RAJESH KHANNA----------FIRST SUPER STAR OF BOLLYWOOD
THE BIGGEST SUPERSTAR OF THE WORLD(BBC DOCUMENTARY 1974)
He is referred to as the "first superstar"[3] and the "original superstar" of Bollywood.[4] He starred in 15 consecutive solo hit films in the period 1969 to 1971.[5][6] In 1974, BBC made a film on him, titled Bombay Superstar.[7] A textbook prescribed by the Mumbai University contained an essay, 'The Charisma of Rajesh Khanna.
Never before and almost never afterwards has any Hindi actor been so idolized as Rajesh Khanna during his peak years.(BBC)
Rajesh Khanna was every mother's son, every sister's brother and every girl's handsome boyfriend. He may have been cliched in his romantic roles, but he lit up the screen. "Pushpa, I hate tears," he said in Amar Prem and the audience swooned.(ZABIR SAEED)
