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Rajesh Khanna was adopted as a child. He married actress Dimple Kapadia in March, 1973. The couple is now divorced. Their children are Twinkle Khanna and Rinke Khanna. Both have tried their hand at acting and now are married women. Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar is his son-in-law.
In 1966, he joined the film industry after winning an All India Talent Contest making his film debut in Aakhri Khat, which went unnoticed.
Rajesh Khanna was an extremely popular star of the 1970s. He usually appeared in romantic melodramas, where he was often paired with Mumtaz or Sharmila Tagore.
Some of his successful films include Aradhana, Sachaa Jhutha, Haathi Mere Saathi, Amar Prem, Do Raaste, Anand, Avtar and Souten.
From 1969 to 1973, he had 15 consecutive hits. Several of the popular songs sung by Kishore Kumar in the 1970s were picturised on Khanna and helped his films become successful.
In 1969, he achieved overnight stardom with Shakti Samantha's Aradhana, in which he played a dual role of father and son. He became the craze of the nation, the first actor to be known as No. 1 superstar of Hindi films and remained so for next six years.
During 1991-1996, Rajesh Khanna was a Member of Parliament for the Congress Party, from the New Delhi constituency.
In 2001-2002, Rajesh Khanna played major roles in two TV serials – Aapne Parai (B4U & DD Metro) and Ittefaq (Zee TV).
He is the winner of six awards and was nominated for about a dozen.