RIP - rajesh Khanna

[mpw]

sitting at Rajkot airport, the famous sandwichwallah here has had very very less sale today.. everyones glued to the TV to see RK. The elderly CISF guard with the grim looking machine gun shed a small tear..

RIP Rajesh Khanna. I am sad today too. Maybe what i see at Rajkot airport today and the silence here is testimony to how people liked your films and the many many hit songs.

Goodbye and good luck..

:-((

mpw

 

[nirmalprim]

Indeed a very sad day . His style ,mannerism... cant forget them in a hurry and there wont be another romantic hero like him. My school days and Rajesh Khanna were synonymous . RIP ...you will be dearly missed by your legion of fans

 

[just4kix]

No one is saying what his "illness" was.

Rajesh Khanna's family as also Lilavati Hospital authorities were tightlipped about the nature of the actor's illness.

We cannot tell you about the nature of Khanna's illness....Please get in touch with his family, a spokesman for Lilawati who identified himself only as Dr Trivedi said.

source: Rajesh Khanna, Bollywood actor, once the heartthrob of millions, 'the Superstar' dies - Indian Express

 

[jaudere]

As a doctor, I can tell you that a doctor cannot disclose the diagnosis to anyone except the spouse unless the patient gives a permission to do so. If done without consent from a patient, it is considered as crime of invasion into privacy of a person.

He had a superb style. I would say, the best hero of yesteryears.Kya style tha! I still enjoy the way he used to deliver dialogues with those typical facial expressions.

 

[sub]

Hi

Yes i am also an ardent fan of Rajesh Khanna the un-matched romantic hero of our times. Yes it is a sad day.

Regards

sub

 

[technobhatt]

Despite I was not born in his era; I loved and watched most of his movies since I started watching Doordarshan in early Nineties.
I can still remember how my Mother and GrandMa used to admire him. My mom even told that she bunked school with her friends to watch Rajesh Khanna's movies
My Grandma is so fond of his movie "Haathi Mere Saathi" and I have watched this movie multiple times with Grandma.
Hats Off to Kaka !!

 

[avidyarthy]

No one is saying what his "illness" was.

Liver cancer ...........

 

[hseplak]

Liver cancer ...........

lympho sarcoma of intestine.....

sorry i am not being rude but when you drink tooooo much this happens

may his soul rest in peace...

 

[ajay124]

My favorite dialogue as a child:

Anand - Climax/End Scene - Zindagi Aur Maut Upparwale Ke Haath Mein Hai - Rajesh Khanna - YouTube
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[olly42]

Another Legend meets the maker RIP Sir

 

[mbhangui]

One of the most handsome actor and such a lovely smile. "Mere Sapno Ki Rani Kab Aaegi Tu" rings in my head at this moment. RIP Rajesh Khanna

 

[spirovious]

1st Dara Sing & now Rajesh Khanna with record of 15 successive solo hits which is unbeaten yet.My deep sorrows.

 

[shaiju_o_thomas]

May his soul find peace.

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[amit]

Karaoke session planned on Friday within my friend circle to pay tribute.

I tend to agree with venkatcr's post. More than acting, its the songs which made him what he is today... But anyway, its indeed a great loss to the film industry and his family. RIP Rajesh Khanna...

Regards,

Amit

 

[anm]

RIP.
An interesting perspective. Venkat, did you write it?
Bland Spice: Rajesh Khanna - The man that never was

 

[anm]

Like 'mast bahaaron ka my aashiq my jo chaahe yaar karron' and 'yahoo' was made for Shammi, 'yeh kya hua, kaise hua' suited Rajesh a lot.

what? It was Jeetu!

 

[anm]

Hema did come back for Baghwan with AB. If a role is good, and suited to his age (not like Sooryavansham) he can still put life in it.

 

[reubensm]

As a kid growing up in the 1980s (after TV came to our home in 1982), we used to have the Sunday Evening DD Hindi Movie (before the days Trivandrum Doordarshan was commissioned). Every time a Rajesh Khanna movie was announced, we sort of felt ok but not excited about it as we wanted more of Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna and Amitabh movies with a lot of action. My first view of Rajesh was seeing his colour photo with one of our neighbours back in the late 1970s.

Of course, we were only brought up to believe that Amitabh was the superstar of Hindi movies and hence we did not care too much for Rajesh.

When his Havells ad came out, it is only then that the interest was rekindled and I read a lot about him and his days as India's first superstar. Also watched the BBC documentary Bombay Superstar on youtube and only then, got to realize what a huge star he was.

Since then, i've been following the progress closely, was happy when he appeared on the balcony at Aashirwad...but from the look on his face, I knew that the end was on the way. Even still, was shocked to read the rediff.com breaking news when it happened. The cause/illness has been kept under cover but from his looks and lifestyle, I can say that we can safely assume that he had either cancer or cirrhosis of the liver. It is really unfortunate. RIP.

 

[sanjay0864]

"Imagine, Rajesh Khanna is dead. God is dead" - Amitabh Bachchan in an interview on 'Times Now', reminiscing about an anecdote on shooting for 'Anand'.

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Remembering Rajesh Khanna 2 <- Amitabh's interview clip is at approx 00:06:10.

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