It’s Been 10 Years Since Rajesh Khanna Died. “He Is Still Here,” Writes Daughter Twinkle

A throwback of Twinkle with Rajesh Khanna. (courtesy: twinklerkhanna)

New Delhi:

Twinkle Khanna remembered dad and legendary actor Rajesh Khanna on his 10th death anniversary on Monday. Sharing a greyscale throwback picture of herself with her dad, Twinkle Khanna wrote: “10 years. He is still here. In all our hearts.” In the comments section, Twinkle Khanna’s friends, paid tribute to Rajesh Khanna. Twinkle Khanna’sBarsaat co-star and friend Bobby Deol dropped heart emojis. Author-filmmaker Tahira Kashyap and designer Manish Malhotra also dropped heart emojis in the comments section. Riteish Deshmukh wrote: “King of hearts.” Rajesh Khanna died in July 2012.

See Twinkle Khanna’s post here:

Rajesh Khanna, who made his Bollywood debut in the year 1966 with Aakhri Khat,was the star of hit films like Aradhana, Anand, Kati Patang and Safar among many others. He married actress Dimple Kapadia in 1973. In the same year, Dimple Kapadia’s debut Bollywood film Bobby, co-starring late actor Rishi Kapoor released. The actor-politician was posthumously awarded the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian honour.

Twinkle Khanna is a celebrated columnist and the author of Pyjamas Are Forgiving, The Legend Of Lakshmi Prasad and Mrs Funnybones – all of which were best-sellers. Twinkle is also an interior decorator, the owner of The White Window, and a film producer. Her last project as a film producer was the National Award-winning film PadMan, which starred her husband Akshay Kumar in the lead role. She also runs a digital content company called Tweak India.