NEW DELHI - Rajesh Khanna, pelakon popular yang terkenal dengan gelaran "superstar nombor satu" Bollywood meninggal dunia hari ini. Mendiang berusia 69 tahun.
Rajesh meninggal dunia di rumahnya di Mumbai hari ini, lapor agensi berita Press Trust of India.
Beliau telah keluar dari hospital di Mumbai kelmarin.
Laporan media bulan lalu menyebut Rajesh, yang turut dikenali dengan nama "Kaka", dimasukkan ke hospital selepas mengadu kurang sihat.
Ekoran itu, Rajesh berada di rumah dengan dijaga oleh isterinya yang tidak tinggal bersama, Dimple Kapadia. Dimple juga aktres.
Aktor veteran itu telah berlakon lebih 160 filem, antaranya Kati Patang, Aaradhana, Anand dan Amar Prem.
Peminat-peminatnya sudah mula berkumpul di luar rumahnya di pinggir Aashirwad, Carter Road, Bandra sebaik sahaja berita mengenai kematiannya diketahui.
"Mendiang telah pergi ke tempat yang terbaik dan yang tenang. Kami gembira beliau telah kembali ke tempat itu," kata menantunya, Akshay Kumar yang juga seorang pelakon.
RIP Rajesh Khanna: Bollywood's first superstar no more
Mumbai: He had been battling prolonged illness for a long time and finally had to bow down in front it. Superstar Rajesh Khanna passed away on Wednesday afternoon at his residence Aashirwad in Mumbai. He was 70.
The actor’s condition had been deteriorating since April when stopped eating and had complained of weakness. He was admitted to Lilavati Hospital twice in the past month.
The actor was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday but due to extreme weakness and low blood pressure the actor was on ventilator since last night.
The actor who shot to stardom in the 1960s was the first 'superstar' of Indian cinema.
He breathed his last in the presence of his wife Dimple Kapadia, daughters Rinkie and Twinkle, son-in-law Akshay Kumar, grand children and close relatives.
RIP Mr. Khanna
Bapak i adlh salah seorang peminat mendiang.
Kesian RK nih, dia tak bahagia dgn Dimple w/pon kahwin sampai beranak pinak. Bini dia ni dulu2 ada affair dgn Sunny Deol. RK pulak sibuk dgn karier politik.