Rajesh Khanna birthday: Twinkle remembers father, Manoj Kumar shares 'kuch yaadein'

Mumbai/New Delhi, December 29

Bollywood actor and author Twinkle Khanna revisited her childhood memories on Tuesday and wished her late superstar father Rajesh Khanna a Happy Birthday.

The 'Mrs. Funnybones' author, who shares her birthday with that of her father, took to Instagram on the occasion and posted images of the late megastar. She also posted excerpts from an elaborate article from the website of her digital media company 'Tweak'.

Posting excerpts from the same in her caption Twinkle wrote, "He told my mother that I was the best present she could have ever given him as I entered the world, feet first, on his 31st birthday."

"He called me Tina Baba, never baby, and though I didn't realise it at that point, my upbringing was different from all the other young girls around me," she added.

Apart from Twinkle, veteran actor Manoj Kumar also recalled late fellow actor and close friend Rajesh Khanna.

The 'Upkar' actor dug out an old monochrome picture of himself with the departed fellow actor and paid tributes to his friend on Twitter.

"Kuch yaadein hamesha yaadgaar hoti hain, Rajesh Khanna ji ke janamdivas par unhe shat shat shradhanjali,"(Translation: Some memories are always memorable, a centenary tribute to Rajesh Khanna on his birthday), he wrote along with the picture using a folded hands' emoticon.

The monochromatic picture sees a flashback of young Kumar and Khanna from an event, suited in coat-pant attire. Along with the photograph, the Manoj Kumar also tagged the late actor's daughter Twinkle Khanna and son-in-law actor Akshay Kumar.

Rajesh Khanna's 78th birth anniversary: Iconic dialogues of late star that made him immortal

Proclaimed as India's first superstar, late actor Rajesh Khanna would have turned 78 on Tuesday if he were alive today.

The Punjab born actor who entered Hindi films in 1965 has left a strong imprint in each one of us with his exemplary persona.

With his impeccable journey in the cinema industry, the philanthropist and former politician made the world record of having 17 successive super-hits in 3 years from 1969-71, which included 15 consecutive solo super-hit films.

Here is a look back on the legendary actor's iconic dialogues that have still remained intact in the memories of people.

1. Babumushoi, zindagi badi honi chahiye ... lambi nahin: The dialogue (My friend, life should be big ... not long) that emphasizes the way of living life is one of the most recalled lines in the horizon of Indian cinema. The dialogue from the 1971 blockbuster hit 'Anand' is written by the famous poet 'Gulzar' for which he also won a 'Filmfare Award for Best dialogue'.

The film also starred megastar Amitabh Bachchan opposite Rajesh Khanna.

2. Pushpa, mujhse yeh aasoon nahin dekhe jaate ... I hate tears: One of the memorable dialogues of 'Kaka', 'Pushpa, I cannot see these tears ... I hate tears', is from the 1972 record-breaking movie 'Amar Prem' which co-starred veteran actor Sharmila Tagore in the lead. The dialogue which is still engraved in people's minds and souls was written by screenwriter 'Ramesh Pant' and made the film to win 'Filmfare Award for Best dialogue'.

3. Log zindagi ka sabse chota, sabse keemti labz bhool gaye hain ... pyar: People have forgotten the shortest, most precious words of life ... love' from the Hrishikesh Mukherjee directorial film 'Bawarchi' emphasized the meaning of finding and spreading love in life and made Khanna win The Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards for best actor in Hindi language film.

4. Main marne se pehle marna nahin chahta: The contemplative dialogue meaning 'I don't want to die before I die' from the 1970 Indian Hindi romantic drama film 'Safar'. 'Safar' meaning 'journey' became the tenth highest-grossing film of the year in India in the 70s era. The film also gave Indian cinema its evergreen song 'Zindagi Ka Safar' (Journey of Life) by the legendary singer Kishore Kumar.

5. Bada aadmi toh woh hota hai joh doosron ko chota nahi samajhta: The Mohan Kumar directorial film 'Avtaar' gave this famous dialogue to Rajesh Khanna which means, 'A big man is the one who does not think others are small' The 1983 flick also shared veteran actor Shabana Azmi in the lead opposite Khanna. Avtaar was a commercial hit, and reportedly Khanna's biggest film in terms of box office collections since 1973.

6. Maut toh ek pal hai: The 1971 film 'Anand' that is still best known for its heart touching ruminative dialogues gave the line 'Death is just a moment' to Bollywood which was delivered by Khanna who played the role of Anand, who has lymphosarcoma of the intestine, a rare type of cancer. Despite knowing the truth that he is not going to survive for more than six months, he maintains a cheerful demeanour and always tries to make everyone around him happy.

It has been eight years since the legendary actor passed away and the world is still mourning the loss of the icon, whose excellence, grace and charisma are unmatched.

However, the legion of his admirers' has taken it to the micro-blogging site, Twitter, to pour in their indomitable love once again for the late icon. — ANI