COMMENT : Remembering Rajesh Khanna - Dr Mohammad Taqi

Thanks for giving Great comment and remembering our Super Star Rajesh Khanna by Dr. MohAMMad Taqi which published in Daily Times of Pakistan on 26-7-2012.

V. ManohaR

Class article on the Actor par excellent....

...nice article..

Excerpt...

"In Pakistan, Rajesh was not quite the idol of the anglicised upper crust and obviously not of the ideologically anchored-types. That is in fact true for the entire commercial Hindi cinema. But Rajesh’s appeal was in the muhallahs (small neighbourhoods) and streets of the large and small towns where the arrival of the videocassette recorder (VCR) in 1980s provided the young and old an opportunity to cram through his entire filmography. There was hardly a neighbourhood in any town where the local ‘music centre’ would not have at least his first 13 blockbusters. In a way, arrival in the Pakistani market via the VCR gave Rajesh certain immunity against the box office as the barometer of success and forever archived his image as the quintessential flamboyant romantic."

pakistanis are wierd. On the one hand the whole country is in spontaneous mourning for kaka.
media reports it.
then they start talking about whether they should be covering the story as he was an indian, a hindu etc etc...
on perspectives programme, the guy is hilaroius..he says - i hate india politically and then goes on to justify why the media can b allowed to cover kaka.

truly confused country .

Dear friends we are discussing dimise of our Super Star Rajesh Khanna.

Kindly dont bring controversal issues against any person or any location please and we mourning on our super star rajesh please this my humble request please.

V. Manohar

The writer has excellent english,the standard is way above our indian standard

Yet....the Pakistani media too is echoing what the Indian medias are saying.....

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"......that to Pakistanis too, Rajesh Khanna’s death means the passing of an ERA"

What ERA are they talking about?

This is really "social engineering"

more on our Pakistanis fans.....

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Pakistan on Wednesday joined India in mourning the death of Bollywood's first superstar Rajesh Khanna. As news broke of his passing away in Mumbai, television channels went into 'Stop Press' mode with some even setting aside their regular programming to feature vignettes from the actor's journey on celluloid.

Television news in the afternoon became a medley of some of his most popular songs and dialogues - particularly "Babu Moshay…" from the film Anand and "Pushpa, I hate tears" from Amer Prem. Geo News, in fact, set aside everything else for nearly an hour-and-a-half and no one was complaining as evergreen songs like 'Mere sapno ki raani kab aayegi tu','Zindagi ke safar mein guzar jaate hain jo muqaam','Yeh shaam masatani','O mere dil ke chaen'… ruled the airwaves.

The print media was not to be left behind. The Dawn Media Group opened a forum online where they invited people to "share your favourite Rajesh Khanna moments: films, songs as we pay tribute to the great actor".

Rajesh Khanna was also trending on social networking sites with people posting his songs and memorable dialogues as they celebrated his life and movies. Cricketer Ramiz Raja recalled this on Twitter: "Had the pleasure of chatting with Rajesh Khanna on a chartered flight in 88. Talked how he worked 14 hrs a day for 6 yrs. Was fan of Pak Soaps!"

In a condolence message, Prime Minister Raja Parvez Ashraf said the contribution of the great actor to the field of films and arts would be long remembered. "Rajesh Khanna had a large fan following across the borders and captivated audiences with his excellent acting skills."

http://wwwdotthehindudotcom/ar ts/cinema/article3653759.ece

more from Pakistan:

Pakistan mourns 'great actor' Rajesh Khanna

Rajesh Khanna

People across Pakistan today mourned the death of Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna, with Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf describing him as a “great actor” and others taking to social networking websites to pay tribute to the romantic hero.

In a special message, Prime Minister Ashraf conveyed his condolences at the death of Khanna. He said Khanna was “a great actor whose contribution to the field of films and arts would be long remembered”.

Ashraf said Khanna had a “large fan following across the borders and captivated audiences with his excellent acting skills”. He said he shared the grief of the bereaved family.

Most TV news channels led their bulletins with extensive reports on Khanna's death in Mumbai at the age of 69 after a prolonged illness. The reports featured songs and clips from Khanna's many hit films, which were equally popular across the border in Pakistan.

Geo News channel, Pakistan's most watched news channel, aired a nearly hour-long tribute to Khanna -- including contributions from actors, filmmakers and musicians -- within hours of the death of the superstar.

Singer and actor Ali Zafar wrote on Twitter,“Rajesh Khanna - RIP. So many fond memories from his movies and songs”.

Leading actor and filmmaker Syed Noor told the media,“Rajesh Khanna was such a huge actor of the subcontinent that he will be remembered by the people for many years to come. The era he reigned over is unlikely to be experienced by any other actor of this subcontinent.”

Actress Meera, in a message posted on Twitter, wrote,“Rajesh Khanna was (a) great legend, it is a big loss for the film industry.”

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Acclaimed writer Mohammed Hanif, like countless other Pakistanis, posted links to hit songs from Khanna's films on Twitter.'Chingari Koi Bhadke' and 'Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai' were among the songs that Hanif shared for his followers on the micro-blogging site.

Ordinary Pakistanis too used Twitter to pay tribute to Khanna. Anthony Permal, a Pakistani copywriter based in Dubai wrote,“The first ever song I can recall from Indian cinema was 'Yeh Shaam Mastani' when dad played it for me when I was a toddler.”

Permal said the collective sadness on social media in India and Pakistan over Khanna's death “says much of our shared heritage”.

Journalist Fahad Desmukh tweeted,“RIP Rajesh Khanna. Thank you for introducing me to trade unionism and class consciousness in Namak Haram.”

In a post, lawyer and columnist Yasser Latif Hamdani wrote,“Thank you Rajesh Khanna for the art and beauty left behind in the world. You will live on.”

Rajesh Khanna ruled the lives of millions be it in India, Pakistan or else where. Be it his smile, poise or 'Babumoshai' style dialogues, he has etched an indelible mark in all our minds. Guys if you are a bigger fan than me of Mr Khanna, express your thoughts in the cafe in Cafe4tune that I have started called "Babumoshai". Cafe4tune is a new social networking site with various cafes wherein you can take part and express your thoughts.

YES!

but.....

What era are they talking about?