Rajesh Khanna was a person.
Rajesh Khanna . He was referred to as the `` first superstar '' and the `` original superstar '' of Indian cinema . He was the highest paid Indian actor from 1970 to 1987 where Amitabh Bachchan shared the same tag with Khanna from 1980 to 1987 . Khanna has been posthumously awarded India 's third highest civilian honour Padma Bhushan .