Rajesh Khanna on his way to eternal journey.
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Cine-star
who rose to superstar dam, the 69-year-old died on Wednesday at his
"Aashirwad' home, two days after he was discharged from Lilawati
hospital, was cremated at the Pawan Hans crematorium in Juhu. Khanna's
last rites were performed by his grandson Aarav, with father Akshay by
his side.
Lot of rumours afloat about cause of Khanna's death which was not officially announced by the family
or doctors at Lilawati hospital, those close to the actor hinted at a
liver problem.
"He
had liver infection. He had liver problem. He had stopped eating food
as he couldn’t eat anything. During the last stage of his life, he was
on liquid like juice," Vijay Zaveri, Khanna's close friend, told.
Fans,admirers paid glowing tributes to Khanna, fondly called 'Kaka',
there was chaos outside the crematorium with hundreds of people
converging there and jostled with the police.
Slogans
like "Rajesh Khanna amar rahe" rent the air while several mourners
carried posters of the "King of Romance", who acted in around 170 films,
mainly in the lead role.
Bollywood
stars, other eminent personalities,present include Amitabh Bachchan,
Abhishek,
Manoj Kumar, Raj Babar, Rani Mukherjee, Karan Johar turned up at the
crematorium
to pay their last respects.The
funeral procession of Khanna began from 'Aashirwad' on Carter Road in
Bandra at around 10 AM with fans queuing up outside his home.The cortege
wound its way through the streets over a 10-km distance and it took
about one hour to reach the crematorium.
The
body of Khanna, kept in a glass coffin, was taken in an open truck,
bedecked with white flowers.His son-in-law and actor Akshay Kumar,
estranged wife Dimple Kapadia and his younger daughter Rinkie Khanna
stood on the truck.The vehicle had huge black and white photographs of the actor on both its sides.
Rajesh Khanna epitomised a range of emotions on the big screen from melancholy to romance--with a rich bouquet of lilting songs like 'Zindagi ek safar hai suhana' and 'Mere sapno ki raani' making his movies and characters immortal.Khanna the suave romantic hero, enacted serious roles with ease, was simply a phenomenon, churning out 15 box-office hits in a row, unheard of in the film trade. He featured in over 165 movies in a career spanning three decades. His very name spelt magic in the 1970s.Kaka, as he was fondly known, was one of the highest paid actors of his time, his record of consecutive solo super hits still stands unbroken between 1970-1979 when he starred in mega hits like 'Safar', 'Kati Patang', 'Sachaa Jhutha', 'Aan Milo Sajna', 'Anand', 'Amar Prem' and 'Mere Jeevan Saathi'. The 1969 films 'Aradhana' and 'Do Raaste' were his super hits- where he teamed up with two of his best co-stars, Sharmila Tagore and Mumtaz, respectively. Khanna was Congress MP from the New Delhi constituency from 1991-1996.
Report of Geo Tv pakistan said,Bollywood legend Rajesh Khanna opened his eyes on Dec 29, 1942 after coming into this world in Burewala city of Pakistan and not in Northern Punjab's city of Amritsar.
He was born in his ancestral house located in Burewala, Block-H and its building continues to stand strong even today.
Rajesh Khanna's father, Lala Hiranand Khanna, was the first headmaster of MC School, Burewala, who got retired on in March 1947. Later in 1948, Hiranand Khanna migrated along with family to Amritsar following the partition of the sub-continent.
Rajesh Khanna received his education till Class-1 in MC Primary School, Burewala. At that time, the building of his house located adjacent to a central Mandir in Burewala Block-H. Today, the Mandir's building is a Police Station of Model Town.
The building still has words "Jattan Nawas" inscribed on it in Hindi language. Interestingly, the original name of Rejash Khanna was Jattan Khanna.
The residents of Burewala are in grief today on the demise of the super-duper star of Bollywood, who originally belonged to their city.
Media agencies
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