Born as Jatin Khanna on the 29th December 1942, in Amritsar, Punjab India, and was an actor, producer and politician, best known as the First Superstar of Indian cinema. Khanna starred in over 150 Bollywood films including the “Aradhana” (1969), “Anand” (1971), “Amar Prem” (1971), and “Bawarchi” (1972). He passed away in 2012.
Have you ever wondered how rich Rajesh Khanna was at the time of his death? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Khanna’s net worth was as high as $65 million, an amount earned through his successful acting career, which started in 1966 and ended in 2012. In addition to being an actor, Khanna was also involved in politics, which improved his wealth too.
Rajesh Khanna Net Worth $65 Million
Rajesh Khanna was a son of Lala Hiranand and Chandrani Khanna, but his relatives Chunni Lal Khanna and Leela Wati Khanna adopted him. Rajesh went to St. Sebastian’s Goan High School, and later studied at the Nowrosjee Wadia College and K. C. College.
In 1965, Khanna won the All India Talent Contest, and then debuted in Chetan Anand’s film called “Aakhri Khat” (1966). The following year, Rajesh starred as Kumar, an Indian living in Africa in the thriller “Raaz”, and then had a lead role in the romantic comedy “Baharon Ke Sapne” (1967). He continued with prominent roles in numerous movies during the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, the most notable of which was in the “Aradhana” (1969) playing a pilot named Arun, alongside Sharmila Tagore and Sujit Kumar. In 1971, Khanna had a lead part in a top rated Indian Film called “Anand”, the story about a terminally ill man that is told by his best friend. Also in 1971, Rajesh starred in Shakti Samanta’s romantic drama “Amar Prem” with Sharmila Tagore and Sujit Kumar.
The roles in these movies and their popularity helped Khanna to increase his net worth significantly.
Although he had numerous roles in the 70’s, Khanna’s most successful films were “Bawarchi” (1972) and “Namak Haraam” (1973). In the former one, Rajesh portrayed Raghu (Bawarchi) in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s musical drama, while in the latter, he starred alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Simi Garewal in the story about Somnath, a man who lives in Delhi slum, and his friendship with the wealthy Vikram. After the busy ‘70s, Rajesh had parts in Chetan Anand’s “Kudrat” (1981) with Raaj Kumar and Hema Malini, and in “Dhanwan” (1981) as Vijay Kumar Saxena, a rich playboy. In the next few years, Khanna had lead roles in “Jaanwar” (1982), “Suraag” (1982), “Avtaar” (1983), and Pramod Chakravorty’s crime film entitled “Shatru” (1986). His net worth was certainly rising steadily.
From 1991 to 1996, Rajesh served as a Congress M.P., but still managed to appear in plenty of films, including “Begunaah” (1991), “Sautela Bhai” (1996), while he ended the decade with Rishi Kapoor’s “Aa Ab Laut Chalen” (1999). Khanna’s latest movies were “Pyaar Zindagi Hai” (2001), “Wafaa” (2008), and “Riyasat” (2014).
Regarding his personal life, Rajesh Khanna was in a relationship with fashion designer and actress Anju Mahendru for seven years during the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. However, from 1973, Khanna was married to Dimple Kapadia, until his death occurred in 2012. They had two daughters together, both of which are actresses. Following different complications with his health through cancer, Khanna died on the 18th July 2012 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
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