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Rajesh Khanna

1942 - 2012

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Rajesh Khanna (pronounced [rɑːˈdʒeːʃ kʰənˈnə] ; born Jatin Khanna; 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who worked in Hindi films. Considered as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema, he is known as the first Superstar of Hindi cinema. His accolades include five Filmfare Awards, and in 2013, he was posthumously awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour. Khanna made his debut in 1966 Aakhri Khat which was India's first official Academy Awards entry in 1967. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rajesh Khanna is the 2,958th most popular actor (down from 1,187th in 2019), the 470th most popular biography from India (down from 210th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Indian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rajesh Khanna ranks 2,958 out of 13,578. Before him are Sasha Alexander, Dany Robin, L. Q. Jones, Siegfried Rauch, Bob Balaban, and Barry Newman. After him are Hans Christian Blech, Michael Byrne, Dougray Scott, Won Bin, Amy Madigan, and Burl Ives.

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Among people born in 1942, Rajesh Khanna ranks 302. Before him are Claude Miller, Gualtiero Bassetti, Margarita Terekhova, Peter Habeler, Antoine Berman, and Joaquim Rifé. After him are Jerry Garcia, Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, Ademir da Guia, Roberto Perfumo, Shukri Ghanem, and Jean-Luc Ponty. Among people deceased in 2012, Rajesh Khanna ranks 200. Before him are Claude Miller, Michel Duchaussoy, Paavo Berglund, Fang Lizhi, Steve Franken, and Jean Laplanche. After him are Eve Arnold, Claude Pinoteau, Shukri Ghanem, Lakshmi Sahgal, Tommy Godwin, and Albert George Wilson.

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In India

Among people born in India, Rajesh Khanna ranks 470 out of 1,861. Before him are Vikram Sarabhai (1919), Tina Ambani (1957), Ajith Kumar (1971), Alamgir II (1699), Mehmood (1932), and Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (1892). After him are Skandagupta (500), Orde Wingate (1903), Baba Amte (1914), Bahubali (null), Rani Padmini (null), and Shudraka (500).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Rajesh Khanna ranks 56. Before him are Anil Kapoor (1956), Bhupen Hazarika (1926), Madhubala (1933), Tina Ambani (1957), Ajith Kumar (1971), and Mehmood (1932). After him are Shashi Kapoor (1938), Sonam Kapoor (1985), Tamannaah (1989), Shruti Haasan (1986), Ranveer Singh (1985), and Kajol (1974).

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