)80 Lakhs INR
Ghar ParivaarΒ (1991)80 lakhs INR
Sautela BhaiΒ (1996)80 kakhs INR

Rajesh Khanna's Quotes

  • [interview in 2011]I have had a number of hits but my most memorable performances are in "Aradhana", ", "Sachaa Jhutha","Dushman", "Anand", "Haathi Mere Saathi", "Amar Prem", "Bawarchi","Avishkar", "Roti","Aap Ki Kasam", "Ajanabee", "Prem Nagar", "Prem Kahani", "Naukri","Chakravyuha", "Amardeep", "Red Rose", "Kudrat", "Dhanwan", "Avtaar", "Awaaz" , "Babu", "Hum Dono" , "Amrit" and "Anokha Rishta". Other favorites include Bandhan, Ittefaq, Kati Patang, Dil Dault Duniya, Anuraag, Tyaag, Chhailla Babu, Mehbooba, Anurodh,Palkon Ki Chaon Mein, .Aanchal, Rajput, Ashanti, Souten, Awaaz, Dharm Aur Qanoon, Alag Alag, Zamana, Shatru, Awaam, Rupaye Dus Karod.
  • [interview in 2000] There are lack of good roles for actors like me in the films being made after 2000. I would love to do some off beat roles if I am offered. Today the reach of TV is much more than cinema today and one episode of my serial is likely to be watched by more people than a super-hit film. I have played almost all the roles in the planet from 1966-1991 non stop till I joined full time politics in 1991. I had appeared in around 150 feature films as an actor that too with 100 films as the main solo lead hero in short span of 25 years by 1991 and did just 21 multi hero films till 1991(9 unreleased till 1991) .Satisfied that gave 91 hits as lead hero and 14 in guest appearance from 1966-1996. So just for the sake of my fans I am doing Hindi TV Serials that too yes playing the central character and not side roles.
  • (2009) Once, Pancham and I were flying together to Delhi for the premiere of Baharon Ke Sapne. When the plane took off and started cruising, he started humming a catchy tune. The moment I heard it, I cajoled him to use it for one of my playback songs. Months later, we were at the sitting of Kati Patang and we just could not get the right tune for a particular song which had a waltz meter. That's when, fortunately, I could recall the same tune that RD had sung at 32,000 feet. This melody, which was instantly approved by director Shaktida Samanta, was none other than 'Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai'.
  • (2008) All the 9 films I did as the main lead for Shakti Samanta as the director, excluding the ones where I had guest role, had memorable performance from me. I believe that was possible because we had the same tastes and shared a great rapport.Same goes the case with the 4 films I did with Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
  • (2009) RD and I were on a leisure visit to Shiva temple in Kashmir. After listening to the clanging of temple bells during the aarti, we came out and RD instantly hummed a devotional hook line with a folksy flavor. This time, he assured me that he would gift the melody to me. That vibrant duet-song was much later recorded as 'Jai Jai Shiv Shankar' from the movie Aap Ki Kasam.

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Interesting Facts about Rajesh Khanna

