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Rajesh Khanna a.k.a ‘Kaka’, a Bollywood actor, film producer and politician was born today, 29 December in 1942. He starred in 15 consecutive solo hit films in the period 1969 to 1971. He was the highest paid Indian actor from 1970 to 1987.

Through his career he appeared in more than 160 feature films and 17 short films. He is three times winner of the Film fare Best Actor Award and has received the BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi) four times.

In 1991, he was awarded the Film fare Special Award and has been also awarded the Film fare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005.

He was also a Lok Sabha member of the Indian National Congress from New Delhi constituency from 1992 to 1996.

After being critically ill, Kaka died on 18 July 2012. Rajesh Khanna has been posthumously awarded India's third highest civilian honour Padma Bhushan.

On 30 April 2013 he was officially bestowed with the title “The First Superstar of Indian cinema” at Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards.

He has also been honoured with a stamp issued by the India Post. On 3rd May, 2013 a commemorative postage stamp on the centenary of the Indian Cinema has a stamp of this legendary actor.

Denomination: INR 05.00