
During the peak of his career Rajesh Khanna would be mobbed during public appearances. Fans kissed his car, which would be covered with lipstick marks, and lined the road, cheering and chanting his name. Female fans sent him letters written in their own blood. From 1969 to 1974 he had 15 consecutive hit films, a journalist dubbed him "phenomenon" when he was at his peak. Several of the popular songs sung by Kishore Kumar in...