  1. Hindi megastar
  2. Father of actresses Twinkle Khanna and Rinke Khanna. Became a grandfather when Twinkle gave birth to a son, Araav in 2002 and then again in 2004 when Rinke gave birth to a daughter.
  3. He was adopted by his rich parents who were relatives of biological parents.
  4. Was a Member of the Indian Parliament representing the New Delhi constituency from 1992-1996. He has campaigned for Congress Party at the insistence of Rajiv Gandhi and gave election speeches supporting Congress since 1984 and continued to do so till January 2012. He came close to defeating L.K. Advani in Delhi elections in 1991 but lost by 1589 votes after-which he stood at the counting station saying cheating has taken place and controversy erupted and Advani had to vacate the constituency. Rajesh then got elected in by-elections defeating BJP leader by 25000 votes at the same constituency.
  5. Enjoyed a godlike status in the period 1969-1976 with female fans writing letters in blood to him that is for eight years. His fans used to kiss the dust unsettled by the tires of his car and females used to apply the mud along the path through which Khanna walked as the sin-door on their forehead.Girls even married his photographs and elderly women prayed to gods if he fell ill. The hysteria was unique and unseen before Khanna came into the film industry & has not been repeated by any other actor.
  6. Jeetendra and Rajesh Khanna studied as batch-mates in same school St. Sebastian Goan High School in Girgaum and but Rajesh went to Kishinchand Chellaram College for college. and Jeetendra went to Siddhant College.Khanna encouraged actor Jeetendra to go into movies and even taught Jeetendra how to by heart and deliver lines when Jeetendra went for his first film audition for Geet Gata Patharone. Later after Rajesh Khanna became superstar since 1969, Jeetendra and Rajesh acted in 3 hit commercial films- Dharm Kanta, Nishaan, Maqsad. Also Jeetendra made guest appearance in Rajesh's home production Roti and also in Begunnah.
  7. Father-in-law of superstar Akshay Kumar.
  8. He was a life member of International Film And Television Research Centre and International Film And Television Club Of Asian Academy Of Film And Television.
  9. Known as the first Superstar of Hindi Cinema since 1969 after release of Aradhana and known as the only Hindi film hero with maximum solo hero films since 1987. He is know as Pehnomenon for giving 17 Consecutive Golden Jubilee Hits from Aradhana to Haathi Mere Saathi which includes 15 consecutive solo hit films and 2 multi-star-cast films Andaz and Marayada.
  10. Holds record for most number of win for Best actor award in Bengal Film Journalist Association Awards (4 awards) and most number of nominations in BFJA awards (25 nominations) for Best Actor. He has won Filmfare Best Actor Awards for 3 times and was nominated for 14 times. Has also won Filmfare Award for effective special appearance for Anuraag in 1973 and Filmfare special award in 1991 for his record of maximum solo hero films till 1991- 101 in 25 years.Has won most number of All India Critics Award for Best Actor for a record 7 times and was nominated for this award 10 times.
  11. The pair Rajesh Khanna-Mumtaz holds the record for being the only romantic on screen pair in both Indian and Hindi Cinema to have had 100% success ratio at the box office. Rajesh Khanna has 8 successive platinum jubilee blockbusters opposite Mumtaz and all of them were critically acclaimed.
  12. Used to sit for music sessions with the music directors and singers for the films with him in lead role. He used to select the tune best suited for the film and used to give suggestions to the music directors.
  13. Supported R.D.Burman in the period 1985-94 when many of producers had started avoiding RD and ensured producers of his films take R.D.Burman as the music director for his film. Even after death of Kishore Kumar, he worked with R.D.Burman till R.D's death(from Baharaon Ke Sapne in 1967 to Sautela Bhai in 1996). Similarly Khanna backed Kishore Kumar, during Kishore's lean phase as playback singer and insisted to producers and composers to make Kishore sing songs in his films from 1969-72 which helped Kishore resurrect his singing career and offers for him to sing in films across genres and for other actors-directors kept increasing from 1971-1987. Kishore worked with Rajesh from 1969 till 1987.
  14. Kishore Kumar and R.D.Burman were Rajesh Khanna's closest friends in the film industry. He always insisted on having Anand Bakshi as the lyricist of the songs in his films.
  15. Highest paid Indian actor in 1969-1987 and shared the highest paid actor tag with Amitabh in 1980-1987 period.
  16. Khanna has done 180 films in 47 years from 1966-2012 before his death. Of them 163 are feature films as an actor and 17 short films. His 106 solo hero films includes 97 released solo hero films and 9 unreleased solo hero films. His 22 multi-star films includes 2 unreleased.
  17. The Punjabi film Sawa Lakh Se Ek Ladaun in 1976, starring Dara Singh as the lead hero, had Khanna in special appearance for a Qawalli song and the film turned out to be the biggest box office hit of 1976 in Punjabi films and biggest gross ever.
  18. Had 36 Golden Jubliee hits in short span of 1967-1975 of which 22 were platinum jubilee hits. In 1976-1978 his only Golden Jubliee Hits were Sawa Lakh Se Ek Ladaun, Anurodh, Chhailla Babu and of them Anurodh and Chailla Babu became platinum jubilee hit and his guest appearances in Hatayara and Ginny Aur Jhonny became silver jubilee hits and Karm became a average hit. In 1979-1996 he had 35 more Golden Jubliee hits, of which 25 became platinum jubilee hits and in addition had 14 silver jubilee hits and 9 average hits.
  19. Record Holder of 74 Golden Jubilee Hits (which includes 48 Platinum Jubilee Hits) and 22 Silver Jubilee Hits from 1967-1991 and 9 average hits from 1976-1996.
  20. Aakhri Khat, Rajesh Khanna's first ever released film, was selected for the Oscars in the best foreign language entry in 1967 and was a box office hit in 1966.

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  • Author: India Post, Government of India
  • Date taken: 3 May 2013

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