Best Of Rajesh Khanna
Posted By:Daliya Ghose On Thursday, 19th July 2012,11:07
Until Rajesh Khanna’s advent, hero worship was confined to applause from the sidelines or penning of teary-eyed letters but Khanna unhinged the conventional chains of restraint, making teenagers.
The enigmaticactor churned out hit after hits in his heydays. His persona and charismapropelled him to become the first ever super star of Indian movies. Delivering15 back to back hit films was nothing less than magical. It was the time whenBollywood believed that all it needed for a movie to be a hit, was hispresence.
As we walk downthe memory lane with Kaka, colorful glimpses from many films of the yesteryears crowd the mind. Great performances, enchanting stories, charisma and evergreen melodious songs still haunt the mind. It is a tough task to point out thetop ten of Kaka as the competition is simply too fierce. However, here goes ourpersonal list of ten best movies from the legend called Rajesh Khanna.
Anand
It is a moviehailed by both the critics and fans alike. The movie enjoys a cult status amongthe Hindi movie buffs. Rajesh Khanna plays the role of a terminally ill personwho lives the life to the fullest. The movie was a battle of acting prosbetween Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan. Kaka won the battle hands down withhis style. Who can forget ‘Babumoshai’ in the lips of Rajesh Khanna. Thehrishikes Mukherjee directed film released in 1971 and went on to become a megahit at the box office.
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This classic wasdirected by Shakti Samanta and released in the year 1972. The story was basedon the novel ‘Nishipadma’ by eminent Bengali writer Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay.Sharmila Tagore played his love interest in the film. ‘Chingaari Koi Bhadke’ isan unforgettable song from ‘Amar Prem’. It was composed by Ananad Bkshi andsung by Kishore Kumar.
Bawarchi
The 1972 movie ‘Bawarchi’was directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and is one of the memorable movies ofRajesh Khanna. He plays the role of a cook named Raghu who is hired in ahousehold. The story is all about how Raghu wins the hearts of all in thefamily and brings back laughter. The twist in the tale is an interesting aspectof the story. Jaya Bhaduri worked with him in the film.
Namak Haraam
The moviereleased in the year 1973. Hrishikesh Mukherjee directed the film. It tells thestory of trade unionism and the hardships of labor class. Rajesh Khanna playsthe role of Somu, a poor slum dweller while Amitabh Bachchan plays the role ofrich and affluent industrialist’s son, Vicky. The songs such as 'Nadiya sedariya', 'Diye Jalte Hai' and 'Main Shayar Badnaam' in the lips of RajeshKhanna are melodies that are still immensely popular. The songs are sung bynone other than the great Kishore Kumar himself.
Haathi Mere Saathi
One of the mostfun filled movies of Rajesh Khanna, this was specially a super hit with thechildren. It had the biggest collection from box office in the year 1971. The MA Thirumugham directed movie is also one of the biggest hits in Rajesh Khanna’sillustrious career.
Aradhana
Shakti Samantadirected the movie and it released in 1969. Sharmila Tagore was the leadactress in the movie. It was given the best film of year title by FilmfareAwards. The movie marked the rise of Rajesh Khanna. Dialouges and scenes fromthe movie have already found their places in the pages of Bollywood folklore. MereSapno Ki Rani and Roop Tera Mastana are songsfrom the film that lives on even today.
Ittefaq
This Yash Chopradirected film released in the year 1969. Rajesh Khanna plays the role of apainter who is accussed of killing his wife. He breaks out from a mental asylumand seeks refuge in a woman’s house. The entire story takes place in thebackdrop of a stormy night. This was one of the earlier movies in the career ofRajesh Khanna. His acting in the film was highly praised by the critics.
Kati Patang
The movie was ablockbuster of the year 1970. It tells the story of a runaway bride whopromised her dying friend that she will take up her identity and look after theinfant child. What follows is an intriguing plot with lots of humor, suspenseand romance. The heroine of the film was Asha Parekh.
Avishkaar
The movie ‘Avishkaar’was directed by Basu Bhattacharya and released in theatres in the year 1974.The movie successfully depicted the story of a married disgruntled couple thatwas once madly in love with each other. The chemistry between the lead pair ofRajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore was excellent. It helped the movie to becomea major box office success.
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Avtaar
This 1983 moviewas a big hit even with its unusual plot theme. Rajesh Khanna plays an aged man in the movie who is neglected by his children and eventually thrown out of thehouse. The movie tells the story of his fight against the injustice and how hewins in the end.
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