The one who got the title of the first superstar of Bollywood was Rajesh Khanna. He gave 15 superhit films one after the other in his career, and made a record which no one has been able to break till date. His popularity was at its peak at that time, but with time, Rajesh Khanna's career started declining due to the emergence of big stars like Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan.
Rajesh Khanna and Mohammad Rafi's pair: Famous singer Mohammad Rafi sang many songs in Rajesh Khanna's early films. But after a time Kishore Kumar started singing for him and most of the music directors started working with Kishore Kumar. Due to this Mohammad Rafi's career declined a bit. But then a song from a Dharmendra film changed the whole game.
Superhit song from the film "Loafer": The song "Aaj Mausam Bada Beimaan Hai" from the 1973 film "Loafer" won everyone's heart. This song filmed on Dharmendra and Mumtaz proved to be a huge hit and with this Mohammad Rafi's popularity reached its peak again. This song not only brought back Mohammad Rafi, but other music directors also started signing him again. In 1975, the film "Sholay" was released in which Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra were in the lead roles. This film became one of the biggest hits of Hindi cinema, and after this the career of Amitabh and Dharmendra reached new heights. During this time, the graph of Rajesh Khanna's career started falling slowly. During this period, new stars like Vinod Khanna and Rishi Kapoor also started emerging.
Rajesh Khanna's Stardom: Rajesh Khanna ruled Hindi cinema for nearly two decades. Although many of his later films were hits, his career never again reached the heights of the 70s. Still, no one has achieved stardom like Rajesh Khanna, and "Kaka" is still alive in the hearts of his fans.
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