Rajesh Khanna - Bombay Superstar - 1 of 9

Background :
2009 marked the 40th anniversary of the release of two landmark movies in the annuals of Hindi Film History - 'Aradhana' & 'Do Raaste'. The leading actor went on to become the very first & best Superstar Hindi Cinema has ever produced - Rajesh Khanna.

Unfortunately, his place in history seems to have been overshadowed in recent years & my aim in sharing this documentary is to, hopefully, show the Hindi Film Fan worldwide just what all the fuss was about.

Description :
Part 1 of 9, this documentary was broadcast as part the 'Man Alive' series on BBC 2 in 1973. Later repeated in 1982 & as part of the 'Festival of India' that took place that summer in the UK.

This is from a 2nd generation VHS copy that I converted to divx etc. & later cleaned up with the help of Mister Naidu (of Helen DVDs fame - www.misternaidu.blogspot.com).

Please enjoy & leave as many comments as you can ...

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[Pavitra66]

Thanks  for the comments, always glad to receive them.

Yes, I also feel very sorry for how the current film fraternity is treating him. I wish more big banners like Yash Chopra or Subash Ghai would have the guts to come forward & offer him some decent roles.

At his peak Rajesh Khanna was 'simply the best' ...

[Galateana Heart]

Amitabh bachchan stands nowhere in front of you....Your amazing and the Ultimate :)

[saggiamitsharma]

Greatest Superstar of Alltime Rajesh Khanna...Egoistic,Eccentric...­.but thats the way a super star is supppse to be..my fav

[Parvesh Uppal]

Great upload, Many Thanks to uploader

[devinder sidhu]

great video

[Galavya41]

Wow a very young HrishiDa being himself..thanks a lot for uploading this..I think thats the set of Namak Haram ..this makes you feel as if the viewer is actually in the 70's when these people were actually making news..Thanks Again.

[Dr.Juned Lakdawala]

u r right......

[perikaveera]

THE GREATEST EVER!!

[sanjay mishra]

RIP. kaka we will miss you.!!!

[sanjay mishra]

RIP. kaka we will miss you.!!!

[mkh]

Great 9 -part upload. Thank you very much. Enjoyed watching all the parts. The crew had unprecedented access and the entire documentary is edited well. Were there more such documentaries aspart of this series?