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Binging with Rajesh Khanna, starting tomorrow: Patna Cine Society
Born as Jatin Arora, in a village now in Pakistan, was brought up in Mumbai by a Khanna family (his relatives) who later renamed him as Rajesh Khanna. Active as a theatre artist in his school days, he joined the All India Talents Contest in 1966, and merited a selection for lead roles in feature films, debuting in Raaz (1967) followed by Aakhri Khat (released earlier in 1966, a much acclaimed film by Chetan Anand, then considered for an entry for the Academy Awards). Ultimately he acted in 163 features, 17 short films and a few TV serials till 2010 (in Do Dilon Ke Khel Mein, in a supporting role, his last film before his death on 18th July). He had also produced a few films, and participated in politics during a few years (was an MP in the Lok Sabha during 1991 to 1996). He received five Filmfare awards, including a special award in 1991 for having acted in lead roles in 101 films, and also a Life-time Achievement Award in 2005. He reigned the world of Hindi cinema during 1969 to 1973, when each of his 15 films became block-busters, super-hit or hit, and was declared as the first Super-Star of Indian Cinema. Although he is remembered more for his romantic films (Aradhana, 69; Safar,70; Kati Patang,71; Amar Prem,72; Roti,74; Mehbooba,76; Souten,83), critics and connoisseurs of cinema applaud him for his many off-beat roles (Anand, 1971, his best; Avishkar, 73, first of the triology of Basu Bhattacharya; Ittefaq, 69, perhaps his only suspense film). Patna Cine Society will screen three of his films (of different types) this month as a tribute to Kaka.
Venue : premises of Dr Dilip Sen, in Buddha Marg, Patna
12 August (Sunday)at 6.00 PM : Anand (1970, by Hrishikesh Mukherjee) *Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Sumitra Sanyal, Ramesh Deo, Seema, Lalita Pawar, Johny Walker, Dara Singh, Asit Sen and others; Music by Salil Choudhury.
13 August (Monday) at 6.30 PM : Bawarchi (1972, by Hrishikesh Mukherjee) *Rajesh Khanna, Jaya Bhaduri, Durga Khote, Usha Kiran, Manisha, Harendranath Chattopadhyaya, A K Hangal, Asrani, Paintal, Suraj, Kali Banerjee and others; Music by Madan Mohan.
14 August (Tuesday) at 6.30 PM : Ittefaq (1969, by Yash Chopra) *Rajesh Khanna, Nanda, Sujit Kumar, Bindu, Jagirdar, Madan Puri, Iftekhar, Shammi, Jagdish Raj, Alka and others; Music by Salil Choudhury.