Bollywood
filmmaker Farah Khan joins hands with producer Nikhil Diwedi. The duo is going
to make a biopic on India's first superstar Rajesh Khanna. Rajesh Khanna, the
legendary actor left the world on 18 July 2012. The actor holds the record of
15 successful films from 1969 to 1971. He
is the highest-paid actor in Hindi cinema in the 1970s and 80s.
Regarding
the biopic, the producer has acquired the rights to Gautam Chintamani's book
'Dark Star: The Loneliness of Being Rajesh Khanna'. Khanna gave many hits to
the Hindi Cinema. Some of these movies include Aanand, Aradhana, Amar Prem,
Khamoshi, and more.
Regarding
the cast for the biopic, there is no such confirmation about who is gonna be in
the movie. Regarding the movie, Nikhil Dwivedi said, "Yes, I have acquired
the rights to Gautam Chintamani's book, 'Dark Star', and I'm in talks with
Farah Khan to make the film. That's all I can say for now. As and when any
major development happens, I'll be happy to share because I'm very excited
about bringing Rajesh Khanna's story to the big screen."
Rajesh
Khanna also known as 'Kaka' was born on December 29, 1942. His real name was
Jatin Khanna. He was married to Dimple Kapadia and has two daughters Twinkle
Khanna and Rinke Khanna. Khanna was associated with four BFJA Awards, five Film
Fare Awards. He was also awarded Padma Bhushan. The actor was also a film
producer and politician. He was also a Member of Parliament.