NEW DELHI, Dec 29: Bollywood actress Twinkle Khanna and her husband and superstar Akshay Kumar remembered the 70s heartthrob Rajesh Khann on his birth anniversary on Saturday.
On the occasion, Twinkle Khanna posted on her social media account a photo of the superstar from the archives. In her post, Twinkle, who shares her birthday with her father Rajesh Khanna, revealed an interesting trivia.
“As a toddler, I was convinced that all the truckloads of flowers that would arrive for his birthday were actually for me,” Twinkle said in a caption for Rajesh Khanna’s picture.
Twinkle’s post was liked by several celebrities, including Tahira Kashyap, Sikander Kher and Smriti Irani who also commented on the post. On this occasion, superstar Akshay Kumar also wished his wife Twinkle and her father Rajesh Khanna on their birthday.
”While growing up I’d heard fascinating tales of his superstardom, never imagining one day I’ll marry his fascinating daughter…thank you for giving me this precious one Happy birthday to both of you,”Akshay said in a twitter post.
Born in Amritsar, Punjab as Jatin Khanna, Rajesh Khanna, who debuted in Bollywood in 1966 with Aakhri Khat, featured in more than 160 films in a career spanning over four decades.
The actor, who featured in several superhits like ‘Aradhana’, ‘Anand’, ‘Kati Patang’, ‘Amar Prem’, ‘Aap Ki Kasam’ and ‘Safar’, was India’s first superstar. (PTI)