'At a time when there was little awareness of world music, playing western tunes on eastern instruments like the flute and the dholak, blending vocal polyphony with Indian folk and contemporary styles, Salilkaku created a new musical genre in Bengal called Gana Sangeet.'
In 1973, several major leading ladies like Mumtaz, Raakhee, Jaya Bhaduri, Dimple Kapadia, Tanuja, had married and retired from films. Producers wanted a new heroine as a replacement. Many thought Sulakshana was a Mumtaz lookalike and was soon persuaded to sign on multiple films as a leading lady.
Dharmendra's oeuvre was so phenomenal that there was never a phase in his professional life when he was in danger of falling into a rut, in terms of either the kind of films he starred in or the sort of co-actors he worked with.
'Pahlaj Nihalani came to my rescue. There was no Instagram in those days so I didn't recognise him.' 'I almost fainted when he told me he was Pahlaj Nihalani, the producer of Ilzaam, the hit film that had just made Govinda a star.' 'I told him I was a model and an aspiring actor, and he responded, "You have an interesting face. Come and meet me in the office tomorrow".'
'Salman has never been given a reason to change his ways.'
'I believe that whether it is Rajini sir or Shah Rukh Khan or Dilip Kumarsaab, these stars are blessed with a cosmic energy. It's a phenomenon that is hard to describe, but it makes you fall in love with them.'
Maharashtra Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar has directed the MMRDA to scrap the proposed Bollywood theme park project under a Metro rail corridor following opposition from citizens groups. The funds will be diverted to other priority development projects.
Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf described him as a 'great actor'.
'Asha Parekh once said he never really went beyond the villager he originally was.'
'Every film had its challenges, but Mr India, Sadak and Gandhi were the toughest.' 'Mr India needed imagination, Sadak needed sensitivity and Gandhi demanded historical authenticity.'
The film industry turned up in big numbers to pay tribute to Rajesh Khanna.
'I have always broken my image every time I went on screen. I don't know what it means to be a Greek God but people used to call me one.'
Stars mourn the loss of India's first superstar.
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A look at the superstar's funeral procession, amid crowds of fans.
Journalist Ali Peter John, a close friend of Rajesh Khanna, followed his career closely and kept in touch till the very end. He shares some interesting facts about the superstar with Patcy N.
Akshay Kumar, in an interview to Rajat Sharma on INDIA TV, revealed how he wed Twinkle Khanna and thanked Aamir Khan and his movie Mela for it.
'It was Kishoreda who suggested to Sulakshanadidi that she should become an actress and sing her own songs in her films. This transformed her life and career.'
Fans along with the film fraternity turned up to pay their last respects to the superstar.
'Rajesh Khanna broke the mould and yet, became the biggest superstar of Indian cinema.'
Here's a tribute to the actor as we look at some of his finest performances.
Why would anyone want to tarnish the image of a great actor like Rajesh Khanna by making a film like Riyasat, asks Patcy N.
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament K Chiranjeevi expressed grief over the death of Bollywood star Rajesh Khanna on Wednesday.
Here's looking at some of the most popular costars of the late superstar.
Kamal Haasan's shares his memories of the superstar on Rajesh Khanna's 74th birth anniversary on December 29.
Here's a timeline of Rajesh Khanna's iconic life.
Iconic superstar Rajesh Khanna, who passed away in Mumbai on July 18, will be cremated tomorrow at the Pawan Hans crematorium in the western suburb of Juhu.
From evoking mass-hysteria, the once upon a time superstar is slipping into an invisible existence only to re-surface in projects that degrade him and everything he stood for.
Here's looking at the two Mumbai houses the late superstar inhabited in his lifetime.
On the superstar's first death anniversary, we list 10 definitive collectibles from the Rajesh Khanna memorabilia.
Made out of sheer desperation and shot in straight 20 days, Ittefaq remains Yash Chopra's greatest triumph.
Rajesh Khanna's friend and live-in partner of eight years, Anita Advani talks about the late superstar.
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Yesteryear superstar Rajesh Khanna was admitted to Mumbai's Lilavati hospital on Saturday evening due to weakness, a week after being released from there, sources close to him said.
Yesteryear Bollywood actor Rajesh Khanna was on Saturday admitted to a hospital in suburban Bandra after his health condition deteriorated with suspected stomach infection.
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