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Political leaders grieve over Rajesh Khanna's death | Leaders across the political spectrum on Wednesday expressed grief over the death of Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna. Khanna, the first superstar of Bollywood, passed away
after a prolonged illness at his Bandra residence today. He was 69. "I came to know about the news, it is very unfortunate. He was a great human being. He was
an asset for the country. He had a great personality. But I have to say that it
is very sad that he died so early," said Congress leader Harish Rawat. "I am very
saddened to know the demise of Rajesh Khanna .He has had an influence on me through
the various roles he has played," said BJD lawmaker B J Panda. "He played the
role of a pilot, and I got so influenced by him that I wanted to become a pilot,
which I eventually became. And as a parliamentarian too he has done a good job.
He had great influence on many people who watched his films. It's a very sad day.
We all miss him," he added. Khanna will be cremated tomorrow morning. The police
has cordoned off his bungalow, Aashirwad, on Carter Road in Bandra. The actor,
who enjoyed unprecedented adulation from his fans across the country, was rushed
to Lilavati Hospital twice in the past one month due to exhaustion and weakness.
Khanna's health started deteriorating since April this year when he stopped taking
food and complained of exhaustion an weakness. Khanna, who married actress Dimple
Kapadia in 1973, has two daughters Twinkle and Rinki. Twinkle, an interior decorator
and a former film actress, is married to actor Akshay Kumar. Khanna was born in
Amritsar on December 29, 1942. Khanna lived in Thakurdwar near Girgaon. Khanna
attended St. Sebastian's Goan High School in Girgaum, along with his friend Ravi
Kapoor, who later took the stage name Jeetendra. Rajesh Khanna was one of eight
finalists in the 1965 All India Talent Contest organised by United Producers and
Filmfare from more than ten thousand contestants. Subsequently, Khanna won the
contest. He made his film debut in the 1966 film Aakhri Khat directed by Chetan
Anand, followed by Raaz directed by Ravindra Dave both of which were a part of
his predetermined prize for winning the All-India United Producers' Talent Competition.
He rose to prominence with his performances in films like Raaz, Baharon Ke Sapne,
Ittefaq and Aradhana. Khanna appeared in 163 feature films of which 128 as the
lead protagonist including 106 as the solo lead hero films and 22 two-hero projects
and did 17 short films. He won three Filmfare Best Actor Awards and was nominated
for the same fourteen times. He received the maximum BFJA Awards for Best Actor
(Hindi) - four times and nominated 25 times. Khanna, the 'First Superstar' of
Hindi cinema, was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005.
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