Best Films of Rajesh Khanna
This list ranks films on basis of Rajesh Khanna's performance.
The film with a different theme and becoming a box office hit due to Rajesh Khanna's performance as the main lead actor is placed higher up the order followed by next best performance of his.Most of his films are blockbusters at the box office and most of them are classic films of which few became box office flops.
His films with him having pivotal special appearance that is Khanna having integral role in the film , have been placed below in the list as he was not the leading man of the movie, although his presence in those films played a big part in them becoming box office hits like Andaz, Durga, Anuraag, Disco Dancer and Suraag in the respective years.
The masala entertaining films which were box office hits are placed below the list as they were run off mill films or formula based films or multi star films so even they are placed below in the list.
The movies recommended of Rajesh Khanna are listed below in order of a better film preceding the next best film.
The Best Rajesh Khanna Films are as listed below
The film with a different theme and becoming a box office hit due to Rajesh Khanna's performance as the main lead actor is placed higher up the order followed by next best performance of his.Most of his films are blockbusters at the box office and most of them are classic films of which few became box office flops.
His films with him having pivotal special appearance that is Khanna having integral role in the film , have been placed below in the list as he was not the leading man of the movie, although his presence in those films played a big part in them becoming box office hits like Andaz, Durga, Anuraag, Disco Dancer and Suraag in the respective years.
The masala entertaining films which were box office hits are placed below the list as they were run off mill films or formula based films or multi star films so even they are placed below in the list.
The movies recommended of Rajesh Khanna are listed below in order of a better film preceding the next best film.
The Best Rajesh Khanna Films are as listed below
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- DirectorShakti SamantaStarsRajesh KhannaSharmila TagoreSujit KumarA village woman abandoned by her husband is forced into prostitution in Kolkata and forms nameless yet strong relations with a wealthy patron as well as an abused boy in the neighbourhood.Amar Prem was a blockbuster at the time of its release at the box office and is counted among the best classic movies of Indian Cinema.
Rajesh Khanna's performance was highly appreciated by both the audiences and critics alike and over the years even the newer generation people have started heaping more praises for the Khanna's potrayal of the role he played as the leading man. - DirectorBasu BhattacharyaStarsRajesh KhannaSharmila TagoreDina PathakAmar and Mansi live a rather peaceful and happy married life, that is, until Amar's job in an advertising agency requires him to work closely with beautiful models, which leads to some serious trouble in paradise.Avishkaar was a blockbuster at the time of its release at the box office and is counted among the best classic movies of Indian Cinema.
Rajesh Khanna's performance was highly appreciated by both the audiences and critics alike and over the years even the newer generation people have started heaping more praises for the way Khanna played his part in the film as the leading man. - DirectorJ. Om PrakashStarsRajesh KhannaMumtaz AskariSanjeev KumarRajesh Khanna plays Mumtaz's jealous husband who begins to doubt her fidelity when his best friend Sanjeev Kumar enters their lives. She is unable to convince Rajesh Khanna that she loves only him. He leaves her, not knowing that she is pregnant with his child. Depressed and confused, Rajesh Khanna becomes a homeless wanderer, while Mumtaz remarries to provide a secure home for her child. Many years later, the truth dawns on him as he turns up, a broken man, at his own daughter's wedding.Aap Ki Kasam was a blockbuster at the time of its release at the box office and is counted among the best classic movies of Indian Cinema.
Rajesh Khanna's performance was highly appreciated by both the audiences and critics alike and over the years even the newer generation people have started heaping more praises for the way Khanna played his part in the film as the leading man. - DirectorK.S. Prakash RaoStarsRajesh KhannaHema MaliniPrem ChopraKaran Singh, the younger scion of a wealthy zamindar (heriditary land owners) who lives in feudal splendour. His older brother 'lords' it over the hundreds of serfs who contribute to the wealth of their family. Karan lives an alcoholic, hedonistic life with wine, women and song for companions. The airline stewardess, Savithri makes a profound influence on the dissolute young man during a flight. Later her rescues her from a fate 'worse than death' and Savithri finds herself in the employ of the estate and living in the haveli (palace) of Karan's family. Association between Karan and Savithri blossoms into love. Caught in the web of palace intrigues, Savithri is implicated in the theft of a precious necklace. While greed for the inherited property and petty jealousy weave their web of malice the love of this amorous couple has to pass the litmus test of suspicion. Reduced to rags and a hovel, Savithri, her parents and siblings eke out a miserable life while maintaining their high moral and ethical standards. Is Karan and Savithri's love strong enough to survive the turbulence of high society expectations, greed, poverty and intrigue?Prem Nagar was a blockbuster at the time of its release at the box office and is counted among the best classic movies of Indian Cinema.
