Thursday, November 8, 2012
Late Rajesh Khanna Honored With Life Time Achievement Award At 5th GFFN
“Rajesh Khanna appeared in a total of 180 films - 163 feature films and 17 short films He won three Filmfare Best Actor Awards and was nominated for the same fourteen times. He received the most BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi) – four times and nominated 25 times informed Sandeep Marwah President GFFN.
In 1991, Rajesh Khanna was awarded the Filmfare Special Award for completing 25 years in the industry, appearing in a record 101 films as the single lead hero in a span of 25 years. In 2005, he was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
Rajesh Khannas made his debut in 1966 with Aakhri Khat and rose to prominence with his performances in films like Raaz, Baharon Ke Sapne Ittefaq and Aradhana He had 35 Golden Jubilee Hits.
Ashok Tyagi a friend to Rajesh Khanna and Director of his last film RIYASAT accepted the honor from former Chief Election Commissioner of India G.V.G.Krishanmurthy at 5th Global Film Festival Noida to be delivered to the family at Mumbai.