RAJESH KHANNA----------FIRST SUPER STAR OF BOLLYWOOD <br />THE BIGGEST SUPERSTAR OF THE WORLD(BBC DOCUMENTARY 1974) <br />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. <br />Never before and almost never afterwards has any Hindi actor been so idolized as Rajesh Khanna during his peak years.(BBC) <br />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)
