Rajesh Khanna, Bollywood's first superstar

Rajesh Khanna, Bollywood's first superstar, dies at 69

Rajesh Khanna  pronunciation (help·info); (born Jatin Khanna) ( 29 December 1942 - 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor in Hindi films, who has also been a film producer and a politician.
He appeared in 163 feature films of which 128 films saw him as the lead protagonist.[2][3] He won three Filmfare Best Actor Awards and was nominated for the same fourteen times.

Bollywood's first superstar Rajesh Khanna breathed his last on July 18 at his residence in Mumbai. He was 69 and is survived by his estranged wife Dimple Kapadia and two daughters Twinkle and Rinke. Film actor Akshay Kumar was his son-in-law. His last rites will be performed on Thursday.
The veteran actor was admitted to Mumbai's Lilavati hospital last week following reports of low blood pressure, but was discharged on Tuesday and was at his Mumbai residence since then.
Earlier on June 24, he was admitted to a hospital following kidney problems.
The actor is hailed as India's first superstar after 15 consecutive solo superhits between 1969 and 1972, a record that remains unbroken.