Claim: Rajesh Khanna was an distinguished Bollywood actor in the 1980s.
Evidence: Rajesh Khanna -LRB- born Jatin Khanna ; 29 December 1942 -- 18 July 2012 -RRB- was an Indian actor , film producer and politician who is known for his work in Hindi cinema.
It is more formally referred to as Hindi 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.