Rajesh Khanna's performance was highly appreciated by both the audiences and critics alike and over the years even the newer generation people have started heaping more praises for the way Khanna played his part in the film as the leading man. - DirectorChetan AnandStarsRajesh KhannaRaaj KumarHema MaliniChandramukhi visits Shimla and learns that she is a reincarnation of Paro, a girl who was raped and murdered. Plagued by her dark past, she attempts to bring the culprits to justice.Kudrat was a blockbuster at the time of its release at the box office and is counted among the best classic movies of Indian Cinema.
Rajesh Khanna's performance was highly appreciated by both the audiences and critics alike and over the years even the newer generation people have started heaping more praises for the way Khanna played his part in the film as the leading man. - DirectorManmohan DesaiStarsRajesh KhannaMumtaz AskariNirupa RoyMangal Singh (Rajesh Khanna) has been a career criminal, whose criminal career began to steal food and to keep from starving, and thence got him in deeper and deeper in the criminal world. His crimes have caught up with him and he is sentenced to be hanged. He dramatically escapes with the help of underworld don, Suraj (Pinchoo Kapoor), and is on the run from the police. He lands up in a small village in Northern India, and becomes a school-teacher with the help of local restauranteur, Bijli (Mumtaz). He takes on the identity of Ramu, a friend of Shravan, and goes to live with Shravan's parents, Lalaji (Om Prakash) and Malti (Nirupa Roy), little knowing that they are the parents of a man he killed while escaping from the police.Roti was a blockbuster at the time of its release at the box office and is counted among the best classic movies of Indian Cinema.
Rajesh Khanna's performance was highly appreciated by both the audiences and critics alike and over the years even the newer generation people have started heaping more praises for the way Khanna played his part in the film as the leading man. - DirectorHrishikesh MukherjeeStarsRajesh KhannaAmitabh BachchanSumita SanyalThe story of a terminally ill man who wishes to live life to the fullest before the inevitable occurs, as told by his best friend.Anand was a blockbuster at the time of its release at the box office and is counted among the best classic movies of Indian Cinema.Rajesh Khanna's performance was highly appreciated by both the audiences and critics alike and over the years even the newer generation people have started heaping more praises for the way Khanna played his part in the film as the leading man.
- DirectorBharathirajaStarsRajesh KhannaPoonam DhillonAruna IraniAnand lives a wealthy lifestyle in Bombay in a palatial house, and runs a business 'Export India'. While shopping at Roopsagar Clothing Store, he meets one of the Sales Clerks', Sharda, and falls in love with her. Shortly thereafter he proposes to her, she accepts, and both marry at the Registrar of Marriages. Sharda is shown around Anand's house, and the guest-house which houses his ex-convict father. Sharda soon settles in, establishes a Devi Maa Durga Mandir, but will find her life turning upside down when she discovers a deadly secret from Anand's past.Redrose was a dud at the time of its release at the box office and is counted among the best classic movies of Indian Cinema.
It is a great film and Rajesh Khanna got crtical acclaim for his performance and so is regarded as a classic film of Rajesh Khanna.
Rajesh Khanna's performance was highly appreciated by both the audiences and critics alike and over the years even the newer generation people have started heaping more praises for the way Khanna played his part in the film as the leading man. - DirectorA.C. TrilogchanderStarsRajesh KhannaHema MaliniMala SinhaBabu is a naive young man who likes to go out of his way to help people. He has fallen in love with Kammo, but in the process of helping another, he lands himself in jail for two years. After his discharge, he finds that a lady who had once helped him, is now a destitute widow with a small child, Pinky. He decides to help them, puts his personal life on hold, drives a hand-drawn rickshaw, saves some money, so that he can buy provisions for them, as well as send Pinky to a decent school. She attends school, but ends up a snob, who is clearly embarrassed by her poor mom, and cannot stand Babu, making them both wonder if it was worthwhile investing so much time and energy over an ungrateful child.Babu was a blockbuster at the time of its release at the box office and is counted among the best classic movies of Indian Cinema.Rajesh Khanna's performance was highly appreciated by both the audiences and critics alike and over the years even the newer generation people have started heaping more praises for the way Khanna played his part in the film as the leading man.
- DirectorMohan KumarStarsRajesh KhannaShabana AzmiSujit KumarAvtaar Krishen lives a poor lifestyle with his wife, Radha, and two sons, Ramesh and Chander. He works in a factory and toils hard so that his sons can get the necessary education, and live a better lifestyle. He gets injured and crippled while working, but is compensated adequately by his employer, Bawaji. Years later his sons have grown up. While Ramesh has married Sudha and works with a bank; Chander is wooing Renu, the only daughter of wealthy Seth Laxminarayan. When Avtaar and Radha wish to go on a tirathyatra (pilgrimage), they ask Ramesh to book tickets for them, but he tells them that he has no money. When Radha gets sick, their servant, Sewak, enters Sudha's room to get some money for her treatment, as a result Radha does get treatment, but Sudha blames them for stealing her money. Avtaar asks Ramesh and his wife to get out, only to find out that the house is now in Sudha's name. AVtaar, Radha and Sewak move out and live in a shanty hut. Their hopes are with Chander, who does well in his exams, decides to marry Renu, and moves out without financially assisting his parents. Now Avtaar and Radha are elderly and dependent on Sewak, and the question remains will they resign themselves to this existence, if not, what possibly can a crippled older male accomplish, especially at this time in his life?Avtaar was a blockbuster at the time of its release at the box office and is counted among the best classic movies of Indian Cinema.Rajesh Khanna's performance was highly appreciated by both the audiences and critics alike and over the years even the newer generation people have started heaping more praises for the way Khanna played his part in the film as the leading man.
- DirectorR. KrishnamurthyK. VijayanStarsRajesh KhannaVinod MehraShabana AzmiRaja was adopted by a criminal don (Ashok Kumar) at a very young age. After the death of the don, Raja inherits the property, and refrains from crime. However, the wealth and the power associated with it, make him arrogant. He desires Radha, the daughter of his servant, Ramu, and Raja asks his permission to marry her, Ramu accepts, but Radha refuses as she loves Kishan. Raja finds out that Radha is meeting with Kishan on the sly, and complains to Ramu, who forbids her from meeting with Kishan. Then Raja finds out a secret from Kishan's past, meets with him, hires him, and even arranges a lavish marriage for Kishan with Radha, resulting in Kishan being indebted to Raja. Raja entrusts him with more important and responsible work, which must get Kishan to travel a lot. Kishan eventually finds out the real reason for Raja's kindness. Was it that Raja wants Kishan out of the way so he can be near Radha, or is there another reason?Amardeep was a blockbuster at the time of its release at the box office and is counted among the best classic movies of Indian Cinema.
Rajesh Khanna's performance was highly appreciated by both the audiences and critics alike and over the years even the newer generation people have started heaping more praises for the way Khanna played his part in the film as the leading man. - DirectorYash ChopraStarsRajesh KhannaNanda KarnatakiSujit KumarTaking place almost entirely over the course of one stormy night, a woman is terrified when an accused murderer escapes from a mental hospital and seeks refuge in her home.Ittefaq was a blockbuster at the time of its release at the box office and is counted among the best classic movies of Indian Cinema.Rajesh Khanna's performance was highly appreciated by both the audiences and critics alike and over the years even the newer generation people have started heaping more praises for the way Khanna played his part in the film as the leading man.
- DirectorSurendra MohanStarsRajesh KhannaReena RoyRakesh RoshanVijay Kumar Saxena is a rich playboy who cares about nothing he falls in love with Asha Nath who she ignore as she is in love with Anil due to an accident committed by Anil Vijay lost his eyesight and needs eyes donation to see again Anil dies and donating his eyes to Vijay who after that shows tremendous change in his behaviour and way of life but will he be able to live his new life forever? will he be able to win Asha hurt especially after she knew about Anil donation?Dhanwan was a blockbuster at the time of its release at the box office and is counted among the best classic movies of Indian Cinema.
Rajesh Khanna's performance was highly appreciated by both the audiences and critics alike and over the years even the newer generation people have started heaping more praises for the way Khanna played his part in the film as the leading man. - DirectorShakti SamantaStarsRajesh KhannaZeenat AmanPrem ChopraPregnant Reshmi decides not to have the baby after she wins a beauty pageant. But her husband Rohit doesn't agree, so she walks out of the marriage. Now, Rohit must try to win her back.Ajnaabee was a blockbuster at the time of its release at the box office and is counted among the best classic movies of Indian Cinema.
Rajesh Khanna's performance was highly appreciated by both the audiences and critics alike and over the years even the newer generation people have started heaping more praises for the way Khanna played his part in the film as the leading man. - DirectorRaj KhoslaStarsRajesh KhannaShashi KapoorMumtaz AskariRajesh Narain lives a poor lifestyle in a small town in British India along with his brother, Brijesh, Bhabi, and a niece, Munni. He attends college and has a sweetheart in wealthy Kamini Sinha, and both hope to get married someday. While Brijesh is actively involved in trying to force their oppressors (the British) to leave India, poetic Rajesh has no interest in politics. Things change when Brijesh gets killed and Rajesh decides to avenge his death by actively becoming involved with freedom fighters so much so that he quickly becomes a thorn on the Britisher's side and orders are issued to apprehend him - dead or alive. He even spurns Kamini, who ends up getting married to a man of her dad's choice. While on the run from the law, assisted by a Pathan truck-driver, Sher Khan, Rajesh finds shelter in the house of his childhood friend, newly-wed Superintendent of Police, Dheeraj Kumar - not knowing that he will soon be confronted by an embittered Kamini, who is the bride of Dheeraj; Sher Khan, who has been arrested and is being tortured may soon reveal Rajesh's hiding place, and from Dheeraj himself when he finds out that his best friend loves his bride.Prem Kahani was a blockbuster at the time of its release at the box office and is counted among the best classic movies of Indian Cinema.
Rajesh Khanna's performance was highly appreciated by both the audiences and critics alike and over the years even the newer generation people have started heaping more praises for the way Khanna played his part in the film as the leading man. - DirectorDulal GuhaStarsMeena KumariMumtaz AskariRajesh KhannaA truck-driver accused of killing a man is sentenced to providing for the family of his victim. His interactions with the victim's village, as well as that person's widow and orphan, is the story.Dushmun was a blockbuster at the time of its release at the box office and is counted among the best classic movies of Indian Cinema.
Rajesh Khanna's performance was highly appreciated by both the audiences and critics alike and over the years even the newer generation people have started heaping more praises for the way Khanna played his part in the film as the leading man. - DirectorB.S. GlaadStarsRajesh KhannaHema MaliniReena RoyRaja (Khanna) discovers that his face is similar to that of Dr. Shekhar, one of the top earning doctors of Bombay. He somehow manages to take his place, but discovers that even Dr. Shekhar has problems of his own.Hum Dono was a blockbuster at the time of its release at the box office and is counted among the best classic movies of Indian Cinema.
Rajesh Khanna's performance was highly appreciated by both the audiences and critics alike and over the years even the newer generation people have started heaping more praises for the way Khanna played his part in the film as the leading man. - DirectorAnil GangulyStarsRajesh KhannaRakhee GulzarRekhaThe pure, selfless, and strong bond between Shambu and his sister-in-law Shanti is misunderstood by their family and the society, leading them to face many trials that threaten to split the family.Aanchal was a blockbuster at the time of its release at the box office and is counted among the best classic movies of Indian Cinema.
Rajesh Khanna's performance was highly appreciated by both the audiences and critics alike and over the years even the newer generation people have started heaping more praises for the way Khanna played his part in the film as the leading man. - DirectorHrishikesh MukherjeeStarsRajesh KhannaJaya BachchanUsha KiranA dysfunctional middle-class family is transformed due to the influence of their new multi-talented household servant - but he might be too good to be true.Bawarchi was a blockbuster at the time of its release at the box office and is counted among the best classic movies of Indian Cinema.
Rajesh Khanna's performance was highly appreciated by both the audiences and critics alike and over the years even the newer generation people have started heaping more praises for the way Khanna played his part in the film as the leading man. - DirectorJoy MukherjeeStarsRajesh KhannaZeenat AmanGovardhan AsraniThis is the story of a most unusual romance in which a man of many faces and yet a man without a name who enters the life of a beautiful and rich heiress, Rita and partnered her in an exciting game of hide and seek.Chhaiila Babu was a blockbuster at the time of its release at the box office and is counted among the best classic movies of Indian Cinema.
Rajesh Khanna's performance was highly appreciated by both the audiences and critics alike and over the years even the newer generation people have started heaping more praises for the way Khanna played his part in the film as the leading man. - DirectorManmohan DesaiStarsRajesh KhannaMumtaz AskariVinod KhannaA penniless musician is unwittingly forced to trade places with a look-alike diamond merchant/thief causing a comedy of errors by everyone involved.Sachaa Jhuta was a blockbuster at the time of its release at the box office and is counted among the best classic movies of Indian Cinema.
Its regarded as one of the best performance of Rajesh Khanna and so is a classic film of Rajesh Khanna in the lead. - DirectorA. BhimsinghStarsNanda KarnatakiRajesh KhannaSharad KumarKalpana, the daughter of Shyamlal is brought up in the lap of wealth and luxury. As an University student she falls in love with a struggling artist, Rajesh. When news arrives back home of this improbable romance her dad arranges a marriage with a wealthy man. Unwilling, Kalpana runs away from home and moves in with Rajesh. Incensed, Shyamlal disowns and disinherits Kalpana. Living with Rajesh, in straitened circumstances Kalpana maintains a correspondence with her mother. Shyamlal maintains his position doggedly that Rajesh is only after his wealth and does not truly love his foolish daughter. Piqued, Kalpana constructs a fantasy tale of Rajesh's financial success and the wonderful and opulent lifestyle she enjoys. All is well till she announces the birth of her son. Now, eager, willing and transformed by love for his newborn grandson he announces that he will visit his daughter. Thrown into a quandary, Kalpana casts about for a solution founded on deceit. The arrival of Shyamlal and his wife sets off a pyramid of lies, where to avoid the consequences of one lie, Kalpana is enmeshed in a web of lies.Joru Ka Ghulam was a blockbuster at the time of its release at the box office and is counted among the best classic movies of Indian Cinema.
Its regarded as one of the best performance of Rajesh Khanna and so is a classic film of Rajesh Khanna in the lead. - DirectorDin Dayal SharmaStarsRajesh KhannaSharmila TagorePrem ChopraChetan and Sunita are in love and would like to get married. With blessings from their respective parents, they do get married and live a fairly harmonious life. They are blessed with the birth of a son, and their joys know no boundaries. Then Chetan finds out that Sunita is having an affair with another man, acrimony and bitterness arise, and they decide to divorce, Sunita taking the boy with her. Will Chetan and Sunita be reunited in this lifetime?Tyaag was a flop at the time of its release at the box office but is counted among the best classic movies of Indian Cinema.Rajesh Khanna's performance was highly appreciated by both the audiences and critics alike and over the years even the newer generation people have started heaping more praises for the way Khanna played his part in the film as the leading man.
- DirectorUmesh MehraStarsRajesh KhannaZeenat AmanParveen BabiHonest and dedicated Police Inspector Kumar Chandra Singh intercepts a bank robbery, and is in the process of arresting the bank robbers, when he himself becomes a suspect, and is apprehended with a suitcase containing some of the cash stolen from that bank. Kumar is stripped of his powers as a policeman; is arrested; tried in court; and sentenced to prison. As a result of his arrest, his mother dies of shock and disbelief. He is crippled in an accident, and must use the help of crutches to walk. When he is released from prison, he has only one goal in his life - to find the culprits responsible for his ruin, and humiliation. And for this he finds support in Kamini, Sonia, Sunita, and Shanker Dada, little knowing that one of these women was herself involved in getting him arrested.
- DirectorM.A. ThirumughamStarsRajesh KhannaTanuja SamarthDavid AbrahamOrphaned Raju, in the company of four elephants, has to perform with them at street corners, in order to keep alive. Slowly he amasses a fortune, and is able to build his own private zoo, housing tigers, lions, bears, and of course the four elephants. He treats all the animals as his friends. He meets with Tanu, and both fall in love. Tanu's dad, Ratanlal, is opposed to this alliance, but subsequently relents, and permits the young couple to get married. Tanu is unhappy with the amount of time Raju spends with his animal friends, and this causes some bitterness between them. Things do not improve when a child is born, as Tanu fears that one day the child will be harmed by one of the animals, and hence Raju is told to make a choice between his animal friends or his wife and son.Haathi Mere Saathi was a blockbuster at the time of its release at the box office and is counted among the best classic movies of Indian Cinema.
Rajesh Khanna's performance was highly appreciated by both the audiences and critics alike and over the years even the newer generation people have started heaping more praises for the way Khanna played his part in the film as the leading